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Financial institutions and fintechs

Fraud investigation for financial institutions and fintechs

Inconsistent documents, unsupported receivables and unrecognised transfers call for investigation beyond customer verification. Baruch supports financial institutions, fintechs and Brazilian receivables funds in examining counterparties, transactions and digital access, gathering evidence to inform credit decisions, fraud response and steps towards recovering diverted funds.

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

From the situation to investigation deliverables.

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SITUATION 01

Unsupported receivables and related counterparties

A portfolio contains duplicate receivables or claims without verified delivery, while the seller, debtors and intermediaries may have undisclosed connections. The institution or receivables fund needs to examine documents, verify relationships and reconstruct transactions before increasing exposure or deciding on further action.

Related deliverables

  • A map of identified connections between the seller, debtors, intermediaries and beneficiaries, with supporting documents.

    Delivered throughThird Party Investigation
  • A report reconciling receivables, contracts, deliveries and payments, including evidence and outstanding checks.

    Delivered throughFraud Investigations
Decision supported

Decide whether the relationship requires corrective action, renegotiation, termination or further investigation, with the responsible teams' support.

SITUATION 02

Transactions following a possible account takeover

An account used by the company records unrecognised logins and transfers. The team needs to establish how the transactions occurred, which funds left the account and what information may help trace them.

Related deliverables

Decision supported

Set investigation priorities and inform recovery measures with the responsible teams and legal advisers.

Other signals worth investigating

  • Inconsistent identities, documents or income evidence in account opening and lending.
  • Duplicate receivables, unverified deliveries or transactions between undisclosed related parties.

Illustrative situations, not client cases. Solutions and deliverables depend on the need, available information and agreed scope.

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REFERENCES

Sources to understand the risks.

Reference publications on the schemes and risks described in the examples.

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