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Fighting fraud is in our DNA. Discover our fraud-focused articles and take a glimpse into what it takes to keep fraud at bay.
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The evolving threat of transaction laundering in 2024
Transaction laundering in the future has the potential to disguise illegal transactions as legitimate by using fake businesses, synthetic identities, and advanced technology.
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The evolving threat of transaction laundering in 2024
Transaction laundering in the future has the potential to disguise illegal transactions as legitimate by using fake businesses, synthetic identities, and advanced technology.
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Merchant threats and fraud trends 2022/23
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift to digital commerce and payment, but also the card-not-present and friendly fraud that comes with it.
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How to optimise your anti-money laundering approach
The conflict in the Ukraine has emphasised how financial institutions and gatekeepers can be used to launder dirty money. We look at how to devise a robust anti-money laundering approach in response.
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Fraud Trends 2021 into 2022
At the end of the year, we caught up with Web Shield CEO Alex Noton to look back on the main fraud trends to emerge during 2021 and the implications for fraud prevention and risk management in 2022.
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Riskconnect virtual 2021: how to follow the money
RiskConnect Virtual panellists discussed the challenges of investigating wrongdoing in a dynamic digital environment.
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On the trail of the cyber scammers
We caught up with Ken Gamble after his presentation at RiskConnect Virtual 2021 to find out more about the battle between good and evil in cyberspace.
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UK Companies: The money launderer’s getaway vehicle of choice
When it comes to setting up shell companies, UK limited companies and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are the top choices for money launderers. We explain why.
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The impact of Covid-19 on money laundering
Covid-19 has not fundamentally altered the predicate offenses for money laundering. Fraud is still fraud. Theft is still theft. Yet scam methodologies and money laundering typologies have changed.
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Trust is a form of risk: Why knowing who to trust is critical for business success
Trust is a form of risk: Cybercriminals have overcome the trust problem to cooperate and build an illicit shadow economy on a grand scale - what are the learnings for risk professionals?
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