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

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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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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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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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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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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Finovate

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Heightened money laundering The document also emphasizes that banks must exercise strengthened internal controls and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance requirements. But should banks that have conducted the proper due diligence be held responsible for the actions (or inaction) of their third party partners?

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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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Neopay

JULY 4, 2024

With the change in the anti-money laundering (AML) supervisory approach of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), many firms are nervous about whether they will face FCA scrutiny and what to expect if they do. It involves reviewing a specific risk or target area, for example Enhanced Due Diligence, across several firms simultaneously.

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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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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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Seon

APRIL 11, 2024

Financial institutions worldwide are continuously evolving their strategies to combat fraud and money laundering, two threats that undermine the potential of our global financial systems. With the United Nations reporting that three to five percent of the global GDP is laundered annually and fraud costs worldwide reaching $5.13

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Stax

JANUARY 8, 2024

Not only must PayFacs safeguard themselves and their clients against potential threats like fraud or cybersecurity breaches but also ensure PCI compliance , customer due diligence, and adherence to card regulations. However, several complex types of risks come along with this. This requires sound underwriting policies and procedures.

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Neopay

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Indicators for enhanced due diligence The NCA, in collaboration with other government agencies, has outlined red flags to assist businesses in identifying potential illicit activities. The full alert document is available on the NCA website here.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

million — “for failing to put adequate anti-money laundering (AML) systems and controls in place between October 2012 and September 2017,” Britain’s main bank regulator said in a news release on Wednesday (June 17). Germany’s Commerzbank London has agreed to pay a fine of £37,805,400 — about $47.45

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2018

When one starts to make money move in such ways, however, Gaddy said it’s important to be on top of regulatory requirements. The fourth money laundering directive that came out of the European Union, for instance, requires the verification of individuals on either side of a transaction. (In

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Seon

MAY 10, 2024

Money laundering, the process through which criminals hide the origins of illicit funds, undermines global financial systems. Anti-money laundering (AML) initiatives involve laws, regulations and procedures aimed at preventing criminals from masking illegally obtained funds as legitimate income. What is AML Compliance?

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Neopay

JUNE 27, 2024

Many in financial services have been concerned that some elements of the FCA’s more stringent approach may not always be justified by reductions in financial crime and money laundering or consumer protection. Firms operating in the payments industry are particularly vulnerable to money laundering and terrorist financing risks.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2019

Internal auditors at Deutsche Bank found weaknesses in anti-money laundering processes resulted in checks and high-value electronic payments being processed without undergoing the proper vetting. It’s not clear how many checks got through the weak anti-money laundering processes and how many years it goes back.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

In May 2023, a group of paytech representatives called on legislators to ensure a fair playing field for all fintech providers and their obligations to performing customer due diligence (CDD) as the EU anti-money laundering regulation was discussed.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2017

4) that it launched its Global Business Verification solution aimed at providing a low-cost way to conduct due diligence on businesses around the world. Trulioo , the global identification company, announced news on Wednesday (Oct.

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Stax

AUGUST 22, 2024

Thorough due diligence, technology, and adherence to regulatory guidelines are essential in a PayFac’s risk management strategy. You need thorough due diligence, technology, and adherence to regulatory guidelines in your risk management strategy. The due diligence doesn’t stop at onboarding.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 22, 2024

The European Union’ s (EU) decision to remove the Cayman Islands from its list of high-risk third countries dealing with anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) deficiencies has sparked praise for its potential to significantly broaden investor choices and fuel innovation.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Jumio , known for its suite of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered identity verification and online know your customer (KYC) products, is beefing up its anti-money laundering (AML) powers. The Palo Alto-based firm on Tuesday (Sept. The financial terms of Jumio ’s acquisition of Beam’s AML platform were not disclosed.

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