Financial crime stories

Digital identity urged as cyber fraud rocks Australian real estate
Yesterday
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physical security
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data privacy
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cybersecurity
Cyber scams and payment fraud are surging in Australian real estate, prompting experts to push for digital identity solutions to boost security and cut risks.

Token Recovery appoints Scott Pounder to lead global operations
Yesterday
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blockchain
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cybersecurity
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cryptocurrency
Scott Pounder, former London police detective and cybercrime expert, joins Token Recovery to lead global operations in digital asset recovery.

Siren adopts ISO GQL to boost graph search for investigators
2 days ago
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data analytics
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ai
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cloud services
Siren has adopted the ISO-standard GQL to enhance graph search, boosting efficiency and depth in investigations for law enforcement and intelligence agencies.

UK banks face rising fraud losses as organised crime outpaces them
Last week
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risk & compliance
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data privacy
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ai
UK banks face rising fraud losses up to GBP £40 million as criminals outpace detection despite growing use of behaviour-based analytics and increased tech spending.

Experian & GBG expand partnership to boost fraud prevention
Last week
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data analytics
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fintech
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physical security
Experian and GBG expand their partnership to offer advanced fraud prevention and identity verification across Australia and New Zealand for faster, safer onboarding.

SEON expands real-time AML suite with AI-driven risk platform
This month
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fintech
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risk & compliance
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ai
SEON launches AI-powered real-time AML suite, unifying fraud and compliance tools to enhance risk detection and streamline regulatory reporting.

AI accelerates identity fraud as firms overestimate defences
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fintech
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physical security
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ai
Significant rise in identity fraud targeting European firms, with 59% reporting more attacks despite 74% feeling confident in their defences, Signicat finds.

UK fintech hiring to surge 32% in 2025 amid compliance demand
Last month
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
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investment
UK fintech hiring is set to surge 32% in 2025, driven by rising demand for compliance, cybersecurity, and engineering roles amid regulatory shifts.

Ecommpay shortlisted for three categories at PayTech Awards 2025
Last month
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fintech
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payment technologies
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mastercard
Ecommpay has been shortlisted for three awards at the PayTech Awards 2025, recognising innovation in payments, anti-fraud, and diversity leadership.

BioCatch & The Knoble launch toolkit to bolster scam defences
Last month
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risk & compliance
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genai
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ai
BioCatch and The Knoble have launched a toolkit to help banks quantify losses and build a business case for stronger authorised push payment scam prevention.

BioCatch appoints Andreas Dombret to aid global expansion
Last month
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hyperscale
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fintech
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data privacy
BioCatch appoints Andreas Dombret as senior advisor to boost global growth and fight financial crime with innovative technology.

Crypto job scams in Australia cost victims USD $9.3 billion
Last month
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online safety
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online fraud
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cybercrime
An Infoblox investigation exposes how recruitment scams on Telegram target Australians with fake jobs, demanding crypto payments to continue employment.

UK banks see spike in mobile fraud as scams shift from calls
Last month
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email security
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ai
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cybersecurity
UK mobile banking fraud surged 11% in 2024 as scammers shift from voice scams, with card fraud and remote iOS attacks also on the rise, reports BioCatch.

Revolut report highlights surge in Telegram, WhatsApp scams
Thu, 3rd Apr 2025
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email security
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cybersecurity
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whatsapp
Revolut's latest report reveals Meta platforms are the primary source of scams affecting consumers, with reported cases rising significantly in Australia and globally.

Bybit: when hackers target people, not systems
Mon, 24th Mar 2025
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mfa
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blockchain
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cybersecurity
Bybit suffered a major hack, exposing vulnerabilities from human error rather than blockchain flaws, as attackers manipulated staff to divert funds.

Exclusive: GBG's Carol Chris on innovation, fraud prevention and growth
Fri, 14th Mar 2025
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uc
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cx
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martech
Carol Chris, General Manager of GBG APAC, emphasises innovation in fraud prevention amid rising data breaches, as demand for compliance solutions grows.

UK sees 63% rise in savings accounts used for fraud
Fri, 7th Mar 2025
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credit card fraud
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money laundering
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fraud
Reports indicate a staggering 63% rise in the misuse of savings accounts for fraud in the UK last year, outpacing a 12% increase in current accounts.

Omri Kletter joins Outpost24 as chief product officer
Fri, 28th Feb 2025
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risk & compliance
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ai
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cybersecurity
Outpost24 has appointed Omri Kletter as Chief Product Officer, aiming to enhance its cyber risk management solutions and support growth heading into 2025.

Survey reveals slow adoption of AI in anti-money laundering
Wed, 26th Feb 2025
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risk & compliance
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genai
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ai
A survey by SAS and KPMG reveals sluggish AI and ML adoption in anti-money laundering, with only 18% of financial institutions fully implementing these technologies.

Romance scams reach six-year high, Moody's reports
Thu, 13th Feb 2025
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social media
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online fraud
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money laundering
Moody's highlights a six-year high in romance scams, unveiling 1,193 new entities globally in 2024, with the US leading at 38% of cases.