Tag: money laundering
What roles do money mules play in money laundering?
In the complex world of money laundering, an increasingly common way for criminals to launder money is through money mules. What are they?
What are the benefits of a risk-based approach?
Financial institutions are facing a growing range of money laundering threats, with threat actors holding a variety of tools to make these worse. How does a risk-based approach help?
How AML shaped the world in 2022
Last year saw a seismic shift in the regulatory world. Sentinels has released a report on how AML shaped the world in 2022. It explores the most impactful moments of the year towards AML and what companies had to navigate.
Iceland’s Arion Bank implements Lucinity to fight money laundering
Icelandic bank Arion Bank will implement the software of RegTech platform Lucinity to bolster its defences against money laundering.
Why crypto KYC is of rising importance
As governments try to make cryptocurrencies secure and safe, there are waves of new regulations being implemented for digital assets.
NetGuardians releases new anti-money laundering solution
NetGuardians, an enterprise risk platform helping to combat fraud, has launched its new anti-money laundering (AML) transaction monitoring solution.
Arctic Intelligence releases second AML Industry Benchmarking Report 2022
The biggest challenge that compliance teams face with their money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risk assessments are gathering the data and evidencing effectiveness.
Study finds $4bn illicitly laundered through DeFi exchanges
Cryptoasset risk management firm Elliptic has found that criminals have used DeFi exchanges amongst other things to launder more than $4bn in crypto.
Key European money launderer arrested in Spain
One of the biggest money launderers in Europe was arrested last week following an international law enforcement operation led by the Spanish Guardia Civil.
What firms need to know about AML Directives
With the rising level of money laundering regulations and fines, firms need to know what their requirements are. Electronic IDentification has released a report examining the AML Directives.










