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Why APP payment scams are now an AML issue in Europe

APP scams have rapidly become Europe’s most damaging form of payment fraud, overtaking traditional card fraud by total losses and forcing regulators to reassess...
The insurance sector has traditionally received less attention than banking when it comes to financial crime compliance, yet it represents a significant vulnerability for money laundering. Research from the Napier AI / AML Index suggests that as much as $3.3tn could be returned to global economies through the adoption of AI-driven anti-money laundering strategies.

Why insurers are becoming prime targets for money laundering

The insurance sector has traditionally received less attention than banking when it comes to financial crime compliance, yet it represents a significant vulnerability for...
AML

Key payments and AML regulatory deadlines in February 2026

Each month, regulatory change continues to accelerate across payments, AML and consumer protection frameworks, placing growing pressure on compliance, legal and risk teams. According...
AML

How financial institutions climb the AML maturity curve

The AML/CFT landscape continues to evolve under mounting regulatory scrutiny and commercial pressure. Financial institutions, from long-established banks to fast-growing FinTechs, are expected to...
AML

Why banks need AI to meet modern AML requirements

Banks are under growing pressure to manage financial crime risks at scale. Rising transaction volumes, increasingly sophisticated laundering techniques and tighter regulatory scrutiny are...
KYC

How can KYC keep pace with speed and risk?

In 2026, the speed of business is no longer a metric - it is becoming a vulnerability. As financial institutions race toward sub-second onboarding...
monitoring

Transaction screening vs monitoring: key AML differences

Fraud rarely arrives as a single, obvious red flag anymore. Instead, it flows through routine payments, carefully disguised as normal customer activity, and the...
KYC

How networked KYC cuts onboarding delays for banks

Financial institutions are under growing pressure to onboard clients at speed, while still proving they can meet tightening regulatory expectations. According to KYC360, Commercial...
pKYC

pKYC vs periodic reviews: the future of EDD

Banks do not typically fail at KYC because they are short of data. They fail because customer risk too often stops evolving once onboarding...
AML

How to reduce AML detection latency without more noise

Financial crime investigations can feel like they start at the worst possible moment: after the headlines break, after names begin circulating externally, and after...

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