Page 3 - Financial Frauds

RBI considers setting up of fraud registry to check banking frauds

As part of its efforts to strengthen customer protection, Reserve Bank is considering setting up a fraud registry to create a database of fraudulent websites, phones and various modus operandi used for digital fraud. Such a database will help prevent these fraudsters from repeating the fraud as the websites or phone numbers would be blacklisted, RBI executive director Anil Kumar Sharma said on Monday. "There is no definite timeline for setting up of the fraud registry. At present, we are talking to different stakeholders including different departments like payments and settlement and supervision of RBI," he said. Payment system participants will be provided access to this registry for near-real time fraud monitoring. The aggregated fraud data will be published to educate customers on emerging risks. Sharma also said that the customers of the Core Investment Company (CIC) would come under the Reserve Bank - Integrated Ombudsman Scheme (RB-IOS), 2021. Prime Minister Narendra Modi l

Cyber frauds: Banks step up efforts to promote safe banking habits

Apart from HDFC Bank's 'Vigil Aunty', a host of private sector general insurers also offer individual cyber insurance policies

42% Indians experienced financial fraud in last three years: Report

While digitisation of payments and banking has benefitted both common people and government, financial fraud has been on the rise, with nearly 42 per cent of Indians becoming victims in last 3 years

As cybercrime cases rise in Odisha, govt alerts people against cyber fraud

Worried over rise in cyber crimes in Odisha, with fraudsters impersonating senior officers online to raise funds, state govt has asked Netizens to exercise caution during all financial transactions

RBI's fourth regulatory sandbox cohort is on prevention of financial frauds

The RBI has also decided to facilitate on-tap applications for themes of cohorts earlier closed

As electronic transactions surge, it's boom time for tech fraud fighters

Pandemic pushes companies to police e-transactions; financial services firms and e-commerce companies are among the major drivers of demand

83% Indians trust robots more than humans to manage their finances

In India, 106 per cent of business leaders saw an increase in financial anxiety and stress, and their sadness grew by 47 per cent due to coronavirus pandemic

Sebi bars TV anchor Hemant Ghai, wife and mother for 'fraud in trading'

The accused allegedly bought shares ahead of giving buy recommendations

CBI registers case against pvt firms for causing Rs 4,736 cr loss to banks

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against a private company based at Hyderabad on allegations of causing loss to banks to the tune of approximately Rs 4,736.57 crore

62% cybercrime complaints in 2020 linked to financial frauds: Delhi Police

Sixty-two per cent of the cybercrime complaints lodged in 2020 were related to financial frauds, police said in a statement

Indian-origin brothers pull off coup, buy UK supermarket chain Asda

Pull off an acquisition bigger than the Tatas' Corus and JLR deals, will hold controlling stake while Amazon will own a minority share

Indian-origin man pleads guilty to operating unlicensed money transfer biz

A 24-year old Indian-origin man has pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business that provided essential services to a fraudulent technical-support company

Frauds reported in H1 rise to Rs 1.13 trillion, 97% happened earlier

Also, during the first half of FY20, banks reported 398 cases of large-value frauds (above Rs 50 crore) worth Rs 1.05 trillion and 21 cases of frauds above Rs 1,000 cr, worth a cumulative Rs 44,951 cr

With rise in financial frauds, forensic audits prove handy for India Inc

Audit firms are also reporting a rising demand for background checks of senior executives when they join a company

13 US financial firms to pay $386 mn to settle price-fixing allegations

Pennsylvania's lawsuit consolidated claims by various government agencies and labor unions, including the city of Baltimore and pension systems in St. Louis, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico and Birmingham

Forensic audits business expected to boom as RBI prepares new norms

RBI's Annual Report for FY19 says the number frauds went up by 15% to 6,801 cases

UP govt to crack down on phony investment firms, starts training police

Initiates special workshops for cops on dealing with financial crimes, launches investor awareness programmes

From PNB to IL&FS, probes into top financial scandals to be settled soon

The net is closing in on Punjab National Bank, IL&FS, ICICI-Videocon, and AugustaWestland

Modi govt plans 'sanitised list' of CAs & companies, to collect KYC details

Move comes against the backdrop of instances of corporate frauds and various alleged lapses in corporate governance practices

Modi govt plans a way to stop future 'Nirav Modis' from fleeing the country

To deal with such issues, the government last month promulgated the Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance, 2018