All Financial Crime articles – Page 13
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NewsNew Zealand’s central bank to set up AML department
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is establishing a standalone, enforcement department covering compliance in anti-money laundering (AML) as well as the banking, insurance sectors.
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BlogUnexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) – under-used and under-valued?
The United Kingdom’s Unexplained Wealth Orders have so far failed to live up to the hype, argues Nicola Sharp
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NewsCouncil of Europe calls for urgent action to improve FIUs across continent
The Council of Europe (CoE) has called for its 47 member states to strengthen their Financial Intelligence Units to improve anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing.
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NewsUK adds Pakistan to list of high-risk countries with weak AML/CTF controls
The United Kingdom has added Pakistan to a list of 21 countries it deems to be high-risk due to deficiencies in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing controls.
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NewsScale and complexity of laundering activity in Europe ‘underestimated’ warns Europol
Money laundering in the European Union is more widespread and more complex than previously thought, Europol has said in a detailed analysis of crime threats.
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NewsLarge crypto exchange Gemini signs agreement with Comply Advantage
Gemini , one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has selected ComplyAdvantage’s hyperscale platform for its AI-powered AML risk management.
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NewsIsraeli regtech AML firm ‘considers public listing’ ahead of expected AI boom
Israeli cyber security firm ThetaRay is considering listing on the stock market following an increase in the valuation of regtech companies.
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VideoDue Diligence in the Age of Digital ID. A Revolution in Anti-Financial Crime?
Knowing and trusting who customers are is the primary responsibility of due diligence.
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VideoTransforming Compliance into Risk Management. A presentation by Michael Rasmussen
Regulators consistently talk about the need for a ‘risk-based approach’ to financial crime, and many organisations have created ‘risk management’ functions to complement, and in some cases replace, legacy compliance functions. This shift is based on a recognition that it is not just what you do, it is how you do it that matters. Financial criminals are agile and reflexive, and those that seek to stop them need to be so in response.
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VideoEffective Financial Crime Risk Management. How do we evidence what we are doing in AFC is actually effective?
We have started to see a shift in the AFC community, as the pressure from regulators for firms to achieve good outcomes in financial crime prevention increases. There is likely to be greater focus on how outcomes are measured and how confident firms are that their controls are effective at tackling financial crime.
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VideoKeynote: ‘Everyone Is Doing Badly’: AML After 30 Years - A Conversation with David Lewis, Executive Secretary of FATF
In 1989, the Group of Seven leading industrialised nations formed the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to create international standards in Anti-Money Laundering (AML).
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VideoThe Fraud Pandemic Predicting the next wave. A presentation by Onfido.
In the last twelve months, the world has faced two pandemics. In the wake of Covid-19 has come a significant increase in digital fraud. Although much of that fraud has continued via what we now see as ‘traditional’ routes - such as phone, text and email - it has spread into the wider digital spaces of the internet, encouraged by social restrictions that force so many of us to live our lives largely online. But, is this change here to stay? Or will the landscape return to normal as vaccines roll out worldwide.
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VideoKEYNOTE: Hacking the Criminals. A conversation with Chris Hadnagy.
Evolving technology is often described as a key vulnerability in the fight against financial criminality, an argument made eloquently by the boom in cyber fraud during the pandemic. But the problem is not just technology - but the way we, as human beings, use it.
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VideoSpotlight: Modern Slavery. A Conversation with Andrew Wallis OBE, CEO of Unseen
Many of us living in developed economies have liked to believe that slavery is a thing of the past. But we are coming to understand that it remains a very modern reality; one that blights the lives of 40 million men, women and children across the globe and creates criminal profits only rivalled by counterfeit goods and illegal narcotics. Shockingly, human misery is once again one of the biggest of global businesses.
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VideoMaking Compliance Work (NorthRow session)
The demands on compliance functions are increasing, but resources are limited. As the pace of business accelerates and both customer expectations and regulation are rising, the management of compliance and customer due diligence demands fresh thinking. Simply repeating how things have been carried out in the past will ultimately lead to failure.
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NewsPleyer calls on G20 to promote change in fincrime regulatory culture
Dr Marcus Pleyer wants a move away from a ‘form-filling’ regulatory culture and has called on the G20 group of governments to lead the change in order to more effectively fight financial crime.
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NewsGlobal spending on regtech will nearly quadruple to $130billion by 2025, report finds
Spending on regulation technology globally will surge from $33billion in 2020 to $130bn by 2025, as banks increasingly look to Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions for onboarding and Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements, a report has predicted.
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NewsFour in five UK banks say Covid-19 hampered their financial crime effectiveness, survey finds
The switch to remote working during the coronavirus pandemic has impacted on UK banks’ financial crime prevention measures at a time cases of fraud and money laundering were rising, survey respondents have said.
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Q&AFinCrime Job Focus: Andrew Davies, Fiserv
Andrew Davies explains why he feels lucky to be part of the global community fighting financial crime
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NewsGibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man to share CTF information
A new international forum to share counter-terrorism financing (CTF) information with three other jurisdictions has been set up by the Royal Gibraltar Police.
