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Financial crime Knowledge & training

2024 financial crime predictions: From international conflict to emerging technologies

2023 saw financial crime risk professionals contend with increasing geopolitical turmoil, economic volatility, and rapidly changing criminal behavior. In 2024, with more than 40 national elections, a growing focus on terrorist financing, and continued technological development, these issues – and […]

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Financial crime Events & webinars

2 October 2023

Meet Us at ACAMS in Vegas October 2-4

Learn how you can uncover hidden risks and protect your organization from financial crime. Schedule a meeting and visit booth 434.

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Financial crime Knowledge & training

What is fraud prevention, and why is it important?

Firms typically focus on improving their fraud prevention and detection measures to mitigate risk and reduce financial losses. But what is fraud prevention, and how does it differ from fraud detection? Are the two functions completely separate? Most importantly, what […]

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Fraud Events & webinars

Detect, Deter & Defend: The Importance of AI for Effective Fraud Detection

Explore the tangible benefits of AI-driven fraud detection, from improving operational efficiency and reducing false positives to mitigating risk.

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Financial crime Knowledge & training

What is the difference between smurfing & structuring?

In the intricate world of financial crimes, there are numerous techniques employed by individuals and criminal organizations to obscure their illicit activities. Among these techniques, two common practices stand out: smurfing and structuring. What is structuring? Structuring occurs when someone […]

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Fraud Knowledge & training

What is first-party fraud?

First-party fraud (FPF) is a type of fraudulent activity where an entity deliberately engages in deceptive practices or provides false information to defraud a company or organization from within. A unifying factor behind various types of first-party fraud is that […]

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Fraud Knowledge & training

What is credit card fraud?

Credit card fraud is one of the most common types of identity fraud. Its prevalence rose significantly during the coronavirus pandemic, with fraudulent credit card applications up 17 percent in the first month of the pandemic alone. And this has […]

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Financial crime Knowledge & training

Embezzlement vs money laundering: What is the difference?

While embezzlement and money laundering are both financial offenses that often involve the movement of large sums of money, the terms are far from interchangeable. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), between two and five […]

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Financial crime Gaming & gambling Knowledge & training

Understanding money laundering in casinos

Cash-intensive facilities that utilize complex transaction chains often attract criminals looking to launder illicitly obtained funds. Casinos fall into this category, offering gamblers anonymity and the ability to transact large amounts of money at a rapid scale. While the market […]

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Financial crime Knowledge & training

Understanding money laundering in real estate

According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), money laundering through real estate is one of the oldest known ways to move and hide illicit funds. Often viewed as a popular means to “wash” funds because large amounts […]

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Financial crime Knowledge & training

Red Flag Indicators of 2023’s Top Financial Crime Typologies

The shifting typologies financial crime compliance professionals seek to identify, monitor, and report on reflect the volatility of the wider economic landscape. But in addition to commonly known and understood risks, such as money mules, a host of typologies are emerging that firms need to understand and assess for 2023.

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AML compliance Knowledge & training

5 AML reputational risk considerations for 2023

In our State of Financial Crime 2023 survey, more than one in three senior compliance professionals cited reputational risk as the factor most likely to drive change within their organization. This was a 6 percentage point rise from the previous year. Indeed, reputational risk was the only factor to see a year-on-year increase.

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