Tag: Fraud

Forter cements unicorn status on the back of $125m Series E...

Fraud fighting RegTech Forter has raised $125m in Series E funding and has achieved a $1.3bn valuation in the process.

Rapyd launches cross-border fraud solution to combat payment crime

Rapyd, a FinTech-as-a-service provider, has launched a new solution designed to protect businesses and consumers against cross-border fraud.

ESMA criticises German regulators on how they supervised Wirecard

German regulators didn't do enough when they supervised the collapsed FinTech giant Wirecard, the EU’s securities markets regulator reports.

eTranzact lost 100% of its profits in Q2 after it recovered...

The problems don't seem to be over for Nigerian electronic payments provider eTranzact after it reported it incurred a loss of $306,623 in the second quarter, wiping away the recovery it had enjoyed after a 2018 fraud scandal.

FCA investigates over 150 Covid-19 related scams

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is investigating more than 150 coronavirus-related scams launched since the outbreak began, according to official figures.

Four men arrested on claims of stealing $19m from Amazon through...

Four men have been arrested on charges of an invoice fraud scheme that allegedly enabled them to steal $19m from e-commerce giant Amazon.

Bank of Ireland fined €1.66m for cyber breach and failure to...

The Bank of Ireland has been fined €1.66m ($1.95m) by the Central Bank of Ireland for misleading the institution about a security breach back in 2014.

First-party fraud is now 50% more common than third-party fraud

First-party fraud, or “friendly fraud”, is now 50% more common than third-party fraud, according to a report from Fraud.net.

Automated data discovery platform Explorium secures $31m Series B

Explorium, a data science solution powered by automated data discovery, has closed its Series B on $31m.

The International Bank of Azerbaijan taps FICO for its fraud fighting...

FICO's Siron solution has made a name for itself enabling businesses to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, which is now being used by the International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) in a new deal.

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