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Capital One Disclosed Inquiry Into Anti-Money Laundering Practices

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Capital One Financial disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing last week that it’s being investigated by the New York District Attorney’s Office, the Justice Department and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the Treasury Department for its anti-money laundering program.

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Pearson Breach Exposed Data Of 13K+ Students

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The news outlet reported that in just one school district alone, the breach affected data on 114,000 students enrolled between 2001 and 2016, while in another school district, as few as 500 students’ data was accessed. In the Capital One incident, software engineer Paige Thompson was arrested and charged on Monday (July 29) with the hack.

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Fintech Hall of Fame: The Top Digital Innovations in Financial Services

Fintech Labs Insights

I’m taking suggestions here (so far: crypto, BNPL, earned-wage access, chatbots, deposit networks).

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Artificial Intelligence: FIs’ Friend Or Foe?

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It doesn’t mask murderous intentions with a calming voice like HAL of “2001: A Space Odyssey.” For instance, AI can detect fraudulent activity with much greater speed and accuracy than the human eye by watching for known fraud patterns and behaviors to flag suspicious transactions. What will banks do with all that liberated capital?

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17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

CB Insights

Below, we take a look at some of these frauds and the lessons they can teach entrepreneurs hoping to launch their own products, companies, and funds. Mozido’s fintech fraud fiasco. Virgin Hyperloop One’s utopian vision derailed by fraud. Crescent Ridge Capital Partners’ elaborate Ponzi scheme.

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Tracking The Trends That Shaped 2020’s The Digital-First Economy

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Featuring NICE Actimize and Zelle , this report showed that this year was tough on the fraud front as financial crime stressed FIs that were already confronting the pandemic, economic struggles and an unpredictable political climate. Preventing Financial Crimes.

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EMV Chip Cards: It’s Time to Educate Your Small Business Customers

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EMV is intended to replace the magnetic stripe with a more secure chip-based technology. PIN authentication is the most effective approach to maximize fraud protection, however, the authentication method is up to the credit card issuing bank. However, fraud prevention comes at a price. Business Impacts: Card-Present Businesses.

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