Tag: AML

Malaysia’s financial sector is entering a critical transformation period as regulatory expectations tighten and financial crime threats evolve. Banks are operating under heightened pressure...

Financial crime prevention is undergoing a major shift as instant payments, rising transaction volumes and increasingly sophisticated criminal methods expose the limits of traditional...

KYCP has introduced a new embedded compliance screening feature, enabling clients to conduct checks for politically exposed persons (PEPs), sanctions and adverse media directly...

AI agents are becoming an increasingly important tool in financial crime compliance, helping banks and other financial institutions automate complex tasks and reduce risk...

Trade-based money laundering (TBML) has become one of the most challenging threats facing the financial system, as illicit funds can be hidden behind legitimate...

Agentic AI is rapidly reshaping the way financial institutions strengthen their anti-money laundering (AML) capabilities. As growing transaction volumes, evolving criminal techniques, and tightening regulations...

In August 2025, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) launched a public consultation exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) can be integrated responsibly across the country’s financial...

In financial compliance, missing genuine risks can bring serious consequences—but the overzealous approach of blanket de-risking is creating a different kind of crisis. Rather than...

For decades, financial institutions have relied on the same traditional compliance model — rules-based systems designed to flag suspicious activity and generate reports for...

Global research from Chartis and Hawk has highlighted how payment and FinTech firms are reaching a new stage of maturity in their use of...