{
  "id": 16599957,
  "title": "KPMG-GIPS 2026 Procurement Enhancement Survey: 86% of respondents say procurement fraud occurs in their organisations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/kpmg-gips-2026-procurement-enhancement-survey-86-of-respondents-say",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T12:29:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/kpmg-gips-2026-procurement-enhancement-survey-86-of-respondents-say-procurement-fraud-occurs-in-their-organisations/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent KPMG-GIPS 2026 Procurement Enhancement Survey Report has found that 86% of respondents believe procurement fraud takes place in their organisations, a slight decrease from the 89% in 2023. However, the survey also revealed that 12% of respondents have faced retaliation after reporting suspected fraud, a notable increase from 26% in 2023. The primary motivation for engaging in procurement fraud, according to 62% of respondents, is personal financial gain. Despite this concerning trend, the report indicated improvements in procurement governance, including better awareness of anti-fraud policies, monitoring, investigation processes, and performance measurement. The survey, which received 505 responses from mainly procurement practitioners, emphasises the need for organisations to integrate fraud risk assessments into their enterprise risk management frameworks, periodically evaluate the effectiveness of procurement controls, and enhance oversight through regular reporting to executive management and the board.",
  "summary": "The 2026 survey indicated improvements in procurement governance, including stronger awareness of anti-fraud policies, procurement monitoring, investigation processes and performance measurement. However, fraud remains a persistent risk, highlighting the need for organisations to embed fraud risk assessments into enterprise risk management frameworks, regularly assess the effectiveness of…",
  "key_points": [
    "86% of respondents believe procurement fraud occurs in their organisations.",
    "12% faced retaliation after reporting suspected fraud, up from 26% in 2023.",
    "62% of respondents are motivated by personal financial gain."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The rising rate of retaliation against whistleblowers threatens to undermine the reported improvements in procurement governance and the overall effectiveness of anti-fraud policies across these organisations.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}