Latest Financial Crime News: Finextra Research

NextGen Nordics 2026: Architect the future of money in Stockholm

Registration is officially open for NextGen Nordics 2026, the region’s most influential banking and payments event.

19 November 2025

EU foils €600m crypto scam

European authorities have arrested nine people in connection with a cryptocurrency money laundering network that defrauded victims of more than €600m

04 November 2025

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Starling launches AI tool for scam monitoring

UK challenger bank Starling has launched what it claims is the UK's first AI tool designed to spot purchase scams.

28 October 2025

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AFP: BMO, Affirm on deepfakes, downtime and demand for a crisis-ready culture

At AFP 2025 in Boston, Larry Zelvin, executive VP and head of the financial crimes unit, BMO; Sarah McMorris, CTP, lead, treasury operations, Affirm; and Marlys Green, director, treasury controller, PDS Health, took to the stage to explore the profound shift in the threat landscape due to AI-enabled cybercrime.

27 October 2025

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Canadian watchdog fines crypto firm Cryptomus C$177m

The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (Fintrac) has fined the operator of crypto platform Cryptomus C$177 million for non-compliance with AML and counter-terrorist financing laws.

24 October 2025

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Trump pardons Binance founder Zhao

Donald Trump has pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the billionaire founder of crypto exchange Binance, who served prison time after pleading guilty in 2023 to enabling money laundering on the platform.

23 October 2025

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Consumers increasingly concerned about AI scams

A vast majority of consumers are concerned that increasingly sophisticated AI will be used for financial scams and a similar number expect their banks to use the same technology to protect them, according to recently published research

22 October 2025

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Canada preps financial crime agency

Canada is setting up a financial crimes agency to take on a rising tide of online scams as part of a national anti-fraud strategy that will also require more action from banks.

21 October 2025

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US seizes $15bn in bitcoin from alleged forced-labour pig butchering scam

The US government has seized nearly $15 billion worth of bitcoin linked to a Cambodian man accused of running "forced-labour" cryptocurrency “pig butchering” scams.

17 October 2025

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Two-thirds of bank staff using unapproved AI tools - survey

The prevalence of shadow AI, whereby bank staff are using unapproved tech, poses a growing risk to the financial services industry, suggests recently published research.

08 October 2025

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Cybersecurity concerns on the rise for consumers

A majority of consumers believe it is harder to secure their information on digital platforms than their physical homes, according to recently published research.

06 October 2025

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ECB turns to AI startup for fraud detection for digital euro

The European Central Bank (ECB) has selected Portugal-based startup Feedzai to provide fraud detection and prevention for its digital euro.

02 October 2025

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