Tag: financial crime
Why Merrill Lynch’s $7.5m penalty should worry AML teams
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined Bank of America's Merrill Lynch business $7.5m after finding the firm failed to file numerous...
Salv joins GASA ahead of 2027 EU data sharing rules
Salv has become a Supporting Member of the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA), joining a worldwide coalition of banks, technology firms, regulators, law enforcement bodies...
ABN AMRO hit with €8.5m DNB fine over AML failures
ABN AMRO has been handed an administrative fine of €8.5m by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) after the regulator uncovered structural weaknesses in the way...
Can AI close the FinCrime investigation gap? Tangos bets $20m
Tangos AI, an autonomous AI platform for financial crime investigations, has secured $20m in seed funding as it looks to tackle one of compliance's...
Can COFI end South Africa’s siloed compliance crisis?
South Africa loses an estimated R100bn a year to financial crime, yet the institutions meant to stop it still work in silos. Organised crime...
Regulators raise the bar: is your AML stack ready?
Regulated businesses are under mounting pressure to prove that AML compliance is continuous, evidenced and proportionate to risk. Regulators worldwide, including the FCA and...
Why legacy fraud tools are failing UK FinTechs
The fraud landscape confronting UK FinTechs has transformed dramatically, with synthetic identity fraud, account takeover attacks, mule accounts and AI-generated documentation now commonplace.
Yet, according...
Why AML platforms aren’t ready for the AI they promise
There is no shortage of talk about AI in financial crime compliance. Boards demand it, vendors promise it and regulators are paying closer attention....
Hawk expands partner program as AI reshapes financial crime
Hawk, a provider of AI-powered financial crime and compliance technology, has expanded its global partner programme as financial institutions look to accelerate the adoption...
Why $300bn in laundering still slips past bank AML controls
Chinese money laundering networks (CMLNs) are no mystery to the financial crime community, yet the money keeps moving. According to research from Consilient, which recently...










