Lloyds Bank and the City of London Police are collaborating to tackle economic crimes. The bank will invest 1.5 million pounds in various activities of the police to contain economic crimes. The bank said the money will be allocated to several projects over a 3-year period, with the goal being to strengthen UK financial capabilities to detect criminals and to protect the public and businesses. This will include cross training of financial investigators with the intention of sharing best practices and expertise across both organizations to enhance capability in the detection, prevention and awareness of economic crime. A program of secondments and exchanges between the City of London Police and Lloyds Banking Group will take place, helping investigators and analysts to better understand criminal methodologies and banking practices and how this affects law enforcement.
