TOPICS: HOW TO GET AWAY WITH ONLINE FRAUD in Summer 2024 (BA40913WK1B)

As the financial services industry digitizes, the way financial crimes are committed is changing. How to Get Away with Fraud – Online will assess how financial crimes are committed using social media platforms (Instagram, WhatsApp & Facebook), crypto currencies (Bitcoin), digital banks (Revolut) and payment processing firms (Venmo & CashApp). In this course, students will learn how to identify, review and evaluate what role governments play in regulating the fintech industry, what new regulatory legislation is being implemented and where governments are falling short in regulating the ever-evolving fintech industry. Students will also learn how to assess and analyze the role that social media platforms & fintech companies are required to undertake in order to thwart financial criminals and curtail the misuse their products. Students will also be able to identify how fintech products and social media platforms are used to launder money, finance terrorism, evade sanctions and engage in bribery and corruption, and about the steps these companies take in order to stop financial criminals from using their platforms for nefarious purposes.