Why sanctions screening can miss hidden AML risk
Financial institutions have access to increasingly sophisticated sanctions and politically exposed person (PEP) screening tools, but these checks cannot capture every development that could...
How film finance can expose money laundering risks
The complexity of film financing is creating additional challenges for financial crime teams as money moves through special purpose vehicles (SPVs), cross-border deals and...
AML screening gets an early-warning upgrade
Financial crime signals rarely announce themselves. Long before a customer, counterparty, or supplier lands on a formal sanctions list, warning signs may already be...
Why adverse media screening remains AML’s wasted asset
Adverse media screening is treated by most financial institutions as a box-ticking obligation rather than a genuine line of defence, and that mindset is...
Are AML and KYC creating blind spots for banks?
Financial crime is becoming faster, more connected and increasingly difficult to detect through isolated compliance checks. As financial institutions add more AML, KYC, fraud...
Why an AML fine is only the start of the real cost
Regulatory fines dominate the headlines, but for South African institutions caught out by AML failures, the printed penalty is only the opening chapter.
According to...
Philippine fraud risk drives new SEON-Exist alliance
SEON has partnered with Exist Software Labs to extend its fraud prevention, identity verification and anti-money laundering technology to organisations across Southeast Asia.
The tie-up...
FinScan and Quantifind target gaps left by watchlist screening
FinScan, an Innovative Systems solution and provider of AML and sanctions compliance technology, has partnered with Quantifind to integrate AI-powered adverse media intelligence into...
Instarc lands €1.25m to expand RegTech platform in South Africa
Tallinn-based RegTech provider Instarc has secured €1.25m in strategic investment to accelerate the commercial rollout of its cloud-native compliance platform in South Africa, targeting...
South Africa insurers lose R131.6m to AML blind spots
Insurance houses across South Africa are pouring money into anti-financial crime tools, yet heavy spending alone is not solving the problem. Effectiveness, particularly at...
