Tag: Anti-Money Laundering
Why AI speed could weaken AML compliance at UK firms
Four years after ChatGPT arrived, AI has become a fixture of the working week, and financial services is no exception.
A 2026 survey by the...
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...
Why rushing AI into AML could deepen compliance risk
Artificial intelligence has become the opening topic of almost every anti-money laundering (AML) discussion this year, but RegTech firm Napier AI argues that the...
FCA turns to quantum computing to fight financial crime
The FCA is setting up a regulator-led experimentation group that will test whether quantum computing can strengthen the detection of money laundering and fraud,...
JMR Infotech rebuilds Abay Bank’s financial crime defences
JMR Infotech, a worldwide supplier of banking technology and digital transformation services, has completed a compliance platform upgrade for Ethiopian lender Abay Bank.
According to...
FATF targets scam compounds draining billions a year
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global anti-money laundering standard setter, has published a new report that traces the money behind scam compounds.
These...
Money laundering losses fall for first time, but $3tn at stake
Napier AI has released the third edition of its AML Index, covering 2026 to 2027. It finds that global money laundering losses have fallen...
Tick-box thinking is undermining financial crime defences
For many organisations, the financial crime risk assessment is still a box to be ticked. It is completed, filed and forgotten until the next...
Why AMLA’s new CDD rules raise the stakes for compliance
Europe’s new anti-money laundering authority has finalised its customer due diligence rulebook, shifting the focus for financial institutions from collecting extensive customer data to...
FATF grey list exits put fresh AML strain on banks
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global anti-money laundering watchdog, has taken Bulgaria, Monaco, Ivory Coast and the Democratic Republic of Congo off...
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