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Things worth reading: 12th June 2018

Chris Skinner

Things we’re reading today include … Indian billionaire ‘on the run over a alleged bank fraud’ seeks asylum in Britain Bank of Chile trading down after hackers rob millions in cyberattack Blockchain Cannot Yet Support Financial Market Infrastructure Fintech threatens to eclipse banks that do not adapt digitally HSBC’s (..)

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FinCEN issues alert on Russian sanctions evasion in real estate market

Abrigo

FinCEN alert targets Russian CRE sanctions evasions FinCEN reminded banks of red flags to watch for to detect CRE market money laundering, particularly by sanctioned Russian elites. sales volume averaged nearly 14 percent between 2014 and 2018. billion in 2021, nearly doubling the previous year’s figure. as a safe haven for investment.

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PSCU Unveils Enhanced Fraud Services To Help Protect Credit

PYMNTS

PSCU , which is billed as the nation's premier credit union service organization (CUSO), has announced its new Enhanced Fraud Services system, which the company said “has helped 10 early adopter credit unions combat fraud of all types, ranging from first-party chargeback fraud to identifying card information being sold on the dark web.”.

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Data: Thanksgiving Day Will See Peak Fraud Attempts

PYMNTS

New data shows a projected 14 percent increase in fraud attempts during the upcoming 2018 holiday season — with fraud likely to peak on Thanksgiving Day. The first step to fighting fraud is knowing what you’re up against,” Erika Dietrich, global director of payments risk at ACI Worldwide, said in a press release. “The

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CFTC Ups Crypto Regulation In 2018

PYMNTS

According to The Wall Street Journal , the federal derivatives-market regulator also handed out around $900 million in penalties, higher than the amount in five of the eight years of the Obama administration. Total fines ordered through SEC enforcement activity fell 7.2 percent in 2017 to about $3.8

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Venmo Payment Fraud Led To $40M In Losses

PYMNTS

Venmo , the digital money transfer service owned by PayPal , suffered payments fraud earlier in 2018 that played a role in the company posting losses that were higher than forecasted for the first quarter of this year. While that helps reduce fraud, the WSJ noted that real users were also impacted when their transactions were declined.

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Inside N26’s US Fraud Protection Strategy

PYMNTS

In the latest Digital Fraud Tracker , PYMNTS examines how fraudsters are utilizing mobile and app-based channels for fraud attacks, as well as why fraudsters are still relying on phishing as a major fraud strategy even as they increase their use of new technologies and techniques. Around the Digital Fraud World.

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