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Prevention is the Key to Stopping Elder Financial Exploitation & Fraud

Abrigo

Elder fraud prevention and education Learn strategies for recognizing and reporting elder fraud and exploitation. . Takeaway 1 Elder abuse, exploitation and fraud continue to rise as the baby boomer generation ages. Takeaway 3 Education and reporting are key to preventing this type of fraud, so know your state's policies. .

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Deep Dive: How FinTechs, FIs Can Arm Up Against Fraud

PYMNTS

Financial services providers that slack on regulatory compliance and fail to safeguard their operations against money laundering, terrorist financing and other criminal activities may face damaged reputations and significant fines. resources. A team of analysts can only handle so many potential fraud cases at a time, after all. .

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SWIFT: Real-Time Payments Demands Real-Time Security And Compliance

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Security and compliance are also vital components in ensuring that payments are delivered safely and without delay. In her view, financial institutions are indeed coming together to share common compliance concerns, and in doing so, are working openly to create innovative solutions and put the pieces together.

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Federal banking agencies encourage Bank Secrecy Act resource sharing

CFPB Monitor

Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”)—released on October 3, 2018 an Interagency Statement on Sharing Bank Secrecy Act Resources (“Statement”). Such resource sharing contemplates reducing costs and increasing efficiencies in the ways banks manage their BSA and AML obligations. Patriot Act.)

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The Corporate Transparency Act in 2023: Beneficial ownership registry updates

Abrigo

Keep leadership informed on AML/CFT trends to ensure a strong culture of compliance at your financial institution. Prepare Next steps in CTA rulemaking The next expected rulemaking will revise FinCEN’s customer due diligence (CDD) rule to reconcile differences between the 2018 CDD rule , which is currently in effect, and the new final rule.

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Ensuring AML Programs Minimize Personal Liability

Abrigo

Adequately staffed and risk-focused AML resources with good documentation are critical. LaFontaine failed to take sufficient action when presented with significant AML program deficiencies in the Bank’s SAR-monitoring system and the number of staff to fulfill the AML compliance role by his AMLO [AML Officer],” the document said.

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Deep Dive: How Firms Can Avoid Costly Mistakes Come Tax Season

PYMNTS

A significant number of firms — notably small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) — still use such systems, as 25 percent of smaller firms stated in 2018 that their payroll involved pen-and-paper methods. A 2018 report found that 21 percent of the fraud SMBs see is expense reimbursement fraud from their own employees.

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