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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Iran Reportedly Used UK Banking Giants to Avoid Sanctions
Iran Reportedly Used UK Banking Giants to Avoid Sanctions
February 04, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

Iran reportedly used two of Great Britain’s largest banks to get around sanctions. Santander UK and Lloyds provided accounts to front companies owned by sanctioned Iranian petrochemical companies, the...

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Banks and CFOs Need Data-Sharing Plans to Fight Fraud
Banks and CFOs Need Data-Sharing Plans to Fight Fraud
February 02, 2024  |  Fraud Prevention

The fraudsters are wily, determined, acting in packs and probing for weaknesses. The best defense might be a collaborative approach — one where CFOs and...

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AI’s Role in Helping Banks Fight Fraud and Financial Crimes
AI’s Role in Helping Banks Fight Fraud and Financial Crimes
February 01, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Easy money attracts bad actors.  In today’s increasingly digitized and borderless business landscape, the threat of attack has only grown more pointed. That’s why it...

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Ransomware Attacks Spotlight Need for FIs to Gauge Third-Party Risk 
Ransomware Attacks Spotlight Need for FIs to Gauge Third-Party Risk 
January 24, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

The fraudsters grow ever-wilier, the attacks more brazen. And effective. A blog post this week from the Atlanta Federal Reserve noted that “at least” 60 credit...

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Court Orders Independent Bankruptcy Examiner to Investigate FTX Collapse 
Court Orders Independent Bankruptcy Examiner to Investigate FTX Collapse 
January 19, 2024  |  Legal

A federal appeals court has ordered an investigation into the collapse of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX.  The court agreed with a government watchdog’s argument that appointing...

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CFPB Sues Strategic Financial Solutions Over Alleged Fee Collection
CFPB Sues Strategic Financial Solutions Over Alleged Fee Collection
January 19, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced Friday (Jan. 19) that it has launched a lawsuit against Strategic Financial Solutions (SFS), charging it with running an...

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Crypto Firms Fined $5.8 Billion in 2023 For Loose Financial Controls
Crypto Firms Fined $5.8 Billion in 2023 For Loose Financial Controls
January 09, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency and FinTech companies were fined $5.8 billion in 2023 for lax financial controls. That figure marks the first time fines against these groups exceed...

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Canada Taps AI as Suspected Money Laundering Efforts Spike
Canada Taps AI as Suspected Money Laundering Efforts Spike
January 08, 2024  |  AML

Canada is reportedly upping its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to combat money laundering. Donna Achimov, deputy director of the country’s Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis...

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Payments Experts: G20 Faster Payments Goals Could Foster Financial Crime
Payments Experts: G20 Faster Payments Goals Could Foster Financial Crime
January 07, 2024  |  Faster Payments

Will the G20’s campaign for faster payments have unintended negative consequences? A new report by the U.K.’s Future of Financial Intelligence Sharing (FFIS) said plans to make...

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