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At a Global Government Fintech webinar, panellists discussed the merits of government use of fintech solutions to identify and prevent fraud

The UK government has awarded a contract to network analytics software provider Quantexa as part of its efforts to fight fraud, especially that connected with Covid-19 business support schemes.

Businesses that tap into Government furlough support should have their names published, an influential group of MPs has said, after concerns that taxpayers could have lost billions to fraudsters during the pandemic. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) called on the Treasury to set out new transparency guidance for Government support in the next six months. This should include a presumption that the names of businesses that benefitted from the furlough scheme will be published. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has published some data on companies that claimed furlough money for their staff. But t...

Cross-Government Fraud Landscape Bulletin 2019-20 Request an accessible format. If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email publiccorrespondence@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use. Details This bulletin focuses on the public sector fraud landscape in central government and the progress we are making to tackle fraud and error loss outside of the tax and welfare system. The bulletin supports the governmen...