We are already starting to see the massive impact that COVID-19 is having on the global economy. And as unemployment rates explode, cybercrime and fraud will grow as well. In the UK, online banking fraud losses increased from £22.6m in 2007 to £52.5m in 2008 when the Great Recession hit, and then to £59.7m in…
With so many people around the world reduced to essential travel only, financial services firms have had to look for new non-traditional methods to verify their customers’ identities whilst still meeting AML and KYC obligations. In the UK, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has offered to relax rules and provide some insight on new methods…
Update: The Beam platform is now Jumio Transaction Monitoring. *** Recently, we published a short, anonymous survey to research the impact of the coronavirus on compliance teams. Sadly, 100% of respondents said that the pandemic has impacted their ability to carry out their day-to-day tasks. And over 80% of respondents said that they’ve experienced slower case…
Although fintechs process financial transactions as part of their service offerings, most of them are not banks. Instead, they partner with a sponsor bank who moves the actual money between parties. This approach allows the fintech to focus on what they do best without having to jump through hoops to become an official bank. However,…
WARNING: This article contains spoilers about seasons 1 and 2 of Ozark. The Netflix original series Ozark dramatically depicts the life of Marty Byrde, a financial advisor who slips deeper and deeper into the world of money laundering for a Mexican drug cartel. The first two seasons of the show had a fantastic story and were incredibly well produced. Season…
Multiple major European banks are facing allegations of failing to prevent money laundering from taking place through their banking services. This growing scandal was first uncovered through US investigations into Latvia’s ABLV bank and Malta’s Pilatus Bank. As the investigation has continued, many other major banks have been pulled into the scandal. The banks under…
In her December 3rd, 2018 remarks to the ABA/ABA Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference, U.S. Treasury Department undersecretary Sigal Mandelker emphasized the importance of adopting new technological advances for the detection of illicit financial activity. “Private sector innovation, including new ways of using existing tools or by adopting new technologies, can be an important element in…
The video game Fortnite has experienced a meteoric rise in popularity, reaching over 125 million players in less than a year. In May 2018, less than a year after the game’s release in July 2017, the game raked in a record $318 million in revenue in just one month. While the game is free to play, there is…
The global online gambling and betting market is hot. So is the competition to win new players. With a global market expected to reach €81.73 billion by the end of 2024–a combined annual growth rate of 10.8% from 2016–the pressure to convert customers is high and the reward for those who win is significant. And…