AML

Why AML automation still needs human judgment

Why AML automation still needs human judgment

Anti-money laundering (AML) teams are under growing pressure to process more alerts and investigations without proportionally increasing headcount. Automation can help relieve that burden,...
How Fraud-as-a-Service is reshaping financial crime

How Fraud-as-a-Service is reshaping financial crime

Fraud is increasingly being organised as a service, with criminal groups able to buy data, infrastructure, tools and specialist expertise rather than developing every...
Jumio expands reusable KYC identity solution across EMEA

Jumio expands reusable KYC identity solution across EMEA

Jumio, an AI-powered identity intelligence provider, has expanded its reusable identity solution, selfie.DONE, across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), completing the product's...
Marble lands €6.5m to automate fraud and AML compliance

Marble lands €6.5m to automate fraud and AML compliance

Marble, a Paris-based fraud detection and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance platform, has secured €6.5m in Series A funding as it looks to make AI-driven...
SRA

Tick-box AML is failing law firms, SRA data shows

Anti-money laundering compliance at law firms can easily become a routine of completed forms. The client is identified, sanctions and PEP screening is done...
How film finance can expose hidden money laundering risks

Money laundering risks grow across film financing

Film financing is coming under greater scrutiny as complex corporate structures, international investment and fragmented production chains create potential gaps in financial crime controls. According...
CleverChain brings AI due diligence to MENA markets

CleverChain brings AI due diligence to MENA markets

CleverChain, the RegTech firm behind AI agents for due diligence and anti-money laundering, has partnered with Cedar Rose, a Coface company, to automate due...
casino AML

Casino AML fines expose the true price of inaction

Casino compliance teams working in anti-money laundering (AML) hardly need reminding that failures in this area can prove costly. The Venetian's recent $7.2m settlement,...
AML

Poor adverse media screening is fuelling AML false positives

Adverse media screening is too often treated as a box-ticking obligation rather than a genuine early-warning system, and that mindset is leaving financial institutions...
UK sanctions enforcement enters a more proactive phase

OTSI review signals more proactive approach to trade sanctions circumvention

The UK's Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) has published its first annual review, giving compliance teams a clearer indication of how the country's...

News Stories

Are firms seeing a realised return on AI investment?

Financial institutions are increasing their investment in artificial intelligence, but the scale of spending varies considerably by organisation size, raising questions about how effectively...
Insurers face a simulation gap, not a pricing gap

Insurers face a simulation gap, not a pricing gap

Insurance pricing has reached a level of sophistication few would have predicted a decade ago. Carriers have poured resources into predictive modelling, AI, advanced...
FINMA tightens AML rules as FATF scrutiny looms

FINMA tightens AML rules as FATF scrutiny looms

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), the country’s financial markets watchdog, has finalised a partial overhaul of its Anti-Money Laundering Ordinance. This places fresh...
Finite State raises $27m to secure firmware before attackers do

Finite State raises $27m to secure firmware before attackers do

Finite State, a specialist in product security and software supply chain risk management, has secured $27m in a Series C round to help manufacturers...
Bay raises $50m as AI agents test enterprise security limits

Bay raises $50m as AI agents test enterprise security limits

Bay has come out of stealth with $50m in total funding and a customer roster that already includes Micron, Peloton, ClickUp and Wix, less...

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