Neopay

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Effective January 10, 2024, the Amended Money Laundering Regulations 2017 (No. The explanatory note further specifies that the extent of enhanced customer due diligence measures applied to domestic PEPs should generally be less stringent than those for non-domestic PEPs.

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Fintech News

AUGUST 1, 2024

This service aims to streamline business due diligence and compliance for financial institutions and SMEs, addressing counter-party risk, credit exposure, and compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. JewelPaymentech, acquired by ADVANCE.AI

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2019

However, despite the friction points that can get introduced into the process due to anti-money laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) processes, FIs have no choice but to comply, or they risk fines and loss of customer trust. Other financial service providers must rethink their due diligence approaches.

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Stax

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

That’s a lot of money being exchanged—and also provides a huge amount of possibility for financial crime. Financial crime can take on several faces, including (cyber) fraud, cryptocurrency scams, and money laundering—and companies offering financial services can lose out on serious bucks. In the U.S., trillion a year.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

The vice president of the European Commission in charge of the euro, Valdis Dombrovskis, said Brussels wants more stringent enforcement of anti-money laundering (AML) rules after a series of scandals that rocked the industry, according to the Financial Times. You see those money laundering scandals across the EU,” Dombrovskis said. “It

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The framework is designed to ensure compliance with international standards, particularly in relation to anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT). The consultation paper outlines MAS’ proposed approach to licensing and regulating DTSPs.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2019

The European Banking Authority is facing calls from the financial regulation head in Europe to improve its money laundering safeguards after opting not to pursue an investigation into the Danske Bank money laundering scandal. He called for legislation that would change how that agency makes decisions.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

Money laundering is a major threat in the United Kingdom , one some watchdogs say is not being taken seriously enough. The National Crime Agency (NCA) estimates that hundreds of billions of pounds are laundered through U.K. under current rules, for big banks to be prosecuted for money laundering.” .

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Payments Dive

APRIL 25, 2022

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said the bank — the first crypto firm to receive a national trust bank charter in January 2021 — must overhaul its anti-money laundering program after failing to implement internal controls for customer due diligence and procedures for monitoring suspicious activity.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

.” Indeed, researchers have found evidence that companies are struggling to manage the growing weight of KYC, anti-money laundering (AML) and other financial regulatory compliance demands. International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimations pointed to a total money laundering volume of $2.1 ”

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Buna’s compliance program integrates rigorous Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF), and sanctions screening protocols both before and after settlement, offering real-time monitoring and thorough due diligence to safeguard financial transactions.

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Fintech News

JUNE 19, 2024

Sumsub’s platform will enable banks to streamline user onboarding, perform anti-money laundering (AML) screenings, verify business clients, and monitor transactions for fraud with the option to adopt and manage all features through a single platform.

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Seon

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) estimates that two to five percent of global GDP, approximately $2 trillion, is laundered annually. Compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations is now a legal obligation. Instead, PEP screening is conducted during customer onboarding and periodic reviews.

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The Fintech Times

AUGUST 9, 2024

AU10TIX , the identity verification and management firm, has unveiled a new anti-money laundering (AML) solution, in a move to help businesses ensure a safer approach to risk mitigation. It also boasts a user-friendly dashboard that offers an intuitive interface, enabling customers to make informed decisions quickly and confidently.

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FICO

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

FICO’s Integrated AML Compliance Survey has revealed that while the vast majority of banks in more than 11 countries around the Asia Pacific region believe that AI will strengthen anti-money laundering efforts, many remain unsure how to operationalize the advanced technology.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2017

million fine by the Central Bank of Ireland due to compliance failures with anti-money laundering and terrorist financing rules. Allied Irish Banks was hit with a $2.2

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Payments Source

JUNE 5, 2016

To account for the heightened questioning and investigations around the Panama Papers hack, people need to “legal-up” and issuers, financial institutions and processors need to “gear-up” for expected spikes in work related to due diligence, more precise monitoring of transactions, payments and sanctions filtering, possible ad-hoc (..)

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Seon

JUNE 29, 2023

That means money laundering can account for anywhere between $800 billion and $2 trillion annually. Thankfully, much of the answer to this corrupt financial activity boils down to organizations ensuring that they carry out an anti-money laundering process called Know Your Transaction (KYT).

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Neopay

MARCH 7, 2024

In a recent move, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has taken a significant step in addressing the prevalent anti-money laundering (AML) shortcomings among Annex 1 firms.

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The Paypers

JANUARY 26, 2018

(The Paypers) Bank of Communications New York has selected NICE Actimize to implement a unified financial crime platform initially focused on boosting anti-money laundering and customer due diligence solutions.

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Global financial penalties for non-compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations cost financial institutions US$6.6 To add to the complexity, regulations around AML, KYC, and client due diligence (CDD) are constantly evolving, putting added pressure on banks to improve their KYC operations.

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The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Buna’s compliance program integrates rigorous anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorism financing (CTF), and sanctions screening protocols both before and after settlement, offering real-time monitoring and thorough due diligence to safeguard financial transactions.

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Finovate

DECEMBER 6, 2023

KYC Portal’s KYC Portal CLM is a Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and anti-money laundering (AML) orchestration platform. The solution works in real-time to automate, centralize, and simplify the due diligence process.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2017

According to reports out this morning in The Guardian, some of Britain’s best-known banks have processed around $740 million that came care of a massive money laundering operation. in transactions apparently involving criminal money from Moscow. banks processed over $63.7m. It isn’t just individual transactions.

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Neopay

JANUARY 25, 2024

The European Banking Authority (EBA) on 16th January extended its Guidelines on money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) risk factors to crypto-asset service providers (CASPs).

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The Fintech Times

JUNE 20, 2024

This integration will enable banks to onboard new users swiftly, perform anti-money laundering (AML) screening on customers, verify business clients, and monitor for fraud and suspicious transactions with the option to adopt and manage all features through a single platform.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

With the fifth European Union (EU) Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD 5) coming into force and raising a concern over the fourth AMLD, beneficial ownership is becoming front-and-center for financial firms. Forex companies, in particular, move money as they change it from different currency types.

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Increasing anti-money laundering (AML) regulations further add complexity. Regulators only require ‘due diligence,’ but the definition of what constitutes adequate due diligence can vary.” “Regulators only require ‘due diligence,’ but the definition of what constitutes adequate due diligence can vary.”

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Neopay

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This lapse created a potential risk for undetected money laundering activities. Comprehensive audits and reviews: We conduct regular audits of your financial crime prevention systems, including AML, sanctions screening, and customer due diligence, ensuring your systems work as intended and meet the latest standards.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 25, 2024

Given this backdrop, things are about to become a lot more complex for banks and financial service providers as they seek to onboard new customers and maintain due diligence on existing ones. A distinct lack of clarity To make things even more complicated, there’s no globally agreed definition of a PEP.

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Neopay

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Financial crime controls, such as anti-money laundering (AML) systems and sanctions screening, were not updated or strengthened to handle the complexities of a larger, more diverse customer base. Key takeaway : If your business deals with high-risk clients, it’s crucial to implement enhanced due diligence procedures.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) tool also looks to streamline client onboarding and improve the accuracy of customer due diligence. Clarity KYC integrates business identification, screening processes and due diligence, reporting, and customer monitoring into a unified solution, the company explained.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 13, 2024

Fenergo has released their annual financial fines analysis, showcasing that penalties for failing to comply with anti-money laundering (AML), KYC, environmental, social, and governance (ESG), sanctions and customer due diligence (CDD) regulations totalled $6.6billion in 2023, up considerably from $4.2billion in 2022 and $5.4billion in 2021.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

GIACT works in identity verification, and Refinitiv plans to offer its EPIC platform alongside the company's own World-Check to give customers comprehensive services to address money laundering risks, prevent monetary loss and look out for payments fraud, the two companies said in a news release.

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Segpay

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Money Laundering: The payments processed through the legitimate merchant’s system are used to launder money generated from illegal activities. Criminals try to launder their criminal money through the merchant’s accounts.

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Seon

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

According to McKinsey, banks use up to 40% of their onboarding time on KYC and due diligence processes. It also ensures the organization has at least a rudimentary understanding of its customers’ propensity (if any) for money laundering, the financing of terrorism, and other fincrime.

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Fraud.net

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

In this digital age, anti-money laundering is challenging. Find out what regulations apply to AML in banks and how you can remain compliant.

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