Travellers are 'easy targets' for online financial crime - studyWhile technology has allowed the travel sector to advance by leaps and bounds, it has also enabled the growth of cybercrime, with travellers becoming easy targets for online financial crime, a new study has showed. According to ne More… |
Key recognition for CustomerXPsCustomerXPs, a leading provider of real-time financial crime, risk and compliance software for the global banking sector, has been recognised as an enterprise solution in the Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Enterprise Fraud Technology contained in More… |
Key recognition for CustomerXPsCustomerXPs, a leading provider of real-time financial crime, risk and compliance software for the global banking sector, has been recognised as an enterprise solution in the Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Enterprise Fraud Technology contained in More… |
IBM Watson to tackle cybercrimeIBM Security today announced Watson for Cyber Security, a new cloud-based version of the company's cognitive technology trained in the language of security, as part of a year-long research project. To further scale the system, IBM p More… |
Pakistan arrests elusive ganglord in crime-ridden cityOne of Pakistan's most notorious gangsters, the alleged mastermind of a string of murders of local politicians and policemen, was arrested on Saturday in the country's crime-ridden commercial capital of Karachi. "Lyar More… |
StanChart hosts financial crime compliance workshopStandard Chartered hosted its first Financial Crime and Compliance (FCC) workshop for its financial institutional and correspondent banking clients in the Middle East region. The event, which took place at Four More… |
Cyber crime rising in Middle EastCyber crime is on the rise in the Middle East, according to Interpol. Increasing reliance on technology is being exploited by criminals and terrorists, revealed Interpol Digital Crime Officer Abdulla Al Sayed, said a report in the Gulf Dai More… |
StanChart boosts ME team fighting financial crimesStandard Chartered plans to hire several financial crime-fighting staff in the Middle East, according to online jobs postings, as it seeks to strengthen controls after legal and compliance problems in the US. The bank is hiring a More… |
‘Iran crime network’ investigation underwaySaudi Arabia has accused Iran of operating an organised crime network in Gulf waters that targets civilian seafarers. The allegation is currently being reviewed by the American military, which is investigating whether Iran’s Revolutionar More… |
FERG ramps up awareness strategy against cybercrimeThe UAE’s Foreign Exchange and Remittance Group (FERG), comprising of businesses engaged in money exchange and remittances in the country, has ramped up its awareness strategy to combat cybercrime. More… |