Tag: Beneficial Ownership

Sanctions failures rarely show up after an account is live. They tend to start at onboarding, when a missed signal, a weak rule or...

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

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has unveiled a revised regulatory framework designed to strengthen corporate transparency and improve the accuracy and timeliness of...

For financial institutions operating in an increasingly complex regulatory environment, safety, security and compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) obligations remain non-negotiable. According to SmartSearch, firms...

From 2024 into 2025, financial institutions and other regulated entities in Malaysia have been preparing for the country’s fifth mutual evaluation by the FATF,...

Money laundering methods continue to evolve at pace, forcing financial institutions to rethink how they identify and prevent illicit activity. According to AiPrise, as...

Early insights from the 2026 Sanctions, Watchlist & PEP Screening Trends Survey are beginning to take shape, with 149 responses collected so far by...

Sanctions screening has become an essential line of defence in the global fight against money laundering and terrorism financing. Lawyers, accountants, real estate agents,...

Identifying ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) remains one of the toughest challenges for compliance teams conducting customer due diligence (CDD). According to KYC360, these individuals, who...