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WorkFusion's Tara wins AML award for sanctions screening

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WorkFusion's AI agent Tara has been named AML Solution of the Year by FinTech Breakthrough for streamlining sanctions screening workloads.
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Keitaro ad tracker tied to more than 15,000 scam domains

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Keitaro ad tracker abused in 15,500 scam and malware domains, as fraudsters cloak AI-themed investment lures from security watchdogs.
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AI & hardship drive surge in Australian loan fraud

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AI tools and cost-of-living strain see Australian lenders block AUD $1.5 billion in loan fraud as money mule cases almost double.
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AI-fuelled crime drives illicit funds to $4.4 trillion

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AI-fuelled scams help push illicit finance to an estimated USD $4.4 trillion in 2025, with fraud losses hitting USD $579.4 billion.
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Finastra adds real-time AI fraud checks to payments

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Finastra is embedding FraudAverse's AI-driven fraud checks into its Financial Messaging platform to secure real-time global and instant payments.
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RedotPay expands global crypto payments with new licences

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RedotPay wins new Canada, US and Argentina licences as it builds a global crypto payments hub and expands stablecoin-based services.
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Creditinfo rolls out fraud & AML platform in Uganda

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Creditinfo launches fraud and AML platform in Uganda, targeting rising digital payment risks and bolstering banks' compliance tools.
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BioCatch unveils DeviceIQ to spot banking fraud pre-login

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BioCatch launches DeviceIQ to scan mobile and web devices before login, spotting AI-driven fraud and compromised handsets in milliseconds.
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Commerzbank deploys AI to sharpen money laundering controls

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Commerzbank taps Hawk's AI to cut false alerts and sharpen money-laundering detection, as regulators push banks to bolster AML controls.
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Conquer the KYB challenge: How smarter data quality fuels fintech integrators

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Fintech integrators turn to Melissa's real-time, trusted data layer to sharpen KYB checks, slash onboarding friction and cut synthetic fraud.
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Melissa podcast probes data quality, risk & identity

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Data specialist Melissa debuts a podcast probing how flawed customer and identity data fuels risk, fraud and compliance headaches.
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iProov unveils biometric suite to combat deepfake fraud

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iProov launches a biometric Workforce Solution Suite to verify real human presence and shield employers from deepfake-driven identity fraud.
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ACI unveils Connetic for Cards to unify payments ops

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ACI Connetic for Cards promises unified issuing, acquiring and ATM processing as banks race to modernise card systems and fight fraud.
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Why fintech needs more women in the room where risk decisions are made

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Fintech's risk frameworks are missing a vital safeguard: more women in decision rooms to challenge blind spots and prioritise resilience.
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Israel-Iran conflict exploited in fresh email scam wave

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Scammers hijack Israel-Iran war headlines for classic advance-fee email cons, security researchers warn, urging users not to respond.
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Give to Gain: Creating pathways for women in fraud prevention

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Fraud teams can unlock leadership pathways for women by breaking silos, sharing context and pairing mentorship with real decision power.
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Bybit says 2025 security drive saved USD $300m from scams

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Bybit says its 2025 Dynamic Risk-Based Protection System stopped scams from draining over USD $300m in suspicious crypto withdrawals.
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FinTech Australia launches summit on open banking data

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FinTech Australia unveils Fintech Data Horizons Summit to spotlight real-world open banking and data sharing across key sectors in 2026.
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Skills shortages persist despite surge in job applicants

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Australia's hiring market swells with applicants, yet firms still battle to secure scarce finance, data, AI and cybersecurity skills.
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Tackling the top 5 sanctions screening challenges in APAC

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APAC banks face data gaps, false alerts and opaque ownership as they race to modernise sanctions screening amid fragmented rules.