Tag: CTF

Australia is pressing ahead with a significant overhaul of its Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) regime, with AUSTRAC releasing the Second Exposure Draft Rules (ED2) under the Amended AML/CTF Act 2024. This latest draft builds on last year’s proposals, offering further clarity and operational guidance aimed at modernising compliance obligations.

Australia’s overhaul of its anti-money laundering (AML) regime is set to intensify, with the passage of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) Amendment...

Customer Due Diligence (CDD) stands as a cornerstone in the ongoing battle against money laundering and terrorist financing. It compels regulated entities to collect and verify personal details—name, address, date of birth, and government-issued identification—from customers to authenticate their identities and assess potential financial crime risks.

In a significant development reported in October 2023, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is on the cusp of being removed from the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) "grey list."

Proliferation Financing (PF) is becoming an increasingly important aspect of the compliance landscape, akin to well-known areas like anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF). Recently, regulators, particularly in the UK, have begun implementing stricter measures to help businesses identify and mitigate PF risks.

The ongoing AI revolution is indisputably transforming risk management and customer identification processes (KYC), even though human input remains pivotal to these functions. Moody's Analytics recently delved into how AI will transform risk management and know your customer (KYC) compliance.

RegTech firm Arctic Intelligence recently took the opportunity to provide a guide into assessing the impact of ML and TF on your firm. 

Financial Institutions (FIs) are integrating digital technologies into their infrastructures, sparking a transformation in customer experiences and enhancing operational efficiency. This shift has made a dramatic impact on account opening and verification processes.

In today's dynamic business environment, organisations are facing ever-increasing compliance regulations. As a result, business-wide anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) risk assessments...

Identitii has launched a software-as-a-service platform to help firms cut non-compliance reporting risks with anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF).