Tag: Bank Secrecy Act

FinCEN’s new AML rule rewards banks that collaborate

FinCEN and the federal banking agencies have proposed a rule that could reshape how banks think about experimenting with new anti-money laundering technology, and...

Why more AI alerts could mean better AML, not worse

Napier AI's Michael Joseph attended a recent ACAMS New Jersey chapter discussion on the shift from threshold-based transaction monitoring (TM) to AI-driven systems, alongside...

Napier AI: detection, not efficiency, is AML’s real test

Napier AI has weighed in on one of the thorniest debates in financial crime compliance: the gap between what artificial intelligence can theoretically do...

Why structuring remains AML’s hardest problem to spot

Large cash transactions are easy to spot. But a series of smaller transactions spread across days, branches or accounts can be far harder to...

RIAs face day-one AML scrutiny under new FinCEN rule

Registered investment advisers in the US have officially entered a new regulatory era. FinCEN's landmark anti-money laundering rule came into force on 1 January...

Why FinCEN’s new rule puts manual KYB on notice

On 7 April 2026, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would substantially overhaul anti-money laundering (AML) and...

Who needs AML screening? A compliance guide

AML screening is far from the exclusive domain of large financial institutions. Regulatory obligations stretch across a surprisingly broad range of industries, and the...

How to future-proof AML compliance in 2026

Anti-money laundering compliance is no longer a background regulatory function; it is a frontline risk control that can determine whether a financial institution thrives...

FinCEN delays investment adviser AML rule to 2028

In January 2026, the FinCEN confirmed that the effective date of its long-awaited AML/CFT rule for investment advisers would be pushed back by two...

Ransomware payments surge past $2.1bn, says FinCEN

Ransomware continues to pose a major national security concern, according to new research from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...

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