AML

AMLR

EU AMLR: why firms can’t wait for 2027 to prepare

Financial institutions across Europe are facing a fundamental shift in how anti-money laundering compliance is designed, evidenced and supervised, as the EU's new AML...
Muinmos

Muinmos AI deal signals end of manual KYC at HACA

Luxembourg audit and consulting firm HACA Partners, which serves more than 500 clients across multiple countries, has chosen RegTech provider Muinmos to overhaul its...
AML

Why Merrill Lynch’s $7.5m penalty should worry AML teams

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined Bank of America's Merrill Lynch business $7.5m after finding the firm failed to file numerous...
ABN AMRO

ABN AMRO hit with €8.5m DNB fine over AML failures

ABN AMRO has been handed an administrative fine of €8.5m by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) after the regulator uncovered structural weaknesses in the way...
AML

Regulators raise the bar: is your AML stack ready?

Regulated businesses are under mounting pressure to prove that AML compliance is continuous, evidenced and proportionate to risk. Regulators worldwide, including the FCA and...
ThetaRay

ThetaRay taps Santander veteran as AML scrutiny bites

ThetaRay, a provider of AI infrastructure for financial crime compliance, has named Luis Pinedo as its new chief strategic customers officer, a move designed...
AMLR

Estonia’s blueprint for beating the EU’s 2027 AMLR deadline

Most professionals in financial crime compliance come from law enforcement, audit or legal backgrounds. Siiri Graabi took a different route, arriving via the European...
Velocity FSS

Why Velocity FSS sees investigations as AI’s biggest opportunity

Founded in 2019, Velocity FSS offers a comprehensive AML platform acts as an all-in-one solution for AML compliance and reporting requirements. Offering a FRAML...
AML

Why static AML models can’t stop AI-driven fraud

In early 2024, a finance employee dialled into what looked like an ordinary video meeting with the CFO and several senior colleagues. In reality,...
MAS

MAS moves to rein in autonomous AI agents in finance

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the city state's central bank and financial regulator, has joined forces with major financial institutions and FinTechs to...

News Stories

AI can spot scams early, but humans must still decide

AI can spot scams early, but humans must still decide

A payment can pass every check and still be the product of manipulation. The account name matches, the customer insists they know the recipient,...
Why the RegTech and SupTech divide is about to disappear

Why the RegTech and SupTech divide is about to disappear

The long-standing wall between the technology firms use to comply and the technology regulators use to supervise is coming down, according to CUBE, the...
DACH banks must rethink platforms as AI and rules collide

DACH banks must rethink platforms as AI and rules collide

Banks across Germany, Austria and Switzerland that are replacing their wealth management platforms face a difficult balancing act. According to fincite, the DACH region...
Ema secures $77m Series B to scale AI Employees

Ema secures $77m Series B to scale AI Employees

Ema, an enterprise platform that provides agentic AI Employees, has closed a $77m Series B round as it looks to take its autonomous workforce...
Compliance teams trust data but struggle with audit trails

Compliance teams trust data but struggle with audit trails

LSEG Risk Intelligence, the risk-focused arm of LSEG, has published global research showing that although nearly all compliance leaders trust their screening data, fewer...

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