Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Reporting on fraud schemes, cyber attacks targeting financial systems, regulatory responses, and advancements in fraud prevention technologies.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    SFC Bans Former StanChart Representative for Three Years

    By Editors | 18/07/2022

    The representative’s mother transferred funds into five customers’ payroll accounts to improve his work performance.

    PEPs & Sanctions

    How North Korean Cryptocurrency Abuse Is Expanding

    By Sasha Erskine | 18/07/2022

    Countries must secure new and emerging gateways that are used to circumvent sanctions, as North Korea’s exploitation of cryptocurrency continues.

    Credit Risk

    CBIRC Directs Banks, Insurers to Support Manufacturers

    By Darien Choong | 15/07/2022

    The CBIRC says banks should “actively and rationally cede profits to manufacturing sector enterprises” while also strengthening risk controls.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Fraudulent Transactions Cost 4x the Loss Amount on Average

    By Editors | 14/07/2022

    Every $1 lost to fraud costs organisations an average of $3.99 in APAC, and around $6.33 for digital banks and alternative lenders, LexisNexis Risk Solutions finds.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Australian Banks Introduce Dynamic CVV to Reduce Card Fraud

    By Editors | 14/07/2022

    Westpac customers who use dynamic CVV have seen an 80 percent reduction in fraud compared to those who don’t.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    China Arrests Gang Responsible for Henan Bank Fraud

    By Darien Choong | 14/07/2022

    The four Henan rural banks which froze withdrawals will start repaying some customers. The CBIRC pledged to formulate a disposal plan soon.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    HKMA Advances Work on AML SupTech, Bank-to-Bank Data Sharing

    By Darien Choong | 13/07/2022

    HKMA executive director Carmen Chu discussed initiatives to enable bank-to-bank information sharing and use granular bank data to detect ML risk.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Crypto Firm Celsius Network Accused of Running Ponzi Scheme

    By Editors | 12/07/2022

    A lawsuit filed by a former Celsius money manager says the company mismanaged customer funds, failed to perform basic internal auditing, and manipulated crypto-assets.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Hong Kong Publishes ML/TF Risk Assessment Report

    By Manesh Samtani | 12/07/2022

    The most prominent ML threats to banks come from fraud, corruption and tax crimes. The main ML threats to the crypto sector relate to fraud and theft.

    KYC & CDD

    Taiwan to Streamline Identity Checks for Cross-border Remittances

    By Darien Choong | 10/07/2022

    The customer identity verification process for regular and reasonable cross border remittances can be further streamlined, the FSC said.

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