Tag: financial crime

Digital channels are rewriting financial crime exposure

The way financial products reach customers has changed beyond recognition, and with it, the shape of financial crime risk. Branches, telephone banking and card...

Has AML and KYC become too fragmented?

Financial crime is becoming faster, more connected and increasingly difficult to detect through isolated compliance checks. As financial institutions add more AML, KYC, fraud...

Why fraud monitoring rules are tightening for banks worldwide

Fraud monitoring has shifted from a discretionary control to a core prudential and conduct requirement across every major regulatory jurisdiction. Financial institutions that fail...

Why explainable AI is the key to AML compliance

As financial institutions expand their use of artificial intelligence, a persistent question keeps resurfacing in anti-money laundering (AML) circles: does the requirement for explainability...

Risk assessments are missing the channel problem

Financial services once moved through channels that were easy to watch: branches, telephone banking, card networks and conventional payment rails. Compliance teams could monitor...

The hidden price of AML failure goes far beyond fines

Regulatory heat is intensifying across South Africa's financial sector, and headline-grabbing AML fines are only part of the story. A multi-million-rand penalty makes for...

Thailand’s central bank moves to choke off digital fraud

The Bank of Thailand, the country's central monetary authority responsible for overseeing financial stability and payments infrastructure, is preparing to roll out a sector-wide...

The compliance blind spot lurking in PEP lists

Politically Exposed Person (PEP) screening is the process compliance teams use to determine whether a customer, counterparty or beneficial owner holds a public position...

Why static fraud rules are failing growing FinTechs

Static, rule-based fraud detection is becoming a liability for growing FinTechs, flagging legitimate customers as often as it catches genuine criminals. According to SmartSearch,...

Ninety One turns to Fenergo to modernise compliance

Fenergo has been chosen by Ninety One, the global investment manager overseeing £184bn in assets under management, to underpin a major digital transformation of...

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