Tag: FATF

The Abu Dhabi Global Market's Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), the financial watchdog overseeing one of the UAE's leading international financial centres, has completed...

Anti-money laundering regulation is in the midst of a fundamental transformation. Across jurisdictions, regulators are shifting away from simply assessing whether institutions have the...

Know Your Business (KYB) has become a cornerstone of modern compliance frameworks, requiring companies to verify that their business clients are legitimate, properly registered,...

Financial institutions are sitting on a mounting compliance problem. Across the sector, customer files are frequently inaccurate, out of date, and riddled with gaps...

AML professionals spend their careers following financial signals — alerts, suspicious activity reports (SARs), transaction patterns. But how often do those professionals pause to...

While responsible gambling messaging floods sports broadcasts and social media feeds, South Africa's sprawling informal gambling market continues to operate largely unchecked. According to RelyComply,...

Financial crime compliance is shifting gear globally, according to SymphonyAI's inaugural Risk Radar briefing. Regulators across North America, EMEA and APAC are not only...

As financial crime grows more sophisticated and regulatory scrutiny intensifies, large financial institutions are reassessing how they manage AML compliance. According to Flagright, for...

Africa’s FinTech sector has built a reputation for innovation under pressure. In markets defined by mobile-first adoption and a strong push for financial inclusion,...

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...