Tag: AML

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...

The AML risk hiding beyond sanctions screening

A customer can clear sanctions and politically exposed person (PEP) checks while still presenting risks that structured screening does not identify. A company director...

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

Why account takeover fraud is harder to detect

Account takeover fraud is becoming harder for financial institutions to detect as criminals increasingly operate through legitimate customer credentials. A valid login, established account...

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,...

Napier AI joins Microsoft Marketplace with Continuum

Napier AI, a London-based RegTech specialising in financial crime compliance technology, has confirmed that its Continuum platform is now listed on Microsoft Marketplace, the...

Can adverse media catch risk watchlists miss?

Financial crime does not wait to be listed. Money laundering, corruption, human trafficking and fraud can attach themselves to a customer, supplier or counterparty...

Why crypto tax reporting now hinges on knowing your customer

Crypto platforms are discovering that tax transparency starts long before a report ever reaches a regulator's desk. The OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) was designed...

Adverse media screening becomes a 2026 compliance must

Regulated firms are being forced to treat adverse media screening as a frontline compliance control rather than a secondary check, as a wave of...

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