Transaction Monitoring

Aresbank taps AI to strengthen trade finance AML controls

Aresbank taps AI to strengthen trade finance AML controls

Madrid-based corporate and trade finance bank Aresbank has selected SymphonyAI’s financial crime compliance technology to strengthen transaction monitoring across its trade finance and correspondent...
Banks risk missing mule networks beyond the first hop

Banks risk missing mule networks beyond the first hop

Fraud proceeds rarely remain in the account where they first arrive. Money stolen through scams, account takeovers and payment fraud can be transferred through...
Refund fraud is exposing a new AML blind spot

Refund fraud is exposing a new AML blind spot

Chargebacks and refunds have traditionally been treated as separate fraud and operational issues, but repeated payment reversals can reveal patterns that extend beyond individual...
UK AML strategy puts data and intelligence at centre of financial crime fight

UK AML strategy puts data and intelligence at centre of financial crime fight

The UK is set to reshape its approach to anti-money laundering (AML) over the next three years, with a new government strategy calling for...
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...
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...
tax

Why unclaimed dividend tax is costing US investors dearly

US investors continue to hold vast and growing portfolios of foreign equities, with international diversification remaining a cornerstone of institutional investment strategy. Yet almost...
How trafficking profits hide in everyday payments

How trafficking profits hide in everyday payments

Human trafficking generates an estimated $236bn in illegal profits each year, with much of that money moving through financial activity that can appear entirely...
Eventus

Eventus wins surveillance mandate at fast-growing Rothera

Rothera, the US-based event contract exchange regulated by the CFTC, has gone live with the Validus platform from trade surveillance specialist Eventus to monitor...

Media intelligence is only as good as its data layer

Media monitoring and media intelligence are frequently conflated, yet the distinction carries real consequences for anyone building or buying in the space. According to Opoint,...

News Stories

What will WealthTech look like in 2030?

What will WealthTech look like in 2030?

Since the start of this decade, wealth management has transformed dramatically. Technology is evolving at such a rapid pace that the sector could look...
Fintel buys Mortgage Brain to unify adviser tech stack

Fintel buys Mortgage Brain to unify adviser tech stack

Fintel, the UK provider of software, data and support services for retail financial services, has acquired Mortgage Brain Holdings, a move that pushes the...
HKMA’s ART framework sets rules for agentic AI in banking

HKMA’s ART framework sets rules for agentic AI in banking

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has introduced the “ART” Framework, a set of measures intended to guide lenders towards responsible use of artificial intelligence...
Visa and STB pact targets high-value repeat travellers

Visa and STB pact targets high-value repeat travellers

Visa has agreed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), a move that puts cardholder data at the centre...
Luxembourg’s AMLR clock is ticking: is your firm ready?

Luxembourg’s AMLR clock is ticking: is your firm ready?

With fewer than 270 days until the EU Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR) takes effect, Luxembourg’s financial institutions can no longer treat the rules as...

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