A Swiss-based think tank has called for increased international cooperation regarding cryptocurrency regulation and enforcement in order to combat black market activity. A recent paper, which was drafted by the Basel Institute of Governance and The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators, has suggested that action against illicit crypto markets must be more coordinated. At present, there’s concern
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What happened with fraud and crypto in 2021?
Veriff rang in the new year by publishing its 2021 Identity Fraud Report (and it’s available to download now). Our fraud report looks mainly at three major industries: Crypto, Fintech, and Mobility. All of these industries have been affected by COVID-19, rapidly changing economic landscapes, the Metaverse, and more. Today we’re taking a look at how
What Veriff’s H1 2021 Identity Fraud Report says about the state of Mobility, Crypto, and Fintech
Veriff published its H1 2021 Identity Fraud Report this week (and it’s available to download for free). Our fraud report looks mainly at three major industries: Crypto, Fintech, and Mobility. All of these industries have been affected by COVID-19 in different ways and that’s clear when you look across the history of our fraud report. What
Veriff’s Fraud Findings – January to March 2021
Last December, we published our Veriff Fraud Report, which looked at the rates of online identity fraud which we’d observed throughout 2020. This focused on the three major industries we’re currently supporting – crypto, fintech, and mobility. We also categorised the identity fraud we witnessed into four major types: Not too surprisingly, there were spikes in online identity fraud
The best cryptocurrency exchanges for 2020
There is plenty of mystery surrounding cryptocurrency for many people, but once you have the main questions answered the picture becomes a lot clearer. Veriff can help here. We are experts in the financial services space. We generally want to find parallels with the money we’ve been using everyday our whole lives. To do this, we have to understand that there
Best Cryptocurrency Wallets For 2020
Cryptocurrency is now bigger than ever, and there is such a bewildering array of crypto wallets, exchanges and other products and services, that it can be quite daunting to the newcomer. So, let’s make things a bit clearer. Let’s define some of the terms. What do we mean by wallet and exchange? (By the way,
Cryptocurrency is out of the shadows
Far from the shady suspicious image of the past, Bitcoin and its digital peers are hitting the bigtime with an ever-growing list of household names integrating crypto into their payment solutions. Giving these companies a competitive edge, cryptocurrencies not only widen appeal, but they bolster an innovative and forward-thinking image. Adopting the use of crypto
Six of the hottest cryptocurrencies out there right now
As cryptocurrency rapidly gains credibility and trust, many are turning their attention to what is currently on offer in the marketplace. We’ve chosen the following currencies for their prominence in the cryptocurrency space, their investment potential, or the fact they have unique features and mechanisms. There are hundreds of ICO (cryptocurrencies) out there, but based