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Creditinfo Launches KYC Fraud Solution to Combat $5trillion Global Financial Crime Problem

The Fintech Times

According to the 2024 Nasdaq global financial crime report, fraud scams and bank fraud schemes alone cost have cost businesses across the globe $485.6billion. In fact, the overall global economic impact of financial crime has been estimated to be $5trillion.

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There’s No Excuse for Lazy Customer Due Diligence Anymore, Says Trapets

The Fintech Times

However, their youth could be an advantage in embracing anti-crime tech, suggests Gabriella Bussien , CEO of Trapets , the tech-first financial crime prevention organisation. They overlook the harder aspects of due diligence that aren’t easily automated. But they still make some age-old mistakes.

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Slow Onboarding Drives Client Losses in Singapore’s Banks

Fintech News

These inefficiencies come at a time when Singapores financial institutions are under pressure to comply with the national anti-money laundering strategy, which was launched after the high-profile money laundering scandal in 2023.

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Navigating AML obligations in the age of virtual IBANs

The Payments Association

While vIBANs offer innovation in payment systems, they introduce risks like money laundering due to insufficient oversight. Payment Service Providers must strengthen due diligence, monitoring, and collaboration with regulators to address these risks. This leads to inadequate due diligence. What’s next?

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Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act examined: A guide to avoiding failure-to-prevent fraud measures

The Payments Association

On 6 November 2024, the government released its guidance to organisations on the offence of failure to prevent fraud , introduced as part of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA). The only defence is having "reasonable procedures" in place to prevent fraud.

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Key learnings from 2024’s biggest financial crime fines

The Payments Association

2024 brought significant regulatory action, highlighting persistent weaknesses in financial crime controls across the industry. As we enter 2025, we look back at five significant cases from 2024 and the lessons they provide for organisations aiming to strengthen their financial crime frameworks. Department of Justice.

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Top 4 APAC Firms Leading The in The War Against Financial Crime

Fintech News

Over the past years, financial crime tech has risen to prominence, driven by increasing complexity and frequency of financial crimes, stricter regulations and compliance requirements, and technological advancements. Today, we delve into these firms’ offerings, recent strides and contributions to the field.