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22 July 2021: How can the financial services sector generate greater trust when it comes to data? Nicola Eschenburg says it can be done, and the sooner the better in her latest blog

15 July 2021: Robert Harris’ latest blog discusses how we can expect unified FinCrime strategies to become common practice in the next five years and how this can be implemented by banks

6 July 2021: Where there is money, cyber crime isn’t far behind, and this was exacerbated when financial institutions were knocked sideways by the pandemic. Simon Viney’s latest blog discusses the magnitude of the issue and the need for modern solutions to address modern fraud

8 June 2021: The burgeoning need for data science has created a banking skills gap. In his latest blog, David Nicholson discusses the use of ‘citizen data science’ as a means to mitigate this gap by empowering a wider pool of employees to engage with data science workflows

27 May 2021: Authored by Robert Harris, Insurance Fraud Global Product Manager, this blog explores how the war on insurance fraud demands cross-border and cross-sector collaboration, if it is to stand any chance of tackling the problem

25 May 2021: Co-authored by Nicola Eschenburg and Harriet Shaw, this blog shares insights into our work with West Midlands police on ‘Operation Fort’, a landmark human trafficking case and shares insights into the modus operandi for organised crime groups

13 May 2021: With the rise of new emerging technologies reliant on data, data ethics comes into play. Asking questions and guiding practical actions about the use of data. Read more in this blog co-authored by Holly Armitage, Principal Strategist and Chris Blood, Principal Data Strategist

29 April 2021: In his latest blog, Simon Viney discusses the challenges and opportunities the FS industry has faced since the start of the pandemic and how they can work to overcome these in the coming months and years, as highlighted in our new COVID Crime Index report

15 April 2021: Around £50bn has been lent, double estimates when the Bounce Back Loan scheme launched in March 2020. It’s predicted the UK government now faces a loss of between £15 to £26bn with businesses unable to repay the loans or through fraud. Read our latest blog from Robert Harris on the scale of the problem and how it can be addressed

13 April 2021: With 6AMLD putting the focus squarely on 22 predicate offenses – do we have an opportunity to re-evaluate how we measure AML detection success and effectively tackle organised crime? Harriet Shaw questions the measures we use today and examines the possibilities that 6AMLD presents

1 April 2021: Leveraging customer data offers insurers the ability to better risk assess applicants and personalise offerings. The challenge lies in having the right data at the right time for the right customer says Robert Harris in his latest blog

30 March 2021: In his latest blog, David Nicholson takes a look at the reasons for bias in AI and the role of regulators, governments and big tech firms in strengthening the culture of responsibility and ethical behaviour within financial organisations, beyond data processing

16 March 2021: The pandemic has generated ripple effects of changes across the FS sector. Our latest blog from Enda Shirley puts the world of money laundering under the microscope, looking at how a trio of 2021 challenges has impacted compliance teams

2 March 2021: In his latest blog, Tyrone Cole discusses the concept of a counter fraud eco-system from an insurance industry perspective, and more specifically the three key disciplines of the system that help to create an effective counter fraud strategy – technology & data, people/organisations and process

19 February 2021: Almost every major financial institution is navigating a huge transformation programme aimed at improving their AML regime. Whether they are responding to regulatory pressure or to a new threat, they all face the same question… 'How effective are we at catching financial crime?'

17 February 2021: COVID-19 restrictions have led to surging numbers of remote medical appointments, and with them, increased attempts of various types of medical fraud. Dennis Toomey looks at the latest fraud trend and what insurers can do today

2 February 2021: Car loan or auto financing fraud is a growing problem for financial institutions, driving financial, reputational and regulatory risk. David Nicholson and Harriet Brown explain how they helped a German client facing this challenge

19 January 2021: In his guest blog, John Jefferies, Chief Financial Analyst at CipherTrace writes that financial institutions must take action to safeguard themselves from regulatory action

8 December 2020: In his latest blog, Simon Viney discusses our recent report which highlights the ingenuity of money laundering tactics to obtain liquid financial assets and avoid any subsequent tracing of the funds

26 November 2020: In his latest blog, Dennis Toomey explains why the industry must turn not only to sophisticated tools and technologies, but also unite around a strategy based on collaboration – in order to tackle insurance fraud

29 October 2020: In his blog, Enda Shirley explores what will happen next to the banking industry after the FinCEN files controversy

6 August 2020: Dennis Toomey looks at five key trends that insurers need to be aware of as they fight fraud

21 July 2020: Brian Ferro explores how the cloud can help organisations meet their compliance obligations and prepare for an uncertain future

7 July 2020: Mariola Marzouk investigates three key issues faced by financial crime compliance professionals – and asks what role technology can play in helping to overcome these challenges

25 June 2020: Enda Shirley considers how banks can close the gap by evolving the role humans play in preventing financial crime