Tag: financial crime

Why Form 8300 is a hidden AML risk for businesses

Anti-money laundering (AML) compliance is usually seen as a concern for banks, but a little-known federal obligation is catching out businesses far beyond the...

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...

Banks overrate fraud readiness by 13.3 points, Feedzai finds

Feedzai, the company behind a new global index measuring fraud preparedness, has found that banks and FinTechs believe they are better equipped to fight...

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...

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...

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...

Shield hires ex-HSBC surveillance chief to shape AI strategy

RegTech firm Shield has appointed Michelle Clark, formerly global head of communications surveillance capability at HSBC, as global communications surveillance expert, as financial institutions...

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...

ZIGRAM examines AML compliance beyond registration

For organisations operating in the Philippines, registration with the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) is more than an administrative requirement. It marks the beginning of...

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