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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. Like other advanced financial sectors, Australia has a complex and evolving regulatory environment. as well as the U.S.

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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. FICO surveyed 50 executives from financial institutions across the region at its annual FICO Asia Pacific Fraud Forum.

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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.

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