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Melissa Strait joins Coinbase from Stripe as the cryptocurrency exchange prepares to go public.

Romance scams have surged during the pandemic, compliance officers and regulators say. The scenario is putting some companies on high alert for suspicious financial transactions.

Former top executives at WageWorks agreed to settle claims that they made misleading statements that led to the improper recognition of $3.6 million in revenue, the Securities and Exchange Commission said.

Business-risk prognosticators are focused on the future of work—and the challenges that an increasingly remote workforce could continue to pose—in 2021.

A new executive order by President Trump attempts to clear up questions about what American investors must do to divest securities of a growing list of companies that the U.S. says help the Chinese military.

Companies are adjusting security strategies and reviewing personnel policies in the wake of this week’s deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission—known for its influential, albeit somewhat abstract, risk management guidelines—is looking to provide more practicable advice on managing emerging risks.

New measures intended to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism will go into effect now that the National Defense Authorization Act has been approved, advancing a yearslong effort by anticorruption advocates.

The department’s enforcement unit alerted financial institutions to possible ransomware attacks targeting vaccine distribution networks.

High-profile executives and rank-and-file staff have faced increased physical threats this year from inside and outside their companies, leading corporate security teams to search for ways to better protect employees—particularly those working from home, security executives say.

Scana and a subsidiary agreed to a $137.5 million settlement to resolve civil fraud charges related to a failed nuclear power plant expansion, federal prosecutors said.

Richard Chambers, chief executive of the Institute of Internal Auditors, spoke with Risk & Compliance Journal about how the roles of internal auditors have expanded as investors and regulators have demanded more disclosures about how companies manage a range of nonfinancial risks.

A top banking regulator fined a JPMorgan Chase unit $250 million over deficiencies in internal controls and internal audit practices.

Companies should create closer links between their compliance departments and risk managers who focus on an array of corporate hazards, according to an influential organization that guides companies on enterprise risk-management practices.

The Serious Fraud Office is investigating the plane maker over what the agency described as suspected bribery and corruption related to deals with Indonesia’s flag carrier.

As U.S. jobless claims swell during the pandemic, authorities are urging financial institutions to watch for schemes involving unemployment insurance payments.

Victims of ransomware schemes and financial institutions could violate sanctions or anti-money-laundering rules—and face stiff penalties—if they facilitate or make payments to attackers, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a pair of advisories.

Keysight Technologies agreed to pay $473,157 on behalf of a former subsidiary to settle apparent violations of U.S. sanctions on Iran, the U.S. Treasury Department said.

A Florida asphalt company pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $16.6 million to resolve charges stemming from a foreign bribery probe spanning three South American countries.

The agreement is intended in part to more quickly investigate violations by nonfinancial companies whose beneficial owners may be concealed in Delaware.