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A panel of FINRA experts closed out the 2026 Financial Crimes and Cybersecurity Conference with a timely discussion on combating emerging threats, the importance of intelligence sharing, and more. Thanks to all our speakers and attendees for an engaging and successful event!

Are smartphones skewing what we know about financial literacy? New research by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, University of Southern California and Montana State University-Bozeman found that taking financial literacy surveys on a smartphone can lower scores and lead to more “don’t know” responses. Why? Partly because those taking surveys on a smart phone are more likely to rush through the questions. 📊 Read the research to learn what this means for how we measure and understand Americans’ financial knowledge : https://bit.ly/45Wc2Sp

Yesterday, FINRA’s Greg A. Ruppert opened the 2026 FINRA Financial Crimes and Cybersecurity Conference with a powerful look at how our Financial Intelligence Fusion Center supports the more than 1,000 member firms that utilize it, protect their customers and their businesses. Catch up on what you missed!

📣 More than 1,000 firms, representing nearly one-third of FINRA members, have joined the FIFC to strengthen the industry's collective defense against cyber and fraud threats and help better protect investors. ▶️ Learn more: https://fifc.finra.org/

As artificial intelligence (AI) grows in sophistication, so do cyber threats facing investors today. Deepfakes and vishing scams use AI technology to impersonate the voices and likenesses of real celebrities, investment professionals, loved ones and others in an effort to manipulate targets. Learning how these tactics work and red flags to look for can help you protect yourself from these scams. ▶️ Learn more: https://bit.ly/4epK4nf

This is FINRA’s Financial Intelligence Fusion Center in action. Learn more about how FINRA and its member firms are working together to strengthen cybersecurity and fight fraud across the industry via the FIFC. ▶️ Watch: FIFC featured on Bloomberg https://bloom.bg/3RS75Xu 🎙️ FINRA Unscripted: Inside FINRA’s Financial Intelligence Fusion Center https://bit.ly/3SeNwsq

Addressing today's cyber and fraud threats requires more than any single firm, regulator, or agency can do alone. That's the idea behind FINRA's Financial Intelligence Fusion Center (FIFC), launched this year as part of #FINRAForward. The FIFC brings together member firms, regulators, law enforcement and other partners to share intelligence on emerging threats. In the latest #FINRAUnscripted episode, David Ring and Kerri Provenza discuss the FIFC's progress since launch and how intelligence sharing can help protect investors and safeguard market integrity. Participation in the FIFC is voluntary and available at no cost to FINRA member firms. Learn more at FIFC.finra.org. 🎧️ Tune in here: https://bit.ly/4gaRLyj

FINRA has fined UBS Financial Services $20 million for anti-money laundering violations. FINRA found that UBS Financial failed to establish and implement an AML compliance program reasonably expected to detect and report suspicious transactions involving foreign currency wires. ▶️ Learn more: https://bit.ly/3RrWZMT

Week I may be complete, but our Certified Regulatory and Compliance Professional (CRCP) Program continues. Week II takes your expertise even further with advanced regulatory and compliance topics. Missed Week I? You can still enroll and complete both weeks within two years to earn your CRCP designation. Register for Week II today ▶️ https://bit.ly/4qUEe0d

🎉It's #NationalInternDay, and there is no better time to celebrate the accomplishments of our 2026 Summer Interns! As the program comes to a close, we want to thank all of our interns for their valuable contributions. From displaying innovative ideas at Createathon to showcasing the summer projects they developed, each cohort brought fresh perspectives and curiosity to teams across FINRA. We are proud to have been a part of their professional journey, and we are excited to see where their experience here will take them next. Learn more about FINRA's Internship Program ▶️ https://bit.ly/3z73s0T