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Smishing: Text messaging fraud and how to avoid it

Abrigo

You might also like this webinar, "Proactive measures to protect against check fraud and fraud loss." REGISTER now Takeaway 1 Phishing is not a new fraud trend, but the rise of smartphones means text messaging fraud is becoming more common. billion to fraud in 2021, a 70% increase over the prior year.

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Big Tech Faces Regulation Reckoning As 2021 Dawns

PYMNTS

If 2020 was the year of streaming media, of content done a million different ways, of apps and Apple, and Google’s and Amazon’s algorithms … it was also the year of Big Tech regulation, where 2020 set the stage for a 2021 that could be seismic in changing the way companies — from Facebook to Apple to debt collectors — interact with consumers.

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New US 'Cryptocurrency Enforcement Network' Takes Aim At Bitcoin Scammers

PYMNTS

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are continuing to attract attention from authorities for all the wrong reasons. Justice Department report is taking aim at the “emerging threats and enforcement challenges” associated with digital currencies, establishing a “Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework” to address problems.

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The United States May License Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Bank Innovation

The Acting Comptroller of the Currency of the United States, Keith Noreika, has stated that he is considering imposing a nationwide licensing program for cryptocurrency exchanges, similar to the licensing program recently enacted in Japan. Last week, Japan’s […].

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OCC Highlights, AML & CRA Risks

Perficient

Other, traditional financial crime risks, especially fraud, continue to demand banks’ vigilance. Once published by regulators, Perficient’s Risk and Regulatory CoE will be here to walk our clients through the changes.

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OCC announces national banks and federal savings associations can provide custody services for crypto assets

CFPB Monitor

The OCC issued a letter last week stating that “a national bank [and a federal savings association] may provide. cryptocurrency custody services on behalf of customers, including by holding the unique cryptographic keys associated with cryptocurrency.” The key phrase above is “any lawful business.”

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With Terrorists And Scammers Lurking, Is A Crypto Storm Looming?

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Across the globe, terrorists and criminals are leveraging cryptos in what is gearing up to be a significant national security threat to the United States. billion of cryptocurrency reportedly was lost to theft or fraud – double that of the previous year. That’s according to the U.S. In the report from the U.S.