Tag: financial crime

A politically exposed persons check (PEP check) sits among the most consequential controls in any AML compliance programme. Done well, it surfaces elevated risk...

On 13 July 2021, a fraud analyst in Estonia noticed a phishing pattern spreading across SmartID logins and fired off a warning to a...

CDD and EDD sit at the heart of every regulated firm's defences, yet the distinction between the two is often misunderstood. In short, CDD is...

Financial institutions across Europe are facing a fundamental shift in how anti-money laundering compliance is designed, evidenced and supervised, as the EU's new AML...

Malaysia's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regime hit a defining moment in early 2026, when the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) upgraded the...

Phishing and fraud targeting digital wallets are surging globally, creating a growing challenge for banks and customers alike. Tieto Banktech recently delved into how...

Professional services firms adopting AI agents may be approaching the technology with the wrong mindset, according to TAINA Technology’s Rich Kent, who argues that...

Money laundering reporting officers seldom need convincing of the merits of a specialised financial crime risk assessment platform. A short demonstration is usually enough...

A new report study by Vivox details how global commodities trader TELF AG cut counterparty review times from 60 minutes to as little as 10...

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, has published a new report calling on governments and the...