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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UK Payment Service Providers Unlikely to Challenge Reimbursement for APP Fraud
UK Payment Service Providers Unlikely to Challenge Reimbursement for APP Fraud
December 21, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Payment service providers are reportedly unlikely to challenge the claims that victims of authorized push payment (APP) fraud make under a soon-to-be-implemented rule in the...

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DOJ Cracks Down on Use of ‘Microtransactions’ to Conceal Fraud
DOJ Cracks Down on Use of ‘Microtransactions’ to Conceal Fraud
December 15, 2023  |  Fraud Attack

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a crackdown on fraud networks that steal money from consumer accounts and use fraudulent “microtransactions” to conceal their illicit activities...

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Crypto Wallet Firm Ledger Reports Security Breach 
Crypto Wallet Firm Ledger Reports Security Breach 
December 14, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto wallet firm Ledger experienced a security breach on Thursday (Dec. 14) in which hackers managed to steal $484,000.  The hackers did so by inserting malicious code...

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Ex-Wirecard Finance Chief Charged With Fraud
Ex-Wirecard Finance Chief Charged With Fraud
December 14, 2023  |  Legal

More than three years after its collapse, Wirecard’s former finance chief has been accused of fraud. Burkhard Ley, who spent 11 years as the chief...

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Salv Raises $4.3 Million to Expand Financial Crime Compliance Solutions 
Salv Raises $4.3 Million to Expand Financial Crime Compliance Solutions 
December 14, 2023  |  Investments

Estonia-based Salv, a provider of financial crime compliance solutions, has raised 3.9 million euros ($4.29 million) in new funding to fuel its expansion in the United...

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Europe Plans Authority to Fight Money Laundering and Terror Financing
Europe Plans Authority to Fight Money Laundering and Terror Financing
December 13, 2023  |  AML

Officials in Europe are launching an authority to combat money laundering and terrorism financing. Known as ALMA, the group will have “direct and indirect supervisory powers over...

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90% of FIs Leverage Fraud-Prevention APIs as Crime-Fighting Tool
90% of FIs Leverage Fraud-Prevention APIs as Crime-Fighting Tool
December 06, 2023  |  Fraud Prevention

Financial institutions (FIs) are facing an increasing threat of fraud and financial crime in the digital age. And as the volume and sophistication of fraudulent...

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Experian and NeuroID Team to Fight Fraud Amid Surge in Sophisticated Financial Crime
Experian and NeuroID Team to Fight Fraud Amid Surge in Sophisticated Financial Crime
December 05, 2023  |  Fraud Prevention

In a bid to tackle the rising threat of fraud, global information services company Experian has partnered with behavioral analytics firm NeuroID to enhance its...

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Feds Seize $9 Million in Crypto ‘Pig Butchering’ Scam Probe
Feds Seize $9 Million in Crypto ‘Pig Butchering’ Scam Probe
November 21, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Federal authorities have seized almost $9 million in cryptocurrency tied to a scam ring. The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) announced Tuesday (Nov. 21) the seizure of...

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