Tag: financial crime

List matching is failing sanctions teams as rules shift fast

Transaction screening still remains a cornerstone of sanctions compliance, but it only goes so far. According to RegTech firm Quantifind, truly understanding sanctions exposure means...

Why explainable AI will decide the AML compliance race

Artificial intelligence in anti-money laundering (AML) has reached a decisive moment, according to Napier AI. Regulators, banks and vendors are no longer debating whether...

False positives threaten to overwhelm AML compliance

Financial crime is evolving at speed, and artificial intelligence is once again the driving force. Fraudsters are using AI to build ever more convincing...

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...

Singaporean FinTech investment surged 2.5x YoY in Q3 2026 amid investor...

Key Singaporean FinTech investment stats in Q3 2026: Singaporean FinTech investment surged 2.5x YoY in Q3 Average deal value grew 3.9x to $47.6m amid...

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...

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