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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Unwrapping APAC’s Faster Payments Fraud Threat
Unwrapping APAC’s Faster Payments Fraud Threat
January 30, 2020  |  B2B Payments

As faster and real-time payment schemes achieve ubiquity in more markets around the globe, speed is increasingly becoming the standard for payers of all kinds....

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Swedish Bank SEB Shares Tumble On Money Laundering Inquiry
Swedish Bank SEB Shares Tumble On Money Laundering Inquiry
November 15, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Shares in Swedish bank SEB fell on Friday (Nov. 15) over news that it might soon be embroiled in a money-laundering scandal, which has also...

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Oracle Offers AI Automation For AML Compliance
Oracle Offers AI Automation For AML Compliance
September 23, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Financial crimes risk management software company Quantifind and Oracle Financial Services have teamed up to improve anti-money laundering (AML) compliance and to add intelligence and...

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FICO Launches Fraud-Fighting AI Tech
FICO Launches Fraud-Fighting AI Tech
September 23, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Credit scoring and analytics company FICO is launching the FICO Falcon X and the FICO Financial Crimes Studio to help data scientists leverage artificial intelligence...

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GE Accused Of $38B Accounting Fraud
GE Accused Of $38B Accounting Fraud
August 16, 2019  |  B2B Payments

General Electric has been targeted in accusations of massive accounting fraud by the whistleblower that called out Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, reports in CNBC said...

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FinCEN Director On Why Casino Cooperation Is Central To Fighting Financial Crime 
FinCEN Director On Why Casino Cooperation Is Central To Fighting Financial Crime 
August 14, 2019  |  Regulation

Cooperation in an environment that is rapidly advancing on many technological fronts was the theme when FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco took to the stage...

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Payroll Fraud Could Cost KeyCorp $90M
Payroll Fraud Could Cost KeyCorp $90M
July 16, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Regional banking firm KeyCorp disclosed a massive instance of fraud on Tuesday (July 16) that could potentially cost $90 million, according to a report by...

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Bitcoin Daily: Britain Wants Ban On Retail Crypto Sales; Blockchain Firm Uses Bot To Prevent Crypto Scams
Bitcoin Daily: Britain Wants Ban On Retail Crypto Sales; Blockchain Firm Uses Bot To Prevent...
July 03, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed a ban on retail cryptocurrency sales. The FCA explained that the products are a risk to consumers...

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Tech Stumbles As Banks’ Compliance Pressure Rises
Tech Stumbles As Banks’ Compliance Pressure Rises
July 02, 2019  |  B2B Payments

When reports last week in the Financial Times (FT) highlighted the thousands of offshore bank accounts frozen by Lloyds Banking Group, the news thrust the...

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