On October 7, 2026, Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald issued a memo — Directive 26-13: A Comprehensive Approach in the Fight Against Fraud

Suspicious activity reports, or SARs, from banks related to fraud are on pace to level off this year for what would be the first time since 2014, when the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network began releasing SAR data in its modern form. These reports ...

The increasing digitisation of financial services has brought both opportunity and risk. Among the most pressing challenges US banks face today is a dramatic rise in fraud during online account openings. While digital banking enables faster, more ...

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Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald of the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division (the Fraud Division) today released Directive 26-13, outlining the Division’s comprehensive approach in the fight against fraud. Expanding on ...

The launch of Facephi Intelligence Platform responds to a scenario in which an identity may have been successfully verified and, even so, a third party can take over an account and operate later, even with legitimate credentials.

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Fraudsters are constantly evolving. From romance scams to deepfishing and ‘quishing’ – phishing using fake QR codes – criminal gangs are becoming increasingly sophisticated in how they target victims. Fraud remains the most common form of crime in ...

When you think of con artists, images of swindlers and thieves in busy streets likely come to mind. In the digital era, the streets become online forums and digital communities. This new era of fraud swaps face-to-face schemes with digital interactions.

A payment request can look perfectly ordinary until someone checks the bank account. By then, the finance team may be one click away from sending money to