Tag: FTC

Regulators unleash AI as ad complaints become obsolete

The golden rule of advertising compliance has quietly been rewritten. For decades, a misleading ad only attracted regulatory attention if a consumer was annoyed...

The hidden cost of UK EU regulatory divergence post Brexit

The regulatory rulebooks of the UK and the EU, once built on an identical foundation of European financial services law, are steadily pulling apart,...

AI ads face new disclosure rules as New York law bites

New York's synthetic performer law may be narrow in scope, but it carries a broad operational warning for marketers: AI-generated people in advertising have...

How KYC automation is transforming FinTech compliance

For compliance teams still processing identity checks by hand, the costs are mounting faster than most organisations realise. A 2025 study published in the...

How fake jobs are fuelling identity theft in 2025

In the dynamic landscape of cybercrime, 2025 has seen a surge in job scams—a fraud typology that, until recently, was not receiving the attention...

Impersonation scams cost Americans $3bn despite new protection

In a stark reminder of the pervasive threat of financial scams, Americans reported losses amounting to $3bn due to impersonation scams in 2024, despite...

FTC nominees push for Congress-led data privacy legislation

A trio of nominees to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stressed the importance of Congress passing a federal privacy bill.

US Senators push FTC to investigate YouTube’s child privacy concerns

Senators Ed Markey and Marsha Blackburn of have approached the FTC calling for a probe into YouTube and its parent entity, Google.

Staying one step ahead: continuous risk monitoring

With the surge of digitisation in the 21st century, cyber threats are no longer a novelty but a pervasive challenge. Spearheading the fight against these threats is KYND, a pioneer in continuous risk monitoring.

FTC orders MoneyGram to return $115m to scammed consumers

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered MoneyGram to return $115m in refunds to consumers who were frauded by scammers using their payment system.

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