Terrorism financing in Africa

Terrorism financing in Africa is a significant challenge that has evolved over the years, fuelled by various factors such as organised crime, corruption, unregulated economies, and weak state institutions. Key terrorist organisations operating in Africa, like Boko Haram, Al-Shabaab, and affiliates of Al-Qaeda and ISIS, have been able to sustain and expand their operations largely due to various forms of funding.

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Money laundering in Africa through cryptocurrency

Money laundering in Africa through cryptocurrency is an emerging concern, as the continent sees increasing adoption of digital currencies. Cryptocurrencies, due to their decentralised and often anonymous nature, offer potential avenues for laundering illicit funds, including proceeds from corruption, fraud, terrorism financing, and organised crime. Africa’s rapid embrace of digital finance, coupled with weak regulatory frameworks and widespread financial exclusion, makes it susceptible to this form of financial crime.

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IYE Global Aid – Bringing Clean Water to Children in Africa

IYE Global is proud to announce the launch of IYE Global Aid, a new initiative dedicated to improving the lives of children in Africa by building wells to provide access to clean, safe drinking water. This project is a crucial step in our commitment to making a positive impact on communities in need, and we believe that access to clean water is a fundamental right for every child.

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IYE Global and Rexxfield announce partnership to combat financial crime.

IYE Global and Rexxfield are pleased to announce they have entered into a strategic partnership, combining IYE’s industry leading investigation resources with Rexxfield’s world class transaction analysis capabilities.

The IYE Global-Rexxfield partnership brings together deep skills across investigation strategy, process, and technology, to solve highly complex financial crimes.

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Why KYC for Crypto Exchanges falls short in exposing criminal or fraudulent accounts

KYC for Crypto is a series of checks performed by exchanges to verify customer identity and to assess account holder risk. This process of due diligence helps safeguard against exchanges being used by criminal entities for money laundering and other illegal activities.

Without an industry-standard set of checks to conduct, or even a globally accepted definition of KYC, this article explores the challenges faced by exchanges in conducting consistent and appropriate levels of risk assessment to expose criminal activities and to avoid regulatory scrutiny.

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Cobra AI system launched by North East financial investigators

FINANCIAL investigators from the North East say they are on the tracks of global scammers using game-changing artificial intelligence to help recover the criminals’ billions.

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Legal firms asset recovery

We are seeking legal firms to conclude fraud investigation cases

IYE Global works at the forefront of global financial crime.
We are seeking partnerships with legal firms across jurisdictions to assist in the recovery of client funds.

Industry leading investigation firms and blockchain analysis companies use our proprietary investigation resource, Cobra AI, to swiftly identify scammers and their linked bank and cryptocurrency accounts.

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Coming in from the cold

An update from IYE Global

As per our remit, for decades, we have operated discreetly, working diligently under the radar to protect our team members’ identities as we engaged in the fight against sophisticated criminal activities. Our commitment to anonymity was crucial in ensuring the safety and effectiveness of our operations.

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Police recorded fraud in England and Wales has surged by 15 percent

Police told to get a grip as rocketing levels of fraud are being committed ‘on an industrial scale’ – as new figures show explosion of offences since the pandemic.

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Pension scams – the cruelest crime

Ruthless fraudsters may have plundered as much as £14.6 billion from the nations pension savings, new figures reveal.

The shocking statistics from the pension industry show the scale of the crime has been grossly underestimated.

Official police fraud report figures had previously shown that just £31 million had been lost due to pension scammers since 2017. Experts have always believed the true cost to be much higher.

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