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Solving state corruption with technology

Chris Skinner

This is a blog about technology and finance, not the economy and politics. Just look at the regulatory changes since 2008 to see that change. The previous administration are in court over fraud allegations, with the ex-President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner charged with diverting $5 billion from government funds to her own pockets.

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

PYMNTS

Compliance failures are prevalent worldwide: Approximately $26 billion worth of fines were levied against banks for AML, KYC and sanctions noncompliance between 2008 and 2018. A team of analysts can only handle so many potential fraud cases at a time, after all. . A report found that the U.S. imposed a full $23.52 million. .

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Fighting Fraud, In Real Time, Dynamically Duoed

PYMNTS

Fighting fraud is a lot harder online, and a lot harder for merchants and consumers, as card-not-present transactions become the preferred method of malfeasance. In one recent announcement, payments provider TSYS and real-time learning technology platform Featurespace said they were joining forces to offer fraud prevention tools.

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Application Fraud – Does Canada Need a New Approach?

FICO

Application Fraud – Does Canada Need a New Approach? FICO’s Fraud, Identity and Digital Banking Survey 2022 shows that customers in Canada want slick onboarding processes, where fraud controls work but don’t delay account opening. And what does that mean for the future of your fraud management solutions? FICO Admin.

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Ghosts Of Payments Fraud Past: Enron CEO Skilling Freed From Custody

PYMNTS

He served jail time in connection with fraud and conspiracy, centered on accounting tricks that were partly used to cover financial losses. The Enron fraud resulted in estimated losses in the tens of billions of dollars, and relied in part on mark-to-market accounting, which inflated asset values. Founder and Chairman Kenneth L.

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FICO World 2023 - Agenda Focuses on 3 Key Fraud Strategies

FICO

Operating at highly organized and relentless levels, fraud networks have become a multibillion-dollar, global problem. The banking and financial services industry must evolve their fraud-fighting strategies at an equally relentless pace to stay one step ahead. Last year in the UK, nearly 41% of fraud losses were due to scams.

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EMV’s Online Fraud Attack Push

PYMNTS

Though the industry knew it was coming, the sharp migration of fraud from in-store to online channels with the growing adoption of EMV is still enough to keep any online merchant up at night. The data show that since the October 2015 EMV liability shift, United States fraud attacks have jumped by 11 percent. contact-form-7].

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