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6 Reasons Financial Institutions Are Embracing Risk and Regulation Tactics

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Legal Obligations and Regulatory Frameworks It is well-known that financial institutions operate within a complex web of laws and regulations. By streamlining processes and ensuring compliance with regulations, banks can reduce the likelihood of errors, fraud, and other operational inefficiencies that could threaten their stability.

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FedNow fraud prevention for credit unions: A guide for AML, fraud teams

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Prevent fraud when adopting FedNow Credit unions can prevent fraud as they connect to FedNow. Use this guide to understand available tools and the steps AML and fraud teams should take. You might also like this FedNow implementation guide with details on appropriate AML/CFT and fraud considerations.

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PPP Fraud Reveals New Need For Banks To Use Geolocation Data

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Government-benefits fraud runs at about 10 percent even during normal times, but now that the pandemic has exponentially increased U.S. I think bad actors and fraudsters always follow the money,” Elizabeth Cronan , vice president of government relations at geolocation-based fraud prevention firm GeoGuard recently told PYMNTS. . “I

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Understanding 1st-party fraud: Risks and resolutions

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How financial institutions can prevent losses from 1st-party fraud Learn strong approaches to identifying, preventing, and detecting 1st-party fraud that will keep your AML program on top of fraud trends. Takeaway 3 Prevention and detection best practices can curb hard dollar 1st-party fraud losses while protecting clients.

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The true cost of fraud

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Measuring the cost of fraud losses. The true cost of fraud goes beyond the initial reported fraud losses Would you like other articles like this in your inbox? Takeaway 1 Fraud scams made worse by the pandemic continue to be successful, while crypto-scams are emerging. That equates to $35 billion annually.

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Prevent pig butchering scams: Safeguarding against investment fraud

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Avoid fraud losses from pig butchering scams FinCrime professionals looking to prevent pig butchering scams in the age of cryptocurrency can follow these steps to tighten security. Takeaway 1 Investment fraud schemes known as pig butchering scams contributed to $3.3 billion in fraud losses in 2022. billion in 2021.

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Why Internet Bank Fraud is So Much More than IP Addresses

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Internet bank fraud is here to stay; learn how to detect and stop it. Every type of fraud has something unique it leverages to dupe unsuspecting citizens. Learn what is different about internet bank fraud. Takeaway 1 It is important to monitor fraud effectively and consistently.

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