Tag: financial crime

Equifax unveils Credit Abuse Risk to combat first-party fraud

Equifax has announced the launch of Credit Abuse Risk, a new predictive model designed to help lenders identify and mitigate first-party fraud while supporting...

Why prepaid gift cards are a growing financial crime risk

The idea that a Valentine’s Day gift could play a role in financial crime still feels counter-intuitive to many consumers. Yet prepaid vouchers and...

Who really owns financial crime risk in 2026?

Across many financial institutions, the Financial Crime Risk Assessment (FCRA) is still widely misunderstood. Whether it appears as an enterprise-wide ML/TF/PF assessment in Australia,...

How UK regulators are enforcing ECCTA in 2026

Whether through enforcement actions taken by HM Revenue & Customs, Companies House, the Insolvency Service, or the Serious Fraud Office—or increasingly through coordinated action...

How AMLA is reshaping EU horizon scanning

Horizon scanning has become an essential tool for organisations attempting to navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. It refers to the process of identifying,...

Financial crime risk assessments: from formality to strategy

Financial crime risk assessments used to be treated as box-ticking exercises — annual documents produced to keep regulators satisfied, then filed away until the...

How fraud is tightening its grip on the UK economy

Financial crime has become a defining threat for the UK’s financial ecosystem, creating an environment where banks, FinTech firms, government bodies and everyday consumers...

AML under pressure: coverage, precision and case aging

As alert volumes climb, many AML teams can show they are working hard, but struggle to prove they are working on the right things...

The human factor behind stronger financial crime risk assessments

Technology, governance and methodology all play a part in shaping a financial crime risk assessment, but none of them determine whether it is truly...

Hawk launches Analytics Studio to streamline AI model governance

Hawk, an AI-powered provider of anti-money laundering (AML), screening and fraud prevention solutions, has launched Analytics Studio, a new AI lifecycle management solution aimed...

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