Risk & Compliance

20 Aug 21 @ 13:48

New data released by the payments industry self-regulatory body, Australian Payments Network (AusPayNet), has shown a slight increase in online card fraud in 2020 as the shift to online payments... read more

12 Aug 21 @ 11:55

The European Commission has presented an ambitious package of legislative proposals to strengthen the EU’s anti-money laundering and countering terrorism financing (AML/CFT) rules. The package also includes the proposal for... read more

23 Jul 21 @ 12:17

The global Financial Action Task Force (FATF) updated its guidance on how to manage anti-money laundering (AML) measures in cryptocurrency payments fully two years ago – yet recent evidence suggests... read more

25 Jun 21 @ 10:00

In our last blog, we discussed the recent trend for paying with cryptocurrencies, currently growing at around 30% per month. These payment instruments offer lower costs and much faster settlement... read more

25 Jun 21 @ 09:08

Global e-commerce spending grew 28% annually to $4.2 trillion in 2020, paving the way for more fraudulent behaviour and more sophistication in attack types like Brand Abuse. Backing this insight... read more

17 Jun 21 @ 09:39

Cyber criminals carrying out ransomware attacks are now a bigger risk to UK national security  and businesses than online espionage by hostile states, Britain’s cyber defence chief has warned. Lindy... read more

03 Jun 21 @ 11:08

Cyber attacks began to climb last year, but big ransomware strikes over the past two months have convulsed the insurance market. Ireland’s healthcare system, a key US fuel pipeline and,... read more

26 May 21 @ 12:59

This is a time of unprecedented challenges. We face never-before-seen threats in the digital and physical worlds. If this past year has taught us anything, it is this: we need... read more

25 May 21 @ 16:04

Human-driven fraud, where malicious humans engage in fraudulent activities, doubled in volume during Q1 2021 over the previous quarter. Technology platforms and Media companies were the worst affected by human-driven... read more

17 May 21 @ 09:58

As the pandemic drove consumers online en masse to make purchases, consumer anxiety around fraud saw a considerable spike. For the 2021 Fraud Report, Marqeta surveyed 2,000 consumers across the... read more

14 May 21 @ 09:57

What a difference a year makes. Just 18 months ago, leading global bankers were describing cryptocurrencies as “a worse [bubble] than tulip bulbs” – and now Goldman Sachs has launched... read more

12 May 21 @ 12:07

Money laundering is about much more than white-collar crime. It is a process which fuels the activities of criminal gangs that are extremely harmful to European society as a whole.... read more