Anti-Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged the former CEO of HeadSpin Manish Lachwani with defrauding investors out of $80m by falsely claiming the company had achieved strong and consistent growth in acquiring customers and generating revenue.

Google to tighten its ad screening rules and policies for financial services advertisers targeting searchers and consumers in the UK in a bid to fight financial fraud.

SaaS provider of AI-driven decision automation and optimisation solutions for the insurance industry Shift Technology closed a $220m fundraising bringing its valuation to over $1bn.

San Francisco-headquartered Sift Science has raised $30m in Series C funding to predict and prevent fraud online.

SurePay, which provides confirmation of payee services, has collected €12.2m in a round led by Connected Capital.

Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) were recently reissued by FinCEN and could pose regulatory requirements to banks. But what do they need to know?

A cybersecurity report has found an alleged Chinese state-sponsored faction is attempting to hack telecommunications organisations in Taiwan, Nepal and the Philippines.

Cybersecurity firm PQShield has secured $20m from a Series A funding round led by investor Addition.

CashShield, an online fraud management solution, has closed a $20m Series B funding round.

Commerzbank is the latest company to feel the shock waves of Wirecard's collapse, with the beleaguered firm having had a €200m ($237.51m) credit facility with the German lender.