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Australia Scams Financial Services Industry

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Combatting payment account fraud: Australia’s Scams Prevention Framework

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On February 13, 2025, Australia passed legislation implementing its Scams Prevention Framework (SPF) aimed at protecting Australian consumers from scams. The design of the SPF was informed by a previous consultation which ran...more

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Combatting Scams in Australia, Singapore, China and Hong Kong

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The increased reliance on digital communication and online banking has created greater potential for digitally-enabled scams. If not appropriately addressed, scam losses may undermine confidence in digital systems, resulting...more

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Australia Passes Landmark Scam Prevention Legislation

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On 13 February 2025, the Australian Federal Parliament passed the Scams Prevention Bill 2025 (Cth) ("Bill"), the first of its kind worldwide....more

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Australia's Proposed Scams Prevention Framework

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In response to growing concerns regarding the financial and emotional burden of scams on the community, the Australian government has developed the Scams Prevention Framework Bill 2024 (the Bill). Initially, the Scams...more

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Combating payment account fraud – latest regulatory developments in Australia

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On 30 November 2023, the Treasury of the Australian Government released its consultation paper on a proposed Scams Code Framework (the Framework) which seeks to establish robust codes and targeted measures to reduce scam...more

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