Tag: sanctions compliance

How businesses can detect sanctions evasion in 2026

Governments around the world deploy sanctions as a critical tool for limiting the access of financial criminals to global financial systems. Yet, as these...

SymphonyAI agents cut sanctions workload by 90%

A major US financial institution has dramatically reduced the burden of sanctions compliance after deploying AI-powered agents from SymphonyAI, achieving a 90% reduction in...

Why traditional sanctions compliance is falling short

Sanctions compliance has entered a new era. A recent webinar hosted by IMTF alongside the Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists (ACSS), titled "A New...

How design transforms AI potential into investigator impact

Artificial intelligence has dominated the conversation in financial crime compliance — but there is a quieter, equally critical factor that too often gets overlooked:...

$1.7m OFAC settlement exposes sanctions gaps

In late February 2026, a prominent US educational institution agreed to pay $1.72m to the US Treasury to settle allegations that it processed tuition...

How collaboration and AI are redefining financial crime defence

The fight against financial crime is entering a new phase, shaped by rising fraud threats, accelerating AI adoption and a growing political focus on...

Eight compliance risks emerging from a fractured world

A fragmented world shaped by geopolitical rivalry, diverging regulatory regimes, supply-chain realignment and weakening international cooperation is fundamentally altering the global financial crime risk...

How UK regulators are enforcing ECCTA in 2026

Whether through enforcement actions taken by HM Revenue & Customs, Companies House, the Insolvency Service, or the Serious Fraud Office—or increasingly through coordinated action...

New LSEG data reveals ownership behind one-third of sanctions exposure

LSEG Risk Intelligence, a risk and compliance data provider, has launched a new instrument-level dataset revealing how ownership and control relationships are driving a...

How sanctions and watchlist screening is evolving in 2026

The global sanctions and watchlist landscape has entered a period of sustained volatility, forcing financial institutions to reassess long-standing compliance models. Programmes that were...

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