Tag: adverse media

AI agents have been quietly reshaping the economics of AML operations at banks, FinTechs, payment providers, and other FIs for several years now —...

Financial institutions can expect regulators to zoom in on how they handle high-risk customers, unusual transactions and complex ownership structures, especially when controls have...

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

Keeping pace with fast-moving financial crime, regulatory change and geopolitical risk has become one of the defining challenges for compliance teams. As threat vectors...

Risk screening solutions from providers such as LexisNexis, Thomson Reuters and LSEG play a central role in helping bank compliance teams verify customer identities...

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,...