Tag: FinCEN

The risk-based approach (RBA) has become a central pillar of financial crime compliance worldwide, replacing outdated one-size-fits-all models with flexible frameworks that adapt to...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put anti-money laundering (AML) failures firmly in its sights as part of its five-year strategy plan for 2025–2030....

Centralised oversight of anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) is gaining traction as governments look to combat increasingly complex, cross-border financial crimes. According to...

Human trafficking and money laundering are two interlinked crimes that together enable vast networks of exploitation. With human trafficking generating billions in illicit revenue...

Smaller financial institutions are facing mounting structural challenges in meeting anti-money laundering (AML) requirements, despite being held to the same regulatory standards as their...

In many banks, anti-money laundering (AML) alerts are handled in the order they’re received, not by the level of risk they represent. This outdated...

Banks in the US will benefit from greater flexibility in collecting Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TINs) under new Customer Identification Program (CIP) rules from FinCEN, the OCC and the FDIC.

AML compliance teams are facing growing challenges in how they handle backlogs of alerts. Traditionally, banks and financial institutions have approached these backlogs by...

With FinCEN’s final rule extending BSA obligations to RIAs and ERAs from January 1, 2026, the investment advisory landscape is entering a new era...

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has recently issued a pivotal final rule that mandates registered investment advisers (RIAs) and exempt reporting advisers (ERAs) to establish comprehensive anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) frameworks under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).