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Helen Partz50 minutes agoNational Australia Bank joins crypto exchange boycott, cites ‘scams’National Australia Bank is the latest bank to announce blocks on certain cryptocurrency exchanges, citing the high risk of scams.407 Total views12 Total sharesListen to article 0:00NewsJoin us on social networksAnother major bank in Australia has said it will block certain cryptocurrency platforms, citing high levels of scam risk in the industry.


On July 17, National Australia Bank (NAB) announced a set of new measures to protect customers from fraud as part of its “bank-wide scam strategy.”


Alongside halting millions in payments between March and July 2023, NAB will also introduce blocks on “some cryptocurrency platforms” to help protect customers from scams.


NAB did not specify the names of the cryptocurrency exchanges expected to face blocks from the bank. NAB executive for group investigations and fraud Chris Sheehan only mentioned that the new blocks will affect “high-risk” platforms where “scams are more prevalent.”


Sheehan stated:“These scammers are part of organized, transnational crime groups. Increasingly, we’re seeing them use cryptocurrency platforms to send stolen funds quickly and often overseas.”


According to local reports, Sheehan hinted that NAB’s crypto blocks could affect the Binance crypto exchange. “Our approach is going to be consistent with the rest of the industry,” the executive reportedly said. Over the past few months, other large Australian banks, including Westpac and the Commonwealth Bank, have also reportedly blocked payments to Binance.


NAB and Binance didn’t immediately respond to Cointelegraph’s request to comment. This article will be updated pending new information.


Related:Binance Australia offices reportedly searched by local regulator


In the announcement, NAB continued to reiterate the growing narrative by local banks, alleging that nearly 50% of scam funds reported in Australia are linked to crypto.


“More broadly, cryptocurrency scams are one of the fastest-growing security threats, with Australians losing more than $221 million to them last year,” NBA’s statement reads. The authority also argued that 40% of Australians are “extremely willing” for payments to be slower if they were “better protected from scammers.”


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