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Fragmented checks leave FinTechs exposed to identity theft

Remote onboarding has become the default for many financial institutions and FinTechs. That shift has also opened the door to identity thieves. With stolen...

FCA mule review: why EMIs face the fastest-growing risk

The Financial Conduct Authority's latest review of money mule activity gives one of the sharpest views yet of how financial crime is changing across...

$6.9bn A7 network puts onboarding-only checks at risk

A Financial Times investigation has found that Kremlin-backed FinTech A7 moved more than $6.9bn through the international banking system despite sanctions on Russia. UK...
AML

Why 39% of law firm AML risk assessments fall short

For many law firms, anti-money laundering (AML) compliance has become a routine exercise. The client is identified, sanctions and PEP screening is carried out,...

AI fraud pushes adverse media screening up the agenda

Adverse media screening has moved from a supporting element of enhanced due diligence to a central compliance control, driven by a wave of regulatory...

How transaction monitoring cuts FinTech fraud risk

Fraud detection built on static rules is starting to show its age. These systems flag transactions simply because they are unusually large, come from...

Source of funds is now UK regulators’ top priority

Source of funds compliance has long been treated as a routine step within the broader anti-money laundering (AML) process, an operational box to tick...
AML

Why silence between fraud and AML teams is dangerous

Financial crime is growing more sophisticated, and compliance teams that still rely on disconnected fraud and AML systems risk falling behind both fraudsters and...
Summa

Summa Tech closes AML gap in client onboarding

Summa Tech, the company behind cloud-based client onboarding platform Onboarder, has introduced an anti-money laundering checking feature within the tool. The addition allows AML checks...

World Cup 2026 exposes compliance gaps as fraud hits record

Spain have been crowned world champions, with substitute Ferran Torres striking deep into extra time to settle a final Argentina barely troubled. The holders...

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