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Fraud is the making of false representations or engaging in deceptive behavior in order to unlawfully secure financial or personal gain. 
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UK APPG publishes report assessing the APP fraud mandatory reimbursement requirement

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The UK All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Fair Banking has published its latest report, "No Half Measures – A Blueprint to Beat APP Fraud", alongside a press release. The report assesses the UK's response to authorised...more

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[Podcast] Signed, Sealed, Prosecuted: The UK Post Office Scandal

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Join hosts Tatiana Sainati and Diana Shaw as they unravel one of the most shocking corruption scandals in modern British history – the UK Post Office Horizon debacle. From a centuries-old institution to a catastrophic IT...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Great Women in Compliance: GWIC X EC Q2 2025 - Exploring Compliance Innovations

We are back with another GWIC X EC crossover episode. Today we have the quartet of Great Women in Compliance of Kristy Grant-Hart, Karen Moore, Lisa Fine and Hemma Lomax. The GWIC quartet discuss various intriguing topics...more

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PSR consolidated policy statement on APP scams reimbursement requirement

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The UK Payments Systems Regulator (PSR) has published a consolidated policy statement (PS25/5) concerning the authorised push payment (APP) fraud reimbursement requirement within the Faster Payments system, which came into...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending, May 3, 2025

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast that brings you the week’s Top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week. Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you the compliance professional and the compliance stories you need to...more

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PSR publishes policy statement on 2024 APP scams data

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The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published a policy statement outlining its approach to publishing authorised push payment (APP) scams data for 2024. In 2025, the PSR will take a different approach to publishing...more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority Dear CEO letter on priorities for payments portfolio firms

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The Financial Conduct Authority has published a Dear CEO letter to firms in the payments portfolio sector (including payment institutions, e-money institutions and registered account information service providers). Although...more

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UK Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: Banks and EMIs face detailed new information and account direct deduction...

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Banks and EMIs will need to consider the impacts of proposed new requirements to comply with information notices and account direct deduction orders on their policies, procedures and controls. For information notices, this...more

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The End of LIBOR: Hotel California Edition [Part II]

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On October 1, 2024, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (UK FCA) phased out ‘Zombie’ LIBOR, as a transitional benchmark, with the move to alternative “risk-free” rates....more

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Fighting Fraud: Where Does the Responsibility to Protect Consumers Lie?

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Fraud now accounts for 40% of crime in England and Wales. However, in this era of strained public finances, and the often international dimension to consumer fraud, the Government’s approach has often been to look to the...more

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Data protection guidance for firms sharing customer information for the prevention of fraud

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The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (the ICO) has published guidance to help firms take steps to protect customers’ personal information when data is shared between firms to prevent fraud and scams....more

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New Era of Fraud Prevention: Global Regulations Demand Accountability from Banks and Telcos

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In an era where digital transactions are increasingly vulnerable to sophisticated fraud, regulators around the world are stepping up to enhance consumer protection and cybersecurity. Singapore's Shared Responsibility...more

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The U.K.'s Authorised Push Payment (APP) Fraud Reimbursement Scheme

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The UK’s Authorised Push Payment (APP) Fraud Reimbursement Scheme came into force on October 7, 2024. It requires in-scope payment service providers (PSPs) sending payments through either the Faster Payment System (FPS) or...more

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The U.K.'s Authorised Push Payment APP Fraud Reimbursement Scheme

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The UK’s Authorised Push Payment (APP) Fraud Reimbursement Scheme came into force on October 7, 2024. It requires in-scope payment service providers (PSPs) sending payments through either the Faster Payment System (FPS) or...more

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UK Financial Ombudsman Service Updates Guidance on Handling Complaints Concerning APP Fraud, Scams and Fraud

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The Financial Ombudsman Service has published updated versions of its guidance for businesses on: (i) handling complaints concerning Authorized Push Payment fraud and other scams involving authorized payments or withdrawals;...more

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Draft UK Legislation to Address Push Payment Fraud

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HM Treasury has published a policy note and a draft statutory instrument—The Payment Services (Amendment) Regulations 2024—on a risk-based approach to payments to mitigate against authorized push payment fraud. HM Treasury...more

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New Rules To Tackle Authorised Push Payment Fraud

Authorised push payment (APP) fraud in the UK is the largest type of payment fraud, both in number of scams and value of losses. It involves a fraudster convincing someone to send a payment to a bank account that the...more

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Beyond the Betrayal: Navigating Strategies for Victims of APP Fraud

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Authorised Push Payment (“APP”) fraud, where victims are tricked into authorising payments to fraudsters, resulted in losses of £485.2m in 2022 and is reported to have risen by 22% in 2023. With consumer protection laws...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Customer Beware: UK Supreme Court Clarifies Banks’ Duties in respect of Fraudulent Payments

In the much-anticipated decision of Philipp v Barclays Bank UK PLC [2023] UKSC 25 (the “Decision”), the UK Supreme Court (the “Court”) rejected the contention that Barclays Bank UK Plc (the “Bank”) owed a duty to its customer...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

The Quincecare Duty: A Victory for the Banks?

On 12 July 2023, the UK Supreme Court delivered a landmark decision on the so-called “Quincecare duty” owed by banks to their customers. In a unanimous judgment in favour of Barclays Bank, the UK’s highest Court held that...more

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Landmark UK Supreme Court decision clarifies scope of banks’ so-called ‘Quincecare duty’

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In Philipp v Barclays Bank UK PLC, the UK Supreme Court has given unanimous judgment in favour of Barclays Bank, and provided clear guidance on the so-called ‘Quincecare duty’ owed by banks to their customers. White & Case...more

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Banks as Gatekeepers Against Fraud: Customer Protection and the So-Called Quincecare Duty in the UK

Who can be held responsible when a rogue actor directs payment from a company’s bank account? Unless discovered quickly, stolen funds are usually quickly spirited away from easy recovery. Victims of fraud therefore look for...more

K2 Integrity

Sanctions Against Russia: Understanding the Evolving Picture and How to Respond

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...Since the start of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces on February 24, the United States (U.S.), United Kingdom (UK), and the European Union (EU) have led a global sanctions campaign against Russia that has been...more

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A New Angle on Banks’ Duties to Customers in Fraud Cases: Philipp v Barclays

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What is the scope of banks’ duties to customers in executing their customers’ instructions? In particular, what are banks’ duties if the instruction is the instrument of fraud? Earlier this month, the Court of Appeal...more

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Court of Appeal: Banks’ Quincecare duty may apply to instructions from defrauded customers

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In Philipp v Barclays Bank UK PLC, the Court of Appeal held that the Quincecare duty may apply to direct customer instructions (not just those through an agent), such that banks may be liable for failing to protect against...more

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