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Survey: Real-time Payments Fraud Up for 4 out of 5 APAC Banks

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There has been a proliferation of real-time payments fraud, as new near-instant payment platforms, including person-to-person (P2P) transfers and mobile payment platforms grow across Asia Pacific. . We recently conducted a survey with banks in the region and found that 4 out of 5 (78 percent) have seen their fraud losses increase.

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Top 5 Fraud and Financial Crime Topics of 2021

FICO

From TBML to BNPL to NFTs, 2021 found fraud and financial crime professionals dealing with a plethora of new challenges and criminal schemes. Our five most popular posts of the year dealt with trade-based money laundering, non-fungible tokens, buy now pay later scams, courier scams and good old credit card fraud. Here are excerpts.

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Fintech Deals to Watch: Back to School

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Digital banking provider Alkami acquired data analysis and marketing campaign management provider Segmint Digital banking and payments provider Bottomline was acquired by Thoma Bravo for $2.6B. Keep an eye on the initial banks working on these projects. Digital Engagement Had Great Attendance and Extracurriculars.

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Reaching The Apex Of Data Via Scrubbing

PYMNTS

The firm has said that SmartVM uses a variety of mechanisms through which to automate supplier information: robotic process automation, interfaces with a number of governmental agencies, including tax agencies, and vendor records that are tied to APEX Analytix’s several decades of work within supply chain management.

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Governments Fuel Blockchain’s Global Proliferation

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A regional government in Russia is now working with state-backed VEB, reports in CoinDesk said this week, as authorities explore how to use blockchain “to improve the quality of management decisions.”. We hope to get the legislation ready this year.”. Saudi Arabia.

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

PYMNTS

The year-over-year increase in cross-border online sales was even more dramatic in other regions. The pandemic-induced challenges have also been taxing for community financial institutions (FIs) and credit unions (CUs), as many were not designed to operate remotely. Credit Union. Preventing Financial Crimes.

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US Corporates’ Global Ambitions Remain Strong Despite Protectionism

PYMNTS

Analysis published Monday (May 22) from ratings agency Fitch concluded that the potential for a spike in trade protectionism is a significant risk to the global economy. “A Raimundo Diaz, head of Americas at TMF Group, and Jason Gerlis, regional director of North America at TMF Group, both chatted with PYMNTS about the findings in the report.

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