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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Report: Bahamian Authorities Investigating FTX
Report: Bahamian Authorities Investigating FTX
November 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bahamas-based crypto exchange FTX’s troubles continued this weekend with reports that police and regulators in the Caribbean nation had interviewed former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. The...

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UN Official Martynova Says Crypto-Terror Attacks Likely on the Rise
UN Official Martynova Says Crypto-Terror Attacks Likely on the Rise
October 31, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency crime regulation has reached international attention, according to UN officials on Monday (Oct. 31). Svetlana Martynova, a senior legal officer on the United Nations...

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Hacktober’s $718M Losses Are an Existential Threat to DeFi
Hacktober’s $718M Losses Are an Existential Threat to DeFi
October 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

October hasn’t been kind to crypto, with $730 million lost to 18 hacks this month alone, driving the 2022 total loss to $3 billion. With...

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Korean Regulators to Probe Stablecoin, Money Laundering Link
Korean Regulators to Probe Stablecoin, Money Laundering Link
October 24, 2022  |  AML

In a bid to stop money launderers, South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) is planning a probe into the amount of stablecoins being used on...

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Diebold Nixdorf Teams With Featurespace on Fraud Prevention Tech Integration
Diebold Nixdorf Teams With Featurespace on Fraud Prevention Tech Integration
October 23, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Retail technology company Diebold Nixdorf has joined forces with financial crime prevention firm Featurespace to integrate Featurespace’s fraud prevention tech into Diebold Nixdorf’s Vynamic Payments...

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Cyberattacks on Healthcare Payment Processors Escalating
Cyberattacks on Healthcare Payment Processors Escalating
September 15, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Cyberattacks on healthcare payment processors are escalating, with multiple reports of victims’ payments being redirected by thieves using employees’ publicly-available Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and...

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US Treasury Blacklists Bitcoin Addresses Linked to Iranian Ransomware Group
US Treasury Blacklists Bitcoin Addresses Linked to Iranian Ransomware Group
September 14, 2022  |  Legal

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned 10 individuals and two entities for their roles in ransomware activity, cyber-espionage and...

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62% of Large Banks Report Increases in Financial Crime
62% of Large Banks Report Increases in Financial Crime
September 13, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Fraud’s rise has touched the majority of businesses and financial institutions (FIs) — and many are struggling to find ways to address the increasing sophistication...

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Blockchain Emerges as Transparent Crime-Fighting Tool in Emerging Markets 
Blockchain Emerges as Transparent Crime-Fighting Tool in Emerging Markets 
September 01, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Despite the huge appetite for digital assets in emerging markets, promoting their adoption and mainstream accessibility have been far from smooth sailing. Last year, for...

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