Industry Eyes Ecosystem-Wide Approach to Combat Financial Fraud
Experts argue that meaningful progress against fraud requires regulatory reform and genuine collaboration across the financial industry, according to Finextra.
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Fraud has become one of the defining challenges for Europe's financial sector, and a growing consensus suggests that no single institution can tackle it alone. According to coverage from Finextra Research, the conversation is shifting toward treating fraud as an ecosystem-level problem, one that demands coordinated action across banks, payment providers, regulators, and technology firms rather than isolated efforts by individual players.
Why Collaboration Matters
The central question raised by Finextra is what ecosystem and regulatory changes are needed to enable true industry-wide collaboration against fraud. The framing matters because fraudsters increasingly operate across borders and platforms, exploiting gaps between institutions that do not share information or coordinate their defenses. For a financial system as interconnected as Europe's, fragmented responses can leave openings that criminals are quick to exploit.
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