Är bedrägeri inom svenska banker en utmaning? : En empirisk studie av riskhantering på bedrägerier inom de tre svenska storbanker

Sammanfattning: Background and problem discussion: Frauds have increased drastically and changed in nature over the years. The risk management of fraud has become increasingly important and a tangible problem, especially in the Swedish banking sector where the incidence of fraud has increased significantly. The increased number of frauds is mainly due to the progress of digitization, which has introduced several new payment systems that highlight major risks for the financial system.  Purpose: The purpose of the study is to describe and analyze which strategies and measures have been implemented by Swedens's banking sector counteract occuring fraud on stakeholders. The study will focus on mapping Swedish banks risk management and countering fraud in digitzation in order to protect stakeholders assets. Research questions: What strategies has Sweden's banking sector applied in fraud risk management to create sustainable security for its stakeholders? How do Swedish banks work to counter fraud? Method: In this study, a research design that combines both quantitative and qualitative methods has been applied to answer the research questions that concern the study. By using a combination of interviews and surveys, numerical data and descriptive information have been collected from respondents in relation to fraud risk management. Results and conlusion: The collected empirical analysis showed that the three major Swedish banks continuously strive to improve their strategies and streamline their fraud risk management. Despite these efforts, the need for further development and improvement emerges, as indicated by the statistics in the study. The conclusion suggests that some bank customers have become victims of fraud and have not been informed by their banks. The banks can review areas of improvement to reduce financial losses and increase customer confidence in the banking sector. The study showed that effective risk management is a crucial role in the banks, to be able to counter and challenge fraud in the long term.