Risk Management

RegTech

Recordkeeping, regulations and consolidation: the RegTech trends that stood out in 2023

In 2023, new technologies entered the market that brought new challenges for financial services firms to remain compliant, RegTech was given the opportunity to provide the solutions necessary to fix this issue. Whilst the industry may be still relatively unknown beyond the shores of finance, its importance cannot be understated.  
BNY

BNY Mellon embraces AI with Behavox for enhanced compliance management

Behavox, an AI-driven compliance solutions firm, has partnered with BNY Mellon to enhance the latter's compliance program.
Custodia

Orange Business links with Custodia for regulated data management solution

Orange Business, a leader in global network connectivity and digital integration and Custodia Technology have partnered.
fraud

Biometrics triumphs in consumer satisfaction and online fraud combat survey

An IDC InfoBrief, sponsored by Mitek, highlights trends in consumer satisfaction and the ongoing battle against AI-generated fraud.
bill

The ECCT bill: A landmark in UK’s fight against economic crime

The UK has recently taken a step in combatting economic crime with the enactment of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency bill.
RegTech

The challenges and opportunities for regulatory requirements

With the financial technology space undergoing a fast-paced revolution, growing adjacent to this are the challenges and opportunities for regulatory requirements.
Forensics

How Flagright is seeking to revolutionise data analysis with AI Forensics

A technology currently firmly having its moment in the sun is artificial intelligence. With the GenerativeAI platform ChatGPT taking the world by storm earlier this year, many onlookers are excited to see what comes next. The role of AI is evolving rapidly, and what is proving able to achieve.
Vodafone

Commonwealth Bank and Vodafone unite to tackle rising SMS scams

Commonwealth Bank has embarked on a partnership with Vodafone which aims to bolster defenses against the threat of SMS scams.
Napier

Napier, KYC Portal link for cutting-edge compliance solutions in FinTech

Napier has partnered with KYC Portal to provide financial institutions with an end-to-end compliance solution.
LEI

Navigating the financial world with LEI: A new era of transparency and efficiency

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) Worldwide recently took the opportunity to discuss its LEI and Global LEI System (GLEIS) in greater detail.

News Stories

Diverse week for FinTech as $1.1bn raised across 17 deals

Diverse week for FinTech as $1.1bn raised across 17 deals

It was a diverse week for FinTech funding, with deals closing across nine different countries.  There were a total of 17 FinTech funding rounds covered...
Sift enhances fraud insights with new metrics in industry benchmark tool

Sift enhances fraud insights with new metrics in industry benchmark tool

Sift, a leading AI-powered fraud prevention platform, has introduced significant updates to its Fraud Industry Benchmarking Resource (FIBR), a free online tool designed to provide key fraud metrics across various industries, geographies, and timeframes.
Bitsight acquires Cybersixgill in $115m deal to enhance cyber threat intelligence

Bitsight acquires Cybersixgill in $115m deal to enhance cyber threat intelligence

Bitsight, a global leader in cyber risk management, has announced its $115m acquisition of Cybersixgill, a prominent cyber threat intelligence (CTI) provider. This strategic move...
FinCEN issues alert on deepfake fraud schemes targeting financial institutions

FinCEN issues alert on deepfake fraud schemes targeting financial institutions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a critical alert to assist financial institutions in identifying and addressing fraud schemes involving deepfake media created with generative AI (GenAI) tools.
change communication methods during a verification check.Some identity verification solutions may also flag possible attempts to circumvent verification checks, such as the use of third-party webcam plugins, which can let a customer display previously generated video rather than live video. Use of Deepfake Media in Phishing Attacks and Scams Criminals may also target financial institution customers and employees through sophisticated, GenAI-enabled social engineering attempts in support of other scams and fraud typologies, such as business email compromise (BEC) schemes, spear phishing attacks, elder financial exploitation, romance scams, and virtual currency investment scams.24For example, in family emergency schemes, scammers may use deepfake voices or videos to impersonate a victim’s family member, friend, or other trusted individual.25Similarly, criminals have reportedly used GenAI tools to target companies by impersonating an executive or other trusted employee and then instructing victims to transfer large sums or make payments to accounts ultimately under the scammer’s control.26 Financial Red Flag Indicators of Deepfake Media Abuse FinCEN identified the following red flag indicators to help financial institutions detect, prevent, and report potential suspicious activity related to the use of GenAI tools for illicit purposes.As no single red flag is necessarily indicative of illicit or suspicious activity, financial institutions should consider the surrounding facts and circumstances before determining whether a specific transaction is suspicious or associated with illicit use of GenAI tools. A customer’s photo is internally inconsistent (e.g., shows visual tells of being altered) or is inconsistent with their other identifying information (e.g., a customer’s date of birth indicates that they are much older or younger than the photo would suggest). A customer presents multiple identity documents that are inconsistent with each other.

Folks Finance secures $3.2m in Series A to advance crosschain DeFi solutions

Folks Finance, a DeFi platform specialising in lending, borrowing, and managing digital assets across multiple blockchains, has announced it raised $3.2m in an oversubscribed Series A funding round.

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