Tag: SmartSearch

Organised crime has quietly colonised Britain's retail landscape, and a new report from Trading Standards lays bare the alarming scale of the problem. According to...

Governments around the world deploy sanctions as a critical tool to restrict financial criminals from accessing global financial systems. But as these protections grow...

A striking statistic sits at the heart of the UK's current compliance landscape: 87% of businesses say they would cut ties with a partner...

The UK property market has long been an attractive target for financial crime, and the compliance burden on estate agents has never been greater. According...

Fraud is evolving. Unlike traditional identity theft — where criminals hijack a real person's credentials — synthetic identity fraud takes a more insidious approach,...

SmartSearch has issued a stark warning to claims management companies and law firms: prepare now for the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) incoming motor finance...

An estimated $2 trillion is laundered through the global financial system every year — a figure that represents far more than financial loss. According to...

Anti-fraud specialist SmartSearch has issued a warning following the introduction of new rules that allow banks and payment providers with strong fraud controls to...

The latest assessment from the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS) has highlighted improvements in the way money laundering risks are monitored...

HM Treasury and the DSIT have issued joint guidance confirming that certified DVS can be used to meet identity verification requirements under Regulation 28...