BlogEMV Transition: Get Ahead of the ATM Liability ShiftJuly 6, 2016 by Nasdaq Verafin With the transition to EMV firmly underway in the United States, we thought it would be a good time to discuss progress and the potential impact to your card fraud programs. Liability Shift As of October 2015, Liability Shift (LS)... |
Blog314(b) Information Sharing Practices Should Adapt the Four COCs of a Fusion CenterMay 23, 2016 by Denise Hutchings “A Fusion Center is an effective and efficient mechanism to exchange information and intelligence, maximize resources, streamline operations, and improve the ability to fight crime and terrorism by analyzing data from a variety of sources.” (Source: U.S. DOJ Global Justice... |
BlogThree Technological Landmarks in the Fight Against Financial CrimeMay 20, 2016 by Nasdaq Verafin If there’s such a thing as a sure bet, it’s that criminals will always adapt and find a way to grow their bottom line. And that’s why, in the world of financial crime technology, stagnation is fatal. A lack of... |
BlogThousands of Human Trafficking Arrests in the U.S. Plus Recent Money Flow to Human Smuggling HubsApril 5, 2016 by Denise Hutchings “Human trafficking is not a problem that law enforcement can tackle alone. It requires the close collaboration with many concerned groups looking at this crime through different lenses.” (Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.) Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance advocates... |
BlogFinancial Fraud Charges in ISIS-Related Arrests in the USFebruary 8, 2016 by Denise Hutchings Yesterday the House Homeland Security Committee reported that law enforcement authorities have arrested 81 individuals in ISIS-related cases in the United States since 2014 – 62 in 2015 alone. The cases include individuals plotting attacks; attempting to travel to join... |
BlogIt’s Tax Fraud SeasonJanuary 21, 2016 by Brendan Brothers With the holiday season behind us and the new year underway, it’s time to prepare for a brand new season—the 2016 tax filing season. Over the next few months, fraudsters will exploit the personal information of thousands of U.S. taxpayers... |
BlogA Court Case to Illustrate that Card Fraud Funded TerrorismNovember 30, 2015 by Denise Hutchings Financial Institutions Undeniably Have a Role to Play in the Fight Against Terrorist Financing I recently studied several court cases that involved loan fraud and/or card fraud to fund terrorism. Details in one particular indictment which was unsealed less than... |
Blog15 Red Flags for New Account FraudJuly 14, 2015 by Denise Hutchings Compromised credentials from a data breach or malware are frequently exploited by financial criminals to perpetrate new account fraud. The agency [FBI] used to learn about a new, large-scale data breach every two or three weeks. “Now, it is close... |
Blog10 Ploys Fraudsters Use to Commit Identity FraudJune 26, 2015 by Denise Hutchings Financial Criminals and SSNs Make a Bad Combination A Social Security number (SSN), which supposedly distinguishes one person’s identity from another, is a key piece of information for a financial institution’s Customer Due Diligence (CDD) process and opening bank accounts.... |
Blog58 Red Flags for Terrorist FinancingMay 26, 2015 by Denise Hutchings “Simply by using standard anti-money laundering typologies financial institutions should have been able to identify fourteen instances of terrorism financing as being suspicious, though not on their face to raise suspicion of terrorism financing.” Numerous Terrorism Financing Cases Reveal Suspicious... |
