AML

FATF grey list reshuffle: what it means for AML efforts

FATF grey list reshuffle: what it means for AML efforts

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has updated its list of monitored jurisdictions, adding Bolivia and the British Virgin Islands (BVI) to its grey list while removing Croatia, Mali and Tanzania.
Hawk’s AI boosts instant fraud prevention

Hawk’s AI boosts instant fraud prevention

Hawk has expanded its fraud detection platform with new AI-powered Day One Defense Models, providing instant protection for financial institutions against fraud threats.
SensaAI slashes false alerts in AML monitoring

SensaAI slashes false alerts in AML monitoring

An Australian financial institution with approximately one million customers across Australia and New Zealand has significantly improved its anti-money laundering (AML) processes through the deployment of SymphonyAI's technology.
AML

Prioritising AML alerts: From backlog to risk-based review

AML compliance teams are facing growing challenges in how they handle backlogs of alerts. Traditionally, banks and financial institutions have approached these backlogs by...
Why real-time AML screening is critical for Saudi Arabia’s fast-evolving capital markets

Why real-time AML screening is critical for Saudi Arabia’s fast-evolving capital markets

Traditionally centred on retail banking, AML scrutiny now extends to fast-paced trading environments, where thousands of cross-border and high-frequency transactions occur every second.
In regulated industries, Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) are terms that often get conflated, but they serve different, albeit complementary, functions in combating financial crime. Recognising the nuances between these two is crucial for ensuring compliance, protecting reputational integrity, and strengthening overall fraud prevention efforts. London-based RegTech FullCircl opens up on the key differences and spotlights why they matter. 

KYC vs AML: Understanding the difference and why it matters

In regulated industries, Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) are terms that often get conflated, but they serve different, albeit complementary, functions...
The future of AML: why compliance-first AI is the key to financial crime prevention

The future of AML: why compliance-first AI is the key to financial crime prevention

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform financial crime compliance, a new industry benchmark is emerging: compliance-first AI. In a landscape where balancing cutting-edge technology...
Insurity, a leading provider of cloud-based software for insurance carriers, brokers, and managing general agents (MGAs), has announced a strategic partnership with InsCipher to streamline tax compliance, enhance operational efficiency, and empower insurers to navigate the complexities of the regulatory landscape.

Insurity and InsCipher partner to streamline surplus lines tax compliance

Insurity, a leading provider of cloud-based software for insurance carriers, brokers, and managing general agents (MGAs), has announced a strategic partnership with InsCipher to streamline...
Understanding the 3 stages of money laundering: How AML integration protects businesses

Understanding the 3 stages of money laundering: How AML integration protects businesses

Money laundering is a global issue, undermining economies and enabling illicit activities by disguising illegal funds as legitimate. This pervasive challenge affects financial institutions...
With anti-money laundering (AML) regulations now a critical priority for businesses engaged in financial transactions, companies face mounting challenges to remain compliant. One essential measure for ensuring AML compliance is watchlist screening, a practice that identifies potential risks by checking individuals and entities against global watchlists for suspicious activities.

An essential guide to AML watchlist screening

With anti-money laundering (AML) regulations now a critical priority for businesses engaged in financial transactions, companies face mounting challenges to remain compliant. One essential...

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A total of $673m was raised across 15 FinTech deals this week

FinTech funding experienced a significant drop this week, with just $673m raised across 15 FinTech deals.  This marked a significant decline from last week, which...
Winterflood and Curation partner on retail investing

Winterflood and Curation partner on retail investing

Winterflood, a division of Marex and one of the UK's leading liquidity providers and retail-focused capital markets distributors, has entered into a strategic partnership...
UK consumers wary of biometric payment privacy

UK consumers wary of biometric payment privacy

Aevi, a payments orchestration company, has published new research showing that more than half of UK consumers remain cautious about biometric payments due to...

Daon wins third patent for agentic AI governance

Daon, the Digital Identity Trust Company, has been granted a new patent aimed at tackling one of the toughest production hurdles facing agentic AI...
nCino launches Mortgage MCP for AI agent integration

nCino launches Mortgage MCP for AI agent integration

nCino, the platform for agentic AI banking, has introduced new functionality allowing lenders to link MCP-compatible AI agents straight into the nCino Mortgage Suite. The...

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