Tag: AML

Fragmented workflows threaten financial crime risk credibility

A financial crime risk assessment can only be as reliable as the framework underpinning it. Firms that treat methodology, governance and workflow as administrative...

Digital hawala exposes gaps in AML detection

Digital hawala is creating new challenges for financial institutions seeking to detect money laundering and terrorist financing, according to analysis from financial crime technology...

Sovereign AI vs shared intelligence: AML’s new dilemma

The choice of AI in financial crime compliance is no longer just about which model performs best. According to Napier AI, financial institutions are...

Impersonation fraud puts UK retirement pots at risk

It takes decades to build a pension, but only a single instruction to lose it. According to identity verification firm Identomat, the threat to...

Singapore expands COSMIC as financial crime risks evolve

Singapore is expanding its approach to financial crime detection through COSMIC, a collaborative information-sharing platform designed to help banks identify suspicious activity across institutional...

Unit21 and Corelation take aim at credit union fraud gaps

Unit21 has formed a partnership with Corelation, the core processing company behind KeyStone, to give credit unions a single environment for spotting, investigating, acting...

FINTRAC enrolment puts Canadian firms in the spotlight

Thousands of Canadian businesses subject to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act have never had to formally register with the...

When compliance instincts cost you money at home

Years spent hunting for red flags can rewire the way compliance professionals see the world. Unusual transactions, oddly phrased emails and businesses that never...

Fear and groupthink are distorting your risk assessments

Firms invest heavily in scoring models, regulatory alignment and workflow design for their financial crime risk assessments. Yet the most influential variable in these...

Regulators tighten grip as October deadlines loom

October brings a dense compliance calendar for financial institutions worldwide. Horizon Scanning’s Regulatory Deadlines Calendar tracks 66 deadlines this month. According to Vixio, of these,...

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