Audits news and trends

Revolut User Base Grows Alongside Auditor Warnings
Digital Banking // March 01, 2023

All-in-one FinTech platform Revolut’s first full year of profit is now coming under question. This, as the company’s auditor BDO LLP warned that Revolut’s 2021 revenues may have been “materially misstated” per a report Wednesday (March 1) by the Financial Times (FT). At the very...

Binance Says Crypto ‘Learning Curve’ Is Preventing Audits
Cryptocurrency // February 08, 2023

A full audit of cryptocurrency giant Binance could be a long time coming. That’s according to Leon Foong, head of the world’s largest crypto exchange’s Asia-Pacific operations. He told Bloomberg News that while the company wants to hire an auditor, big accountants are still getting...

Crypto Firms Put New Oversights in Place After FTX’s Downfall
Cryptocurrency // December 05, 2022

Cryptocurrency companies are establishing verification measures to reassure customers following the FTX implosion. Companies such as Binance and Crypto.com have hired outside auditors to provide proof of asset reports, which attest the business has proper assets to cover its liabilities, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)...

PPP Loans, Cash Crunches And Now, The Specter Of Public Shame
SMBs // July 08, 2020

And now: Stimulus funding as a tool for public shaming. Depending on how you look at it, the fact that roughly $130 billion is left under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is a testament to either the program’s success or failure. Maybe the small- to...

Interviews & Exclusives
Penalties Loom Large for Unclaimed Property Reporting Missteps

November 06, 2024
Tax season is officially over — even the Oct. 15 extension deadline has come and gone. But for banks and corporates, depending on the states in which they are doing business, another reporting season stretches into November, where they must review records for unclaimed funds and tangible property — from uncashed checks, deposit accounts, CDs […]

PPP Loans, Cash Crunches And Now, The Specter Of Public Shame

July 08, 2020
And now: Stimulus funding as a tool for public shaming. Depending on how you look at it, the fact that roughly $130 billion is left under the Paycheck Protection Program...

Flywire CISO: SOC 2 Type II Audits’ Silver Lining

May 16, 2018
If control is everything in data security, SOC 2 seeks to help service providers maintain and manage customer data in amid a series of “trust principles” – and maintain control...

Quick Reads
Revolut User Base Grows Alongside Auditor Warnings

March 01, 2023
All-in-one FinTech platform Revolut’s first full year of profit is now coming under question. This, as the company’s auditor BDO LLP warned that Revolut’s 2021 revenues may have been “materially misstated” per a report Wednesday (March 1) by the Financial Times (FT). At the very least, the company’s user base continues to grow — from […]

Binance Says Crypto ‘Learning Curve’ Is Preventing Audits

February 08, 2023
A full audit of cryptocurrency giant Binance could be a long time coming. That’s according to Leon Foong, head of the world’s largest crypto exchange’s Asia-Pacific operations. He told Bloomberg...

Crypto Firms Put New Oversights in Place After FTX’s Downfall

December 05, 2022
Cryptocurrency companies are establishing verification measures to reassure customers following the FTX implosion. Companies such as Binance and Crypto.com have hired outside auditors to provide proof of asset reports, which...

IRS Corporate Audits Drop 71 Pct, Individual Audits Fall 65 Pct

June 29, 2020
The number of tax audits on corporations plunged amid the pandemic, with the IRS saying in the National Taxpayer Advocate’s “Objectives Report to Congress” report for Fiscal Year 2021 that...