Financial Crime

Financial crime is defined as crime that is specifically committed against property. These crimes are almost always committed for the personal benefit of the criminal, and they involve an illegal conversion of ownership of the property that is involved.

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Multi-Factor Approach Protects Banks From Fraudsters Seeking Vulnerabilities
Multi-Factor Approach Protects Banks From Fraudsters Seeking Vulnerabilities
September 12, 2023  |  Cybersecurity

Caitlin Sinclair, director of proposition development, financial crime at GIACT, an LSEG business, noted in an interview that banks’ customers (consumers and enterprises) are prime...

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Report: Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame to Plead Guilty
Report: Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame to Plead Guilty
September 07, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Former FTX executive Ryan Salame reportedly plans to plead guilty to criminal charges related to the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange. This development comes just weeks before...

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Death by Paper Cut: The Hidden Costs of Checks
Death by Paper Cut: The Hidden Costs of Checks
September 05, 2023  |  B2B Payments

The way things have always been done could be harming firms in the long run. That’s because in an era where technological advancements are transforming...

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ThetaRay Raises $57 Million for AI-Driven Financial Crime Detection
ThetaRay Raises $57 Million for AI-Driven Financial Crime Detection
September 05, 2023  |  Investments

Payments firm ThetaRay has raised $57 million to boost its financial crime detection capabilities. The growth round, announced Tuesday (Sept. 5), was led by Portage and will allow...

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Grasshopper and Cable Debut Financial Crime Prevention Testing Platform
Grasshopper and Cable Debut Financial Crime Prevention Testing Platform
July 25, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Digital bank Grasshopper has partnered with Cable to equip its clients and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform with automation and technology for financial crime assurance, testing and oversight. The bank will...

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Sardine Launches Anti-Fraud Consortium of Financial Institutions and FinTechs
Sardine Launches Anti-Fraud Consortium of Financial Institutions and FinTechs
June 27, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Fraud prevention firm Sardine has launched an industrywide, independent consortium to curtail payment fraud. The new SardineX will bring together financial institutions and FinTech companies to share data and...

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As Fraud Rates Rise, Businesses’ Worst Threat May Be in Their Inboxes
As Fraud Rates Rise, Businesses’ Worst Threat May Be in Their Inboxes
April 26, 2023  |  Fraud Prevention

Despite the increasingly sophisticated weapons fraudsters have on hand to execute their scams, business email compromise (BEC) attacks remain one of their most effective ploys. The...

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UK Slaps Levy on Regulated Entities to Help Fund Money Laundering Fight
UK Slaps Levy on Regulated Entities to Help Fund Money Laundering Fight
April 03, 2023  |  AML

A recently implemented Economic Crime Levy under the U.K.’s Finance Act 2022 is aiming to help in the fight against money laundering. Details outlined in the...

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Report: Feds Probed Signature Bank Money Laundering Controls
Report: Feds Probed Signature Bank Money Laundering Controls
March 15, 2023  |  Bank Regulation

Signature Bank was reportedly the target of a criminal investigation prior to its downfall. Federal authorities were examining the bank’s relationships with its crypto clients,...

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