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Understanding OFAC and other sanctioning bodies
Sanctionsare deeply political at their core. It is why businesses face such significant penalties if they fail to implement them.Politically exposed persons(PEPs) and their relatives and close associates (RCAs) are often the subject of such sanctions or ma
The Pandora Papers Reveal a Broken System
The FinCEN Files revealed money laundering to be a systemic problem, but the Pandora Papers and therecent resignationby the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) chief, David Lewis, suggest a much more broken system, where regulators are barely tipping the ice
The 5 Most Pressing AML Challenges
One of the biggest problems with fighting financial crime is that the introduction of new regulations has done little to address the issue. Financial institutions devote significant resources to managing compliance risk and adhering to guidelines instead o
Tackling the Financial Crime Challenge in Asia-Pacific
The APAC region, home to over 40+ regulators, is one of the most complex jurisdictions in terms of regulatory compliance. Over the last ten years, the region, as a whole, has levied a total of $609 million in AML, KYC and sanctions fines, according to Fene
Embracing a New Approach to KYC Client Reviews
Anti-Money Laundering (AML)andKnow Your Customer (KYC)regulations dictate that financial institutions must ensure that they know their clients and verify their identities with appropriate data and documentation that proves that their clients are who they s
Middle East in Focus: A Changing Compliance Landscape
In research soon to be published by Fenergo, it finds that financial institutions across the world have been fined approximately US$26 billion for anti-money laundering and sanctions-related violations over the last 10 years. This research anticipates that
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Global Financial Institutions Struggle with Rising Client Losses and Compliance Costs as AI Adoption Increases – Fenergo
Fenergo’s 2025 Financial Crime Industry Trends Report shows 70% of firms lost clients to inefficient onboarding even as AI adoption doubles year-on-year
Singapore’s financial sector must brace for heightened regulatory scrutiny and enforcement action in 2025
While global financial fines saw a modest reduction of 30% in 2024, Singapore prepares for increased enforcement amid tightened compliance measures with 22% increase in fines issued in 2024 from 2023.
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