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APAC Faced the Most Regulatory Fines in H1’24 Reveals Fenergo in Latest Report

The Fintech Times

From a global standpoint, financial regulators levied 80 fines in the first half of 2024, totalling $263,252,003 for non-compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. This includes know your customer (KYC), sanctions, suspicious activity reports (SARs), and transaction monitoring violations. What is causing the fines?

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Stopping Financial Crime in Australia

FICO

Stopping financial crime in Australia is an age-old problem, but today’s criminals have become so sophisticated that long-standing anti-money laundering (AML) systems and processes are no longer keeping up. Convergence—that is, bringing together fraud and AML functions—will be key, as well as moving on from rule-based AML systems.

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Asian Money Laundering Scandals: Banks Fear A Large Breach

FICO

Most respondents (62%) said that a lack of resources was the biggest reason APAC banks remained exposed; 25 percent cited a lack of expertise while 13 percent indicated it was political constraints imposed by government. Asian Money Laundering Scandals: AML Solution Capabilities. It is a large problem to solve.