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The 2021 contact centre: fraudsters change tack
Dr. Nikolay Gaubitch is Director of Research EMEA at Pindrop (www.pindrop.com).
Online Published Date:
25 May 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
Fight payments fraud by locking down your vendor master
Taylor Nemeth is head of payments at PaymentWorks (www.paymentworks.com) where he is responsible for the strategy, operations and growth of the company’s Payment Security solution. He previously managed payments products in the higher education sector for CBORD.
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25 May 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
Audit – reset for detection
Auditorsin the UK will need to address their approach to fraud, says Gavin Hinks,pushed by long-deliberated legislative reform.MoreexpectedHMGovernment, in March this year [2021] released a white paper, ‘Restoring PublicTrust in Audit and Corporate..
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26 May 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
EU Commission fines three banks €371 million over bond trading cartel
By Sara Lewis, in Brussels
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27 May 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
Biometry and behaviour – security in real-time
Even if someone not the true owner gains access to an account, they may not be able to drain it of funds now that every moment and nuance of their session is likely to be under scrutiny and any anomaly registered, potentially blocking payment. Paul..
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01 June 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
In dispute – data and disclosure
Phil Beckett (+44 (0)207 663 0778, pbeckett@alvarezandmarsal.com) is Managing Director and Head of Disputes and Investigations at Alvarez & Marsal in Europe and the Middle East.
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09 June 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
US makes fight against corruption national security priority
BySara Lewis
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10 June 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
Factoring in Gupta
Simon Thomas (+44 (1534) 766254, simonthomas@bakerandpartners.com) is a partner and Daian Sumner a senior advocate with Baker & Partners.
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14 June 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
Corruption survey maps EU variations - Transparency International
By Sara Lewis, in Brussels
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17 June 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
Fraud unravels everything – how the BVI Courts can assist
Christopher Pease (+1 284 852 4385, christopher.pease@harneys.com) and Paula Kay (+852 5806 7879, paula.kay@harneys.com) are partners and Strachan Gray (+852 5806 7818, strachan.gray@harneys.com) an associate with Harneys.
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17 June 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
Corporate criminal liability: the why and the how
John Binns (+44 (0)20 7430 2277, jbinns@bcl.com) is a partner at BCL Solicitors LLP, and a specialist in financial crime.
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23 June 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
Covid-19 fraud opportunities in EU - OLAF reports
By Sara Lewis, in Brussels
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25 June 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
Amec Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd pays US$41m, enters US DPA to settle Brazil bribery case
A subsidiary of John Wood Group, the UK-based engineering business, has agreed to pay US$18,375,000 to US prosecuting authorities over charges that it conspired with others to bribe officials in Brazil to win a U$190m contract; after offsets against..
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28 June 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
Amec Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd reaches US$177m global settlement for bribery in oil and gas sector
A subsidiary of John Wood Group, the UK-based engineering business, has agreed to pay UK£103m, which includes UK£3.4m costs, to the UK’s Serious Fraud Office, to draw a line under a four-year investigation into its past use of corrupt agents in the..
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03 July 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
Stats suggest UK Covid-19 aid fraud could run into £billions
Fraud involving Covid-19 aid schemes in the UK could involve thefts totalling billions of pounds sterling (UK£), according to white collar crime and investigations specialist, Iskander Fernandez, partner at law firm BLM.His comments came as BLM..
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05 July 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
Delivery text scams booming in UK, finds consumer group
By Sara Lewis
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07 July 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
The parallel pandemic [Video]
The onset of Covid-19 challenged everyone, good and bad alike, and it’s not over. The fraudsters adapted fast, as always, taking advantage of the acceleration in work, shopping and socialising online, and the rushed roll-out of state aid programmes..
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10 July 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
The UK Bribery Act: Happy Birthday?
John Binns (+44 (0)20 7430 2277, jbinns@bcl.com) is a partner and Andrew Watson (+44 (0)20 7430 2277, awatson@bcl.com) a legal assistant in the financial crime department of BCL Solicitors LLP.
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12 July 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
Access points - OSINT
The Covid-19 pandemic’s boom in web usage has created manifold opportunities for hackers and fraudsters to attack the unwary through electronic networks; however, on the plus side, Keith Nuthall finds the scope for open-source intelligence (OSINT)..
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12 July 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
SFO agrees tenth Deferred Prosecution Agreement – good money, but do they work?
Alex Swan (+44 (0)20 7430 2277, aswan@bcl.com) is a senior associate at BCL Solicitors LLP, specialising in complex business crime and regulatory matters.
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15 July 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
Sound recording - covert surveillance
Minuscule microphones and concealed cameras – the gadgetry of countless spy films is less detectable and more effective than ever, and, increasingly, accepted as evidence in court proceedings. Keith Nuthall checks out the latest kit and constraints..
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16 July 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
German carmakers fined over €875 million for AdBlue cartel
By Sara Lewis, in Brussels
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16 July 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
President Obama and ‘Dr No’
Joshua Domb (+44 020 7570 1412, jdomb@mwe.com) is a lawyer who advises on a wide range of domestic and international issues involving bribery, corruption, money laundering, tax evasion, in addition to associated regulatory and compliance matters, with McDermott Will & Emery UK.
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21 July 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
Ransomware attackers on the rampage
Kingsley Hayes (+44 (0)151 459 5850, kingsley.hayes@kellerlenkner.co.uk) is head of Data Breachat group action law firm Keller Lenkner UK. He is also head of its newInvestment Fraud and Mis-selling group.
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21 July 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
Cybercrime update – preying upon the pandemic
Jim Gee (+44 (0)20 78427239, jim.gee@crowe.co.uk) is a partner and nationalhead of Forensic Services at Crowe UK LLP, an audit, tax, advisory and riskfirm that has been investing in a cutting-edge capacity to protect clientsagainst the ever-growing threat of cybercrime. Jim is also visiting professorand chair of the Centre for Counter Fraud Studiesat the University of Portsmouth.
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21 July 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
Blockchain bandits
Kate Gee (+44 (0)20 3818 3500, kate.gee@signaturelitigation.com) is a senior associate and Elliott Fellowes (+44 (0)20 3818 3500, elliott.fellowes@signaturelitigation.com) an associate at Signature Litigation.
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21 July 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021
EU cross-border currents – OLAF and EPPO strike cooperation deal over fraud probes
ByKeith Nuthall
Online Published Date:
23 July 2021
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August/September 2021 - 25 August 2021