Former JPMorgan Chase gold and silver trader Christopher Jordan was convicted of wire fraud affecting a financial institution by a federal jury in Chicago, the latest win for U.S. prosecutors in their crackdown on illegal "spoofing" trades and market manipulation.

Citing a congressional report, SBA says it will investigate PPP operations at several fintechs, community banks and other participants. The review raises questions about plans to open up the agency's flagship loan-guarantee program to more nonbanks.

Markus Braun makes his first public appearance in court on Thursday, more than two years after his highflying digital-payment company Wirecard collapsed under the weight of fraud allegations.

U.S. authorities are asking crypto investors and trading firms that worked closely with FTX to hand over information on the company and its key figures, including founder Sam Bankman-Fried and the former head of his Alameda Research investment arm, Caroline Ellison.

Financial technology companies that distributed Paycheck Protection Program loans often employed lax oversight that allowed fraudsters or ineligible individuals to receive relief funded by taxpayers, a congressional report found.

Mystery continues to shroud the missing billions at the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX after its disgraced founder Sam Bankman-Fried denied trying to perpetrate a fraud while admitting to grievous managerial errors.

Christopher Jordan was openly resentful of his colleagues on the JPMorgan Chase precious-metals desk for getting him fired. Now he's facing a fraud trial just like them.

By one estimate, fraud increases 25% between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday. Banks and credit unions are reaching out to help customers avoid the scams.

With users now able to buy a blue verification badge for $8, parody accounts are on the rise — and so are the risks of fraud and impersonation.

After a Texas bank settled allegations by the Department of Justice, experts were split about the extent of the exposure for banks and fintechs that took part in the pandemic-era program.