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KYC Utilities: The Promised Silver Bullet for Nordic Banks?
The Nordic banking landscape has witnessed significant upheaval over the past few years, moving from an untarnished reputation for having the safest financial institutions in the world to being mired in a number of complex, global money-laundering scandals
Singapore’s Money Laundering Syndicate Scandal
Scandals and crisis are two great indicators of regulatory change. The global financial crisis in 2007 resulted in the biggest shakeup of the financial industry in living memory, possibly ever, and sparked the fintech revolution across the world.
Beneficial Ownership: Compliance vs Business
Beneficial ownershiprecently came to the fore once again with two high profile leaks – mostly recently the Bahamas leaks which saw the exposé of the names of directors and shareholders of nearly 176,000 shell companies trusts and foundations, an event that
The Cost of KYC Compliance in Finance: How Digitalization Helps
How deeply do you understand every threat that’s affecting your business’Know Your Customer(KYC) workflow and increasing the cost of KYC? Every year new updates and regulatory demands come into play that impact the compliance process of financial instituti
Timeline to New Zealand's AML Amendments
In June 2023, New Zealand’s Ministry of Justice updated its webpage with important changes to the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (AML/CFT Act). These changes, known as the Amendment Regulations, have been long-awaited
Financial Crime is a Trillion Dollar Problem: Sibos in Review
As Sibos 2023 wound down to a close in a blissfully sunny Toronto on the cusp of fall, we listened into the Big Issue Debate with Victor Dodig of CIBC and leaders from Santander, State Bank of India, DBS, CLS and EY, discussing how banks and financial inst
6 Ways to Create a Frictionless Client & Investor Lifecycle Journey for Asset Servicing Firms
As digital transformation continues to impact the financial services sector, Asset Servicing (AS) firms are under significant pressure to modernize their processes. To transform successfully, they need to work closely with their clients to create frictionl
Wie der AML-Risikobericht der EBA den Zahlungsverkehr in der EU verändert
DieEuropäische Bankenaufsichtsbehörde(EBA) hat kürzlich festgestellt, dass die Risiken von Geldwäsche und Terrorismusfinanzierung (ML/TF) in der EU von den Zahlungsinstituten und ihren Aufsichtsbehörden nicht wirksam erkannt und gemildert werden.
5 key steps for an effective sanctions screening policy
Sanctions breaches are among the most serious of offences under regulations such as the EU’sSixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive(6AMLD). It’s critical that banks, financial institutions, and any other entity that’s subject to the requirements of AML and a
How your business should screen for PEPs and RCAs
Many individuals are subject to sanctions from bodies such as the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the European Union, and the United Nations. These people are often prominent in some form or another and are targeted due to their political power or
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