Tag: financial crime

How to fix KYC records before regulators demand it

Regulated financial institutions face mounting pressure to keep customer records not merely compliant at the point of onboarding, but continuously accurate, auditable and inspection-ready....

BOI reporting in 2026: what compliance teams must know

The rules governing beneficial ownership information reporting have undergone a dramatic transformation since the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) came into force — and compliance...

Hawk names Daniel Marshall as chief customer officer

Hawk, a global provider of AI-powered anti-money laundering (AML) and fraud prevention technology, has appointed Daniel Marshall as its new chief customer officer (CCO). Marshall...

FinCEN sounds the alarm on World Cup financial crime

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is on the horizon, and while the spotlight will fall on football pitches across the United States, Canada, and...

Sardine lands $25m as National Bank of Canada deepens bet

Sardine, an agentic risk platform focused on combating financial crime, has secured a $25m Series C extension led by National Bank of Canada, bringing...

Why AI overlays are failing AML compliance

Legacy AML platforms are creaking under the weight of modern financial crime pressures and Napier AI warns that bolting AI onto broken foundations will...

AUSTRAC flags growing complexity in illicit finance

Australia's financial intelligence agency AUSTRAC, the country's primary anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulator, has published three updated national risk assessments warning that money...

How criminal fronts are exploiting the verification gap

Organised crime has moved off the radar and onto the high street. A new report from Trading Standards reveals a troubling picture: in some...

Beyond compliance: The next frontier of AML detection

Anti-money laundering (AML) regulation is entering a new phase. Across jurisdictions, regulators are shifting away from simply checking whether institutions have controls in place,...

Rethinking inherent risk in modern financial crime

Inherent risk assessment sits at the heart of every financial crime risk framework. It answers the most fundamental question any organisation must ask: how...

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