Hong Kong police arrest 17 over money laundering syndicate plan
Hong Kong police have arrested 17 people and broke apart a syndicate that has been laundering HK$97m over the past 16 months.
Real estate wire fraud prevention tech CertifID closes Series A
CertifID, which helps prevent wire fraud in real estate deals, has reportedly collected $12.5m in its Series A funding round.
Signifyd to provide DNA Payments with anti-fraud tech
E-commerce fraud protection company Signifyd will provide integrated fraud protection technology to DNA Payments, an omni-channel payments company for the UK and EU markets.
Queen’s Speech outlines new protections to fraud victims
As part of the Queen’s Speech at the UK’s opening of parliament, a new Financial Services and Markets Bill was announced with new fraud protections for consumers.
Mining Capital Coin’s CEO charged for alleged $62m fraud scheme
An indictment was unsealed that charges Mining Capital Coin’s CEO for allegedly orchestrating a $62m global investment fraud scheme.
Canadian RegTech Paytic closes round to expand internationally
Canada-based Paytic, which claims to be a smarter way to manage card programs, has reportedly raised $2.95m.
NetGuardians selected by LUKB for fraud prevention
Swiss FinTech NetGuardians, which provides an enterprise risk platform for combatting financial fraud, has been selected by Luzerner Kantonalbank AG (LUKB) to further enhance its fraud-prevention systems.
Early Warning Services launches fraud detection solution
Early Warning Services, has launched Verify Identity, a synthetic identity fraud detection solution for qualifying financial services organisations, mobile network providers, corporations and government entities.
Open-source vendor Fleet snares $20m financing
Fleet, an endpoint visibility technology vendor, has pulled in $20m from a Series A funding round led by venture capital firm CRV.
How is cryptocurrency changing money laundering?
The cryptocurrency market is booming. With new technologies and new products launching on the market, the industry is seemingly going from strength to strength. With new technologies, however, come new challenges. How is the industry changing money laundering?
