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Bank of England to review rise of AI use by financial services companies
Machine learning and some types of AI were already being widely used for fraud and money laundering detection, but applications for other forms were only at an exploratory stage…
Crypto scam: Inside the billion-dollar ‘pig-butchering’ industry
Fraudulent crypto investment schemes directed from Asia known as “pig butchering” have become a global billion-dollar industry. Reuters traced at least $9 million linked to such scams to an account registered to a well-connected representative of a Chinese trade group…
Singapore bank concern grows about illegal money flows, MAS says
Singapore’s finance firms are now more concerned about risks stemming from potential money laundering and terrorism financing, in the wake of the island-wide raid earlier this year that captured more than US$2 billion in a crime ring…
Money mules who laundered funds for rogue traders who scammed elderly sentenced
A group of people who laundered money for rogue traders who had scammed elderly people have been sentenced for their role in the £250,000 scheme. Two elderly people were scammed out of tens of thousands of pounds each by rogue traders …
There is an epidemic of transnational crime. We need a global response
Criminal groups around the world are using the dark web and other tools to create a whole new business model – gone are the days of codes of silence amongst tight-knit groups; these criminal groups do not even know who they are working with and are making…
Economic Terrorism: The dark connection between scam centres and human trafficking
Addressing human trafficking within scam centres as acts of terrorism requires a multifaceted approach, including legal reforms, international cooperation, and public awareness campaigns. Only by confronting this issue head-on can we hope to protect the vulnerable…
UK men funnelled bribes to top Saudi officials, London court told
The former managing director of an Airbus subsidiary paid millions in bribes to senior officials linked to the Saudi Arabian National Guard to win valuable contracts, prosecutors told a London court…
13 banks back the MoneyMail campaign to force tech giants to crack down on fraud
All the banks support the MoneyMail calls for the Government to require technology companies to pay towards the cost of reimbursing victims who lose money after falling for scams originating on their platforms, compel social media platforms to introduce tougher identity…
Seychelles HQ of Russian-owned corporate secrecy factory raided in police crackdown
Police and financial regulators in the Seychelles raided the office of a Russian-owned corporate services provider within hours of a major investigation by Finance Uncovered and other media…
Metro Bank added to FCA’s financial crime watchlist
The decision of the FCA follows the ongoing management of financial crime risks within the group’s back book, as well as several specific concerns over the security and effectiveness of financial crime controls within the financial institutions’ online account provisions…
Misunderstanding crypto and terror financing leads to bad policy
Politicians have leveraged these claims to argue that terrorists benefit disproportionately from illicit use of crypto. These claims, however, have proven to be overblown, and reflect deeper misconceptions about crypto that need to be understood and corrected…
Kenya Gambling Control Bill 2023 proposes new regulator and sweeping reform
The Gambling Control Bill requires all licensed operators to have a minimum of 30% shares held by Kenyan citizens. All entities must also facilitate transactions via a Kenyan-registered bank. Entities must also deposit either a bank guarantee or insurance security bond to cover…