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Challenges in Countering Trade-Based Money Laundering

FICO

Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) can play a critical role in producing sophisticated analysis on TBML schemes – including reporting entities (SAR/STR data). The graph below shows the trend of TBML-related SARs filed with FinCEN between 2014 and 2018. million SARs filed overall during the same period.

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Taiwan’s Fintech Push: Harnessing Innovation and Expanding Global Ties

The Fintech Times

Taiwan, along with South Korea, Hong Kong SAR, and Singapore, forms the group known as the ‘Four Asian Tigers,’ renowned for their rapid industrialisation since the 1960s. Guided by the FSC and supported by the FinTech Development Fund, TFSR and TABF jointly organised the 1st FinTech Taipei to great acclaim in 2018.

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Regulators Detail Banking Rules For Hemp Firms

PYMNTS

Banks no longer have to submit a suspicious activity report (SAR) just because a business is growing or cultivating hemp. Financial institutions should follow standard SAR procedures and submit a report only if there is questionable behavior.

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Ex-US Bank Risk Officer Fined For AML Failure

PYMNTS

His actions prevented the proper filing of many, many SARs, which hindered law enforcement’s ability to fully combat crimes and protect people,” said FinCEN Director Kenneth A. In February 2018, FinCEN collaborated with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to penalize U.S.

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Key learnings from 2024’s biggest financial crime fines

The Payments Association

A monitoring framework must be implemented without delay and include structured assurance processes, documented procedures, and regular reviews to identify breaches early and mitigate regulatory risks. SAR and high-risk client backlogs : TD Bank faced delays in reviewing suspicious activity and closing high-risk accounts.

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Top 5 Fraud & Security Posts: AI Meets AML (and Hackers)

FICO

He noted three ways AI systems improve on traditional AML solutions: More effective than rules-based systems: “As regulations become ever more demanding, the rules-based systems grow more and more complex with hundreds of rules driving know your customer (KYC) activity and Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filing. Read the full post.

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