The payments landscape has undergone significant changes over the past decade. The changes have been mainly driven by fast-paced technological advancements. Digital payments in the EU have steadily increased, reaching a value of EUR 240 trillion in 2021 (compared to EUR 184.2 trillion in 2017). This trend has been accelerated
On December 4th, 2020 Directive (EU) 2020/1828 on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. AIM of the new redress DIRECTIVE! This Directive gives powers to organisations or public bodies designated by European Union (EU)
As previously discussed, Great Britain is undeniably the frontrunner in financial crime in Europe. Being one of the global headquarters for financial services comes with a high price for the British people. In 2023, Britons lost about £459.7mn to Authorised Push payment fraud — which includes purchase scams, online investment
On April 5, 2024, the Dutch Prosecutor announced that the criminal charges against Payvision´s board members were settled out of court. Booker and his collegue Cheng Liem Li were found to have (2016 – April 2020) structurally and for many years violated the European Know your Customer rules and accepted
The damage currently caused to small European investors by fraud on online trading websites (from now on, also referred to as #BrokerScams or #InvestmentScams) promising high returns for investments (right now mainly cryptos) in Europe is estimated at (at least) 1 billion euros per month (!). This is only a
Over the past few years, we have learned that cybercriminals are not afraid of all of European law enforcement’s capabilities. Cross-border criminal investigations—in the rare case when opened—take years without any action. So, cybercriminals can make an excellent life for themselves for years with the victims’ money: expensive cars, expensive
On 22 February 2024, the EU Council and the EU Parliament voted 28 to 26 to establish the new Anti-Money Laundering Authority in Frankfurt, Germany. This authority, anticipated in the highly regarded EU Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Package, is expected to play a crucial role in combating money laundering within the
Approvement of the new EU Instant Payments Regulation! On 7th February 2024, the European Parliament formally approved the new Instant Payments Regulation. Under the new regulations for Instant Payments (also known as Real-Time Payments), all European payment providers are required to give their customers the option to conduct Euro-denominated credit
For over four years, we have meticulously examined criminal files to decipher the operations of Barak and Lenhoff´s criminal organization and the involvement of Payment Service Providers (PSPs) in these schemes. In recent months, as we collected information for the ongoing civil proceedings against Payvision and Deutsche Bank, we have
EUFRS.ORG is an impersonation scam, so pls take care and avoid any interaction! Scammers also use these impersonation emails, more to come soon; (pls do not react): [email protected]; EFRI Recovery <[email protected]> We filed a criminal complaint with the local prosecutor in Austria. In case you want to join the criminal
EFRI is the abbreviation for European Funds Recovery Initiative. The legal entity behind this Initiative is a not-for-profit organisation (EFRI-Association) registered in Vienna, Austria. Here you can read the statutes of the not-for-profit organization. Read More
