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Monthly Archives: October 2026

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Financial Fraud Drives the Majority of Crime in Mexico

October 21, 2026 by Tania Berenice Vazquez

Fraud is the most common crime in Mexico, and it is overwhelmingly a financial crime. In 2025, approximately 8.1 million fraud cases occurred in Mexico, 4.6 million were bank fraud and 3.6 million were consumer fraud, representing 24.1% of all... 

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The Criminals Are Networked. Your Fraud Defence Should Be Too.

October 20, 2026 by Kamlesh Harry

Artificial intelligence (AI) has industrialised fraud, and financial institutions can no longer rely on isolated detection to stop it. Criminals in the UK stole £1.28 billion through payment fraud in 2025, with Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams up nineteen per... 

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The Agentic AI Workforce Tour: 5 Moments That Have Attendees Talking

October 15, 2026 by Scott Peddle

After more than a decade of fighting financial crime, I’ve learned to recognize and lean in when a topic garners the attention of professionals on the front lines. Anti-financial crime professionals are smart, motivated and when something is worth their... 

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Why AFC Leaders Are Embracing AI and Looking Beyond It

October 14, 2026 by Chuck Taylor

I’ve spent most of my career working in and alongside financial institutions as they’ve adapted to changes in the landscape. New regulations, technologies, financial crime typologies and expectations have continually reshaped how our industry operates. Often these shifts are gradual.... 

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Protecting Europe’s Financial System in the Age of AI-Enabled Threats

October 9, 2026 by Stephanie Champion

Originally published in Views The Eurofi Magazine – September 2026 According to Nasdaq Verafin’s Global Financial Crime Report, financial crime continues to reach new highs. The amount of illicit funds flowing through the financial system grew by more than a... 

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Human Smuggling, Human Trafficking, and Organized Crime

October 8, 2026 by Cheryl Friedenbach

Human smuggling and human trafficking are distinct crimes. While human smuggling involves the illegal transportation of people across borders, typically with the consent of those being smuggled, human trafficking involves force, fraud, or coercion for purposes of exploitation. But the... 

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Following the Money Behind Human Smuggling

October 1, 2026 by Cheryl Friedenbach

In August 2026, FinCEN released a Financial Trend Analysis (FTA) on suspected human smuggling activity. The analysis reviewed 67,540 Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reports filed between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2025, representing more than $4.9 billion in suspicious...