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UK-based personal loan provider Fluro has researched the areas of the UK where fraud is most prevalent to see what types of fraud cost consumers and businesses the most.
fraud prevention, scam, research, financial crime, cybersecurity
Dr. Estelle Brack, Founder and Chairwoman of KiraliT, explains some reasons behind an increase in digital assets adoption in the African continent
stablecoin, digital signature, digital assets, cryptocurrency, crypto asset
Bluebenx, a Brazil-based cryptocurrency investment platform, has suspended withdrawals for at least six months due to an alleged hack that made the company lose more than USD 31 million.
fraud management, fraud detection, AML, cryptocurrency, blockchain, financial crime
Jorij Abraham, Ecommerce Foundation, Scamadviser, payment methods, money laundering, merchant, fraud, merchant fraud, cryptocurrency, Ponzi, risks, COVID-19, coronavirsu, pandemic, chargebacks, GDPR
‘Bitcoin may be a product of computer science, but it is a very human story’ Larry Summers, American economist
Bitcoin, Ethereum, cryptocurrency, crypto payments, blockchain, Libra, JPM Coin, payments , Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Dash, Mixin, Litecoin, ZCash, crypto wallets, Bitcoin ATMs
Christian Chmiel, CEO of Web Shield, offers advice to merchant underwriters on recognising the signs of a con
Web Shield, merchants, CNP transactions, merchant underwriting
A report by the Financial Times has revealed that Allied Wallet settled with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over fraud and money laundering charges.
Allied Wallet, FTC, fraud, charges, Federal Trade Commission, online payments, ML, AML, pyramid schemes, illegal, debt collection, merchants, financial system, regulations, Acquirer, transactions
OneCoin has released a statement, arguing it was neither a pyramid nor a Ponzi scheme, after claims that the company run a pyramid scheme in the crypto space.
Onecoin, Ponzi pyramid scheme, cryptocurrency, the Central Bank of Samoa, ML, AML, KYC, regulations, centralised cryptocurrency, closed cryptocurrency, decentralised cryptocurrencies
The statistics gathered by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) revealed that Internet-enabled theft was responsible for over USD 2.7 billion in financial losses in 2018.
business email compromise, confidence fraud, cybercrime, FBI, US, fraud prevention, online security
Four crypto exchanges in South Korea have announced a joint AML initiative, meant to prevent hackers from trading or swapping cryptos for fiat.
South Korea, exchange, AML, cryptocurrency, wallet, phishing, lending, illegal activities, fraud, security, government, Fiat
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has revealed that over AUD 2.1 million were lost in 2017 in cryptocurrency-related scams.
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, ACCC, Australia, ICO, ransomware, Bitcoin, financial scams, report
Microsoft has announced that its search engine, Bing, will no longer show advertising for cryptocurrency, related products, and unregulated binary options.
Microsoft, Bitcoin, crypto, cryptocurrency, ICO, Facebook, Bitcoin ban, Google, Bing
People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has said cryptocurrencies will be one of its top priorities in 2018, in an effort to protect the national currency.
PBOC, regulation, crypto exchanges, yuan, China, cryptocurrency
China has announced plans to crack down on online pyramid schemes, including speculation masked as cryptocurrencies and online games, according to Reuters.
China, cryptocurrency, crypto, online security, fraud prevention, pyramid schemes, crypto trading
From data breaches, ransomware and Bitcoin to PSD2 and SCA, The Paypers looks back at some of the stories that hit the headlines in 2017 in the online security and fraud management space.
data breaches, ransomware, crypto, cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, PSD2, SCA, fraud management, Uber, Equifax, online security, digital identity, payment fraud, Ethereum, NiceHash
China has outlined why it believes that ICOs are illegal under domestic law in a joint statement issued by seven financial regulators.
ICOs, China, illegal fundraising, cryptocurrency, tokens, regulation, illegal financing, online security, PBOC
Beijing city regulator has demanded country officials to adopt a “standard” approach to blockchain technology developments.
Bitcoin, blockchain, cryptocurrency, standards, regulation, China, Asia
An AICPA survey has revealed that half of the 1,005 US adults surveyed said it was at least somewhat likely they would lose money to identity theft in the next period.
identity theft, security, investment fraud, survey, fraudsters, US, AICPA
Arthur Baxter, ExpressVPN: The greatest contribution from Bitcoin and Blockchain to eliminate fraud might not come from its applications in finance
Bitcoin, blockchain, online security, digital identity, web fraud, Arthur Baxter, ExpressVPN, expert opinion