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Financial Crime

China boosts legal arsenal for potential sanctions war, tightening counter-sanction regulations

China is ramping up its legal arsenal to fight a potential sanctions war, by tightening up its domestic regulations to...
By Niece Prayoonrat 16th April 2025
China boosts legal arsenal for potential sanctions war, tightening counter-sanction regulations

Financial Crime

UK elderly fraud victims lose £4,000 per scam, research says

Elderly victims of fraud in the UK are losing an average of £4,000 per scam, according to research by Independent...
By Niece Prayoonrat 15th April 2025
UK elderly fraud victims lose £4,000 per scam, research says

Financial Crime

Firms failing to grasp domestic payments’ sanctions risk

Firms’ inadequate customer due diligence processes have translated into a failure to grasp that their domestic payments activity may be...
By Rachel Wolcott 15th April 2025
Firms failing to grasp domestic payments’ sanctions risk

Financial Crime

UK lost $33.2bn to frauds and scams in 2024 – the highest in Europe

The UK lost $33.2 billion to frauds and scams in 2024, according to Nasdaq’s latest Financial Crime Insights — the...
By Niece Prayoonrat 11th April 2025
UK lost $33.2bn to frauds and scams in 2024 – the highest in Europe

Americas

Anxiety mounts over DOGE’s rapid introduction of AI at regulatory agencies

As experts at a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) conference on artificial intelligence (AI) convened in late March to...
By Richard Satran 10th April 2025
Anxiety mounts over DOGE’s rapid introduction of AI at regulatory agencies

Financial Crime

Fraud fight stays atop regulators’ agenda for payment firms

The fight against fraud remains top of European Union and UK regulators’ agenda for payments firms and dominated conversation at...
By Rachel Wolcott 2nd April 2025
Fraud fight stays atop regulators’ agenda for payment firms

Financial Crime

Tech not delivering better fincrime controls consistently — regulators     

Financial services and payment firms do not always implement anti-fraud technology correctly, which can sometimes make their exposure to fraud...
By Rachel Wolcott 2nd April 2025
Tech not delivering better fincrime controls consistently — regulators     

Financial Crime

Zelle mentions on Facebook ads ‘correlatedʼ to scams, Meta says  

Advertisements and messages on Facebook’s Marketplace mentioning money transfer service Zelle are correlated to scam activities, according to Meta, the...
By Rachel Wolcott 31st March 2025
Zelle mentions on Facebook ads ‘correlatedʼ to scams, Meta says