Risk & Compliance

22 Feb 21 @ 15:19

Almost all countries increased regulation of the crypto finance industry in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic provoked a significant boost of digital crimes, including money laundering, terrorist financing, online black marketing... read more

03 Feb 21 @ 17:59

It is becoming painfully clear that the pandemic is a boon of epic proportions for fraudsters. Between COVID-19 scams targeting consumers, the wholesale theft of government benefits, and playing on... read more

26 Jan 21 @ 15:18

Fraud in the UK has reached epidemic levels and should be seen as a national security issue, according to think tank the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). Driven in part... read more

22 Jan 21 @ 15:20

The events of 2020 created no shortage of challenges for fraud teams. With quarantines and lockdowns looming for much of the year, millions of consumers turned to digital channels to... read more

20 Jan 21 @ 16:15

Capital One has picked up a $390 million penalty from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) for engaging in both “wilful and negligent violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)... read more

07 Jan 21 @ 18:21

A new report says that major safety gaps in the online banking security systems of some of the UK’s biggest banks have been exposed by a new investigation by consumer... read more

30 Nov 20 @ 12:26

Global organisations continue to put their customers’ cardholder data at risk due to a lack of long term payment security strategy and execution, flags the Verizon Business 2020 Payment Security... read more

26 Nov 20 @ 11:27

Sopra Steria, a supplier to the UK’s NHS, has admitted a ransomware attack on its systems last month is likely to cost the company between €40 million ($48 million) and... read more

23 Nov 20 @ 15:29

External attacks on companies result in the most expensive cyber crime insurance losses, but it is employee mistakes and technical problems that are the most frequent generator of claims by... read more

05 Nov 20 @ 13:06

The FinTech boom of the last 10 years has widely been regarded as a benefit to society and has changed the banking industry as we know it, but some customers... read more

28 Oct 20 @ 11:00

Europe’s banks and cybersecurity experts are warning of a growing challenge due to insider threat fraud, warning of the high costs associated for organizations that fall victim to this form... read more

20 Oct 20 @ 10:12

A leak from the US treasury department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) in September showed that even the biggest, most globally respected banks appeared to be allowing money laundering to... read more