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FinCEN Files Show Banks’ ‘Whack-a-Mole’ Battle Against KYC/AML

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Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) show that several of the largest global banks moved money on behalf of scores of individuals and enterprises involved in criminal financial activity. As Standard Chartered noted to BuzzFeed in the wake of the FinCEN files report: "In 2019 we monitored more than 1.2

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FinCen Director On Why Casino Cooperation Is Central To Fighting Financial Crime 

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Cooperation in an environment that is rapidly advancing on many technological fronts was the theme when FinCEN Director Kenneth A. More broadly, however, Blanco’s theme was the interconnectedness of the financial system – and how diligence and transparency is the key to combating money laundering and other financial crimes in the U.S.

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How to Maintain Anti-Money Laundering Compliance as a PayFac

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It mandates ongoing monitoring of suspicious activity, recordkeeping, and submitting suspicious activity reports (SARs) to the government. Conduct ongoing employee training to recognize and handle suspicious activities. The USA Patriot Act lays down which entities are required to do so.

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How AML Case Management Drives Efficiency in Financial Investigations

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Efficient case management systems can pre-populate SARs with information from custom fields, leveraging generative AI to write SAR narratives and direct filing with regulatory authorities. When classified as high risk, Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) is performed to provide a deeper analysis of the potential risks.

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