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FinCEN’s AML/CFT Priorities: A risk assessment perspective

Abrigo

Develop your risk assessment with the AML/CFT priorities in mind Evaluating each FinCEN priority and addressing them in your financial institution's risk assessment is key to compliance. Fraud - Fraud is believed to be the largest generator of proceeds for criminals in the U.S. or internationally.

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FinTech Partnerships With FI Marked By Global Scope

PYMNTS

In reference to the partnership’s advantages, the firms said, is the elimination of manual data entry and accounting. In the Middle East , RAK Bank has said it will offer Sage accounting software to business banking customers, in an agreement that helps those firms manage value-added tax (VAT) compliance mandates.

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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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Why Authentication And Real-Time Tracking Are Key To API Security

PYMNTS

From an instant payment perspective, it has now become much more important to be able to manage the fraud in real time online,” said Tino Kam , head of transaction banking at Finland-based Nordea Bank , in a recent interview with PYMNTS.

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KYB, Shell Companies And Pot Payments Gone Rogue

PYMNTS

Fraud comes in many flavors, and a payments-related lawsuit arising from the growing business of legal, recreational marijuana is proof of that point. Technology can help prevent such fraud, particularly that associated with beneficial ownership of company and using shell companies in support of fraudulent activities. The good news?

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AscendantFX Makes The Case For Wire Transfer

PYMNTS

One of the biggest problems with wire, particularly in the B2B payments space, is its target for fraud, and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) says instances of business wire fraud, commonly referred to as the business email compromise, are climbing. Thieves attempted to steal $5.3

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Bitcoin Daily: Slovakian Crypto Exchange Victim To A $1.6M Hack; Crypto Lender Cred Joins Visa's FinTech Fast Track Program

PYMNTS

Bloomberg reported that the private placement happened because the company needed a reference point for the upcoming takeover by 8i Enterprises Acquisition Corp. And, Austrian software developer and compliance expert Blockpit acquired its biggest rival, a German firm called CryptoTax , according to a report from Tech.eu.

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