Counter-fraud

PMS Mortgage Club has launched a new financial crime and mortgage fraud prevention hub to help keep advisers updated on the latest emerging threats.

Police are promoting some simple tips to protect yourself from cashpoint fraud as the tourist season continues to step up a gear.

https://www.cumbriacrack.com/2019/05/17/police-offer-advice-on-steering-clear-of-atm-fraud/

If you have done any type of online shopping, you will most likely have had to input your credit card’s CVV. The CVV is the three digits on the back of your card (four on the front if you have an American Express card), which act as an anti-fraud measure.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/why-credit-cards-cvv-number-085325369.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw

UK Payments Regulator Delays Fraud Prevention Measures Until 2020

REFORMS have been unveiled by the government aimed at offering companies better protection from fraud.

http://www.irishnews.com/business/2019/05/07/news/ministers-announce-fraud-protection-reforms-for-firms-1613996/?param=ds441rif44T

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Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE: WP; LSE: WPY) is releasing FraudSight a new solution designed to prevent fraud and optimize approval rates potentially boosting revenue across all channels.

https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/78206/worldpay-releases-fraudsight-tool

Yooz, an international provider of intelligent P2P software in the Cloud, has announced the launch of YoozProtect, a new functionality to assist in the automatic detection of fraudulent and forged documents and enhance regulation compliance for UK businesses.

https://thefintechtimes.com/yooz-artificial-intelligence/

Auditors can expect to come under greater pressure from the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) in the coming year over their work on going concern and fraud risk

https://economia.icaew.com/news/april-2019/frc-to-target-auditors-work-on-fraud#.XLpKeVtUDRM.twitter

Farmers have been warned to ‘be vigilant’ against fraud attacks in the face of increasingly sophisticated levels of fraud and cybersecurity attacks against the agricultural industry.

https://www.fginsight.com/news/hsbc-issues-fraud-warning-as-uk-farmers-targeted-by-cyber-criminals-83806