Abrigo

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Fraud trends for financial institutions to watch for in 2023 Financial institutions should not expect a slowdown of any of 2022’s fraud trends. Takeaway 2 A worsening economy increases pressure to commit fraud, provides opportunities to commit fraud, and can be used as an excuse by criminals to rationalize their actions.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Most-read blogs on financial crime in 2022 Synthetic ID fraud, AML quality control, and SAR writing topics were among Abrigo's top blogs on AML/CFT and fraud this year. . Takeaway 1 AML/CFT and fraud professionals often keep up to date on industry trends by reading Abrigo's blog. Abrigo's top AML/CFT articles.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The seizure stemmed from a cryptocurrency fraud scheme being investigated by Brazilian federal police called Operation Egypto. They reportedly held the funds in a way that would've mandated regulation under Brazilian law, with which Fagundes and the others allegedly didn't comply.

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Abrigo

MAY 12, 2022

Protect your financial institution from cybercrime With cybercrime constantly evolving, what can businesses and financial institutions do to prevent fraud? Takeaway 2 In 2021, ransomware, business email compromise (BEC) schemes, and cryptocurrency crime were among the top incidents reported. These measures can help.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

You might also like this webinar, "Proactive measures to protect against check fraud and fraud loss." REGISTER now Takeaway 1 Phishing is not a new fraud trend, but the rise of smartphones means text messaging fraud is becoming more common. billion to fraud in 2021, a 70% increase over the prior year.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The cost of crimes involving bitcoin and cryptocurrency hit $4.3 However, upon purchasing the cryptocurrency from PlusToken, users would eventually find that the sites didn’t work and they couldn’t get their money out. Many people who had bought cryptocurrency through the program lost everything they had supposedly purchased.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

FinCEN provides guidance on Cyber Fraud What can financial institutions do to prevent and detect cyber fraud? You might also like this blog on FinCEN's AML/CTF priorities on cyber fraud. Takeaway 3 The FinCEN releases also focus on money mule schemes and imposter fraud, both increasing due to the pandemic. .

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JULY 15, 2019

The rapid growth of cryptocurrency has come with closer scrutiny and a call for tighter anti-money-laundering (AML), know-your-customer (KYC) regulations. This push for regulations hasn’t come without controversy. Some think they go too far. False positives can bounce legit customers in the 0.8

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MARCH 30, 2018

With fresh concerns about government regulation of cryptocurrency surfacing, Bitcoin and other digital tokens continued the recent declines in value, erasing $550 billion in value for the global cryptocurrency market since the start of 2018.

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JANUARY 1, 2021

If 2020 was the year of streaming media, of content done a million different ways, of apps and Apple, and Google’s and Amazon’s algorithms … it was also the year of Big Tech regulation, where 2020 set the stage for a 2021 that could be seismic in changing the way companies — from Facebook to Apple to debt collectors — interact with consumers.

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DECEMBER 29, 2020

With digital transactions and eCommerce soaring during the pandemic, the rate of increasingly sophisticated fraud has also risen. Unlike the crypto markets, Wingert said the banking and payments industries continue to be slow to adapt to the challenges of KYC and fraud prevention. In fact, a recent GeoGuard survey found that U.S.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are continuing to attract attention from authorities for all the wrong reasons. Justice Department report is taking aim at the “emerging threats and enforcement challenges” associated with digital currencies, establishing a “Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework” to address problems.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 4, 2023

Guidance for banks on the lookout for crypto scams and fraud The turbulent cryptocurrency scene should put bankers on high alert. You might also like this whitepaper, "Understanding cryptocurrency." Takeaway 1 Cryptocurrencies are the newest and most popular field in potential financial gains through fraud.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 4, 2021

Survey: Top Challenges and Trends for BSA/AML Professionals Abrigo's 2021 FinCrime survey benchmarks obstacles and trends for BSA/AML and fraud professionals. Takeaway 2 Banking cannabis-related businesses and cryptocurrency are two hot topics in the BSA/AML and fraud space. The jury's still out on cannabis and cryptocurrency.

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OCTOBER 8, 2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) reported an increase in enforcement actions in the last fiscal year, partly due to a rise in cryptocurrency cases and spoofing schemes. In addition, the agency won a court case establishing cryptocurrencies as commodities and giving it the ability to regulate those markets.

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

The China Securities Regulatory Commission , China’s security watchdog, is setting up a technology regulation bureau and will announce Yao Qian as its new department chief, the Chinese business publication Caijing said on Wednesday (Dec. 11), as reported by Coindesk. Yao was the head of China’s central bank digital currency initiative. .

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The Acting Comptroller of the Currency of the United States, Keith Noreika, has stated that he is considering imposing a nationwide licensing program for cryptocurrency exchanges, similar to the licensing program recently enacted in Japan. Last week, Japan’s […].

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JANUARY 23, 2020

5AMLD’s impacts include strengthening anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) regulations in the cryptocurrency space — something that has not pleased all the affected crypto companies. Worldpay On Modernizing Security To Foil eCommerce Fraud. Around The AML/KYC World. Get the full story in the Tracker.

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Abrigo

MARCH 7, 2022

Experts weigh in on regulatory hot topics for 2022 Review these 10 insights into what regulators are looking for in 2022 to help your financial institution pass exams with flying colors. Takeaway 1 Regulators have increased their focus on BSA in the first quarter of 2022, and the crisis in Ukraine will put OFAC in the spotlight.

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MAY 22, 2020

With new microchip tech by Cardano , cryptocurrency users would be able to access payment services without an internet connection. But it could also find a larger use worldwide by giving people without access to the internet the ability to use cryptocurrency — such as African farmers, only 2 percent of whom have smartphones.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

billion — 91 percent — of those penalties, while European regulators demanded $1.7 FinTechs could face these same financial pains as regulators increasingly demand that they follow the compliance rules to which FIs must adhere. The growing prevalence of cryptocurrencies is also complicating the finance sectors’ security efforts.

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MARCH 11, 2020

Regulators are passing stricter policies, as well as cracking down on anti-money laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC) and sanctions noncompliance. FIs in the United Arab Emirates are also looking to get ahead of fraud with improved digital KYC practices. Taking A Local Approach To Fighting Money Laundering, Fraud Worldwide.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 5, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, has filed charges of fraud against the organizers of a $15 million ICO, the agency announced yesterday. The regulator filed charges against Canadian organizers Dominic Lacroix and Sabrina Paradis-Royer, as well as a firm named PlexCorps, for violating U.S. securities laws.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Fintechs are partnering with banks, banks are using blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and cryptocurrency and financial regulation is still undergoing massive changes. 2017 has been a […].

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JUNE 24, 2019

Amid the announcement of a new cryptocurrency – that would be Libra – the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which operates as global regulatory firm based in Paris with a membership roster of countries such as China and the United States, has said it will boost its examination of digital currencies with an eye on money laundering.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Checklists, guides, and more to help you and your AML-CFT staff Thousands of FinCrime professionals have accessed these guides, checklists, and other resources produced in 2022 by Abrigo's team, which includes former bankers, BSA officers, and regulators. . Training materials for anti-money laundering & fraud professionals.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2018

26) that it’s willing to step in and regulate cryptocurrencies if the risks associated with digital tokens aren’t addressed. We do not exclude the possibility to move ahead (by regulating cryptocurrencies) at the EU level if we see, for example, risks emerging but no clear international response emerging.”.

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Perficient

DECEMBER 27, 2023

This particular scam involves criminals building trust with victims in digital relationships before persuading them to invest in cryptocurrency platforms, ultimately leading to financial losses. Other, traditional financial crime risks, especially fraud, continue to demand banks’ vigilance.

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Abrigo

MARCH 11, 2022

Expert insights on 10 regulatory topics that NBFIs should consider this year Review this list of what regulators are looking for in 2022 to help your NBFI pass exams with flying colors. Takeaway 3 NBFIs should review common deficiencies in AML programs that regulators are citing and fix issues before their next audit or exam.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

Through the integration with Plaid, Ternio users will be able to instantly authenticate bank accounts to help make transfers to their cryptocurrency-friendly BlockCard accounts, the release stated. Our customers will be able to link their existing financial institution to their crypto-friendly BlockCard bank account to easily move U.S.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Former Deutsche Bank investment banker Rashawn Russell, who has denied defrauding investors in a cryptocurrency fraud, appears ready to change his mind and plead guilty to fraud charges, court records show.

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

Department of Justice, which said in a report that rogue nations and other risks loom as exchanges are lightly (or not at all) regulated – making it difficult to, as the maxim goes, follow the money. billion of cryptocurrency reportedly was lost to theft or fraud – double that of the previous year. In the report from the U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Another key risk stems from the fact that, depending on how they are structured, ICOs may fall outside of the scope of EU laws and regulations, in which case investors cannot benefit from the protection that these laws and regulations provide. 13) and also issued rules for firms that become involved in them.

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JULY 16, 2018

Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ether don’t pose much of a risk to global financial stability at the current time, but that isn’t stopping global regulators from creating a framework to monitor risk from cryptocurrency. is stepping up oversight of the market.

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OCTOBER 26, 2017

It’s been a big year for cryptocurrency. This thing is not regulated, it’s not under control.”. In September, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon called bitcoin a “ fraud.” Prices recovered thereafter, but some argue the split demonstrated a vulnerability inherent in currencies without a central regulating authority.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

CoinDesk also reported that the FCA ban on the sale of cryptocurrency derivatives and exchange-traded notes, which are brought in as a consumer protection, began on Jan. The scams involved companies not registered properly to sell in the country. The scams involved companies not registered properly to sell in the country.

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DECEMBER 2, 2019

Looking back at 2019, and at cryptocurrencies, we may well make the declaration that fraudsters got a lot more brazen … which may mean 2020 is the year lawmakers and regulators clamp down through a global, concerted effort to root out financial crime. billion in fraud and theft seen last year.

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