COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS BOLSTERED SPENDING ON ANTI-FRAUD PROFESSIONALS
February 1st, 2021
The boom in online fraud through the Covid-19 pandemic, at a time when new fintech is being rolled out, has grown demand for anti-fraud professionals.
The latest assessment released by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) (published in December 2020), based on responses from 1,712 anti-fraud professionals, (49% of whom were in the USA and Canada), said that 41% of organisations (public and private sector) are planning to increase their overall anti-fraud budget in 2021. Only 13% anticipate a reduced anti-fraud budget for next year. Similarly, ...
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