Counter-fraud

Major technology companies, including Google, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Amazon, Microsoft and TikTok have pledged £1 million to an anti-fraud campaign in the UK

https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/38833/top-tech-companies-pledge-1-million-to-uk-anti-fraud-campaign

Data from the ONS indicates that online fraud rose by as much as 70 per cent during the pandemic, with the disruption of lockdowns and greater use of online services giving fraudsters new opportunities to strike.

https://www.essexlive.news/news/uk-world-news/five-things-you-should-straight-5935909?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

Join us for the launch of our new research report on ‘The mandatory reporting of fraud: Finding solutions and sharing best practice’.

https://www.fraudadvisorypanel.org/events/the-mandatory-reporting-of-fraud-finding-solutions-and-sharing-best-practice/

The Government needs to stop pretending the epidemic of fraud sweeping the nation is just a problem for the banks.

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/city-don-t-just-pass-105535279.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

The Banking Protocol rapid scam response has helped finance staff to combat more than £32 million of fraud attempts in the first half of this year.

https://digit.fyi/protocol-scheme-banking-fraud-2021/#.YT8iNYisErA.twitter

Bank Branch Staff and Police Stopped £32m of Fraud in the First Half of 2021

https://www.moneyexpert.com/news/bank-branch-staff-and-police-stopped-gbp32m-of-fraud-in-the-first-half-of-2021/

WORLDWIDE – Due diligence. A much used phrase but one it seems anyone involved in the world of shipping and logistics should be more aware of now, even more than before in an age when criminals are using ever more sophisticated techniques to enrich themselves via cargo theft.

https://handyshippingguide.com/shipping-news/insurance-group-warns-of-carrier-fraud-in-last-of-series-of-instructional-crime-prevention-pieces_14903

UK bank branch staff and the police stopped £32m of fraud in the first half of this year through the Banking Protocol, a 65 per cent increase compared with the same period a year ago.

https://www.yourmoney.com/saving-banking/police-and-bank-staff-stopped-32m-of-fraud-in-first-half-of-2021/

The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) and SAS have enhanced their partnership to combat insurance fraud by expanding their combined technology platform, which hosts confirmed fraud and suspected fraud data.

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/breaking-news/ifb-sas-expand-antifraud-intelligence-capabilities-309257.aspx#.YTkqt4VEQpo.twitter

Auditchain is a decentralised accounting, reporting, audit and analysis virtual machine that automates and provides proof of assurance on the world’s financial and business information.

https://www.cityam.com/crypto-am-is-delighted-to-announce-auditchain-as-streaming-partner/