BioCatch launches public-private advisory board on government payment fraud
BioCatch launches public-private advisory board to help governments combat fraud ↗
What happened
- BioCatch announced a new public-private advisory board to help governments combat tax, welfare and other fraud involving government payments deposited into citizens' bank accounts.
- Former IRS Criminal Investigation Chief Guy Ficco, former Australian Taxation Office Deputy Commissioner John Ford and former Israel Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority Director-General Dr. Shlomit Wagman joined as founding members.
- BioCatch Trust, first launched in Australia in 2024, lets member banks share account intelligence in real time about the trustworthiness of accounts at other banks.
- The advisors will seek partnerships with governments and law enforcement agencies; BioCatch and customers will alert government offices to high-risk payments before disbursement.
Why it matters to Signicat
- The board targets government disbursement fraud and cross-bank account-trust sharing, which sits outside Signicat's current eID, signing and verification lines on the evidence supplied.
- Public-sector fraud advisory with former tax-enforcement officials could expand BioCatch's reach into government buyers in Signicat's public-sector accounts.
Evidence from the source (6 quotes)
- “today announced the creation of a new public-private advisory board to help governments around the world combat tax, welfare, and other forms of fraud involving government payments deposited directly into the bank accounts of their citizens” source ↗
- “Former IRS Criminal Investigation Chief Guy Ficco, former Australian Taxation Office Deputy Commissioner John Ford, and former Israel Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority Director-General Dr. Shlomit Wagman have joined the board as its founding members.” source ↗
- “First launched in Australia in 2024, BioCatch Trust™ enables member banks to share account intelligence in real time, granting visibility into the trustworthiness of accounts at other banks.” source ↗
- “Ficco, Ford, and Wagman will seek to establish partnerships with governments and law enforcement agencies around the world.” source ↗
- “help governments around the world combat tax, welfare, and other forms of fraud involving government payments” source ↗
- “BioCatch seeks to build upon that collaboration, creating data-sharing frameworks across verticals to prevent fraud in ecosystems that extend beyond banking.” source ↗
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