Tag: adverse media

AI is rapidly reconfiguring how financial institutions approach investigations, shifting the focus from manual data gathering to instant, context-rich insight. For years, analysts inside...

KYCP has announced a new partnership with StartKYC, naming the company its provider of choice for embedded AML screening services. The new partnership aims to...

LSEG Risk Intelligence has launched World-Check On Demand, a new platform designed to deliver real-time compliance and risk data.

Adverse media screening is emerging as a critical part of anti-money laundering (AML) compliance. Sometimes referred to as negative news screening, this process involves analysing publicly available information—from news outlets to government lists—for any signs of a third party’s involvement in financial crime. It serves as a vital tool in identifying potential red flags early in customer or third-party relationships.

Fraud continues to be a significant issue globally, with over 59,000 risk events reported in the US in 2024 alone. As fraud schemes evolve,...

Accurately identifying individuals is at the heart of every robust KYC (Know Your Customer) and KYB (Know Your Business) programme. For firms operating in...

In an age of heightened financial scrutiny, RegTech is rapidly reshaping compliance norms. Yet, one of its most potent tools—adverse media screening—often flies under the radar. As regulators demand more, firms discover that in quiet lies a powerful compliance edge.

Know Your Business (KYB) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) are critical parts of the compliance ecosystem, but how aligned are they? FullCircl, a SaaS platform renowned for eliminating regulatory and verification hurdles, recently delved into the role of KYB in the AML process. 

Adverse media is becoming increasingly important to compliance processes. With so much to check, Sigma Ratings has posed the question of whether Google search strings can make things easier.

To ensure financial institutions understand the risks of doing businesses around the world, having a due diligence and adverse media screening tool that understands Portuguese is vital.