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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) concluded its sixth and final plenary under the presidency of T. Raja Kumar of Singapore on June 28, 2024. Delegates from over 200 jurisdictions and observers from international organizations gathered in Singapore for three […]

Each year brings a host of consequential new anti-money laundering (AML) regulations, and 2024 is no exception. Various regulators plan a raft of reforms with significant consequences. We’ve selected five key changes for this article – due to the global […]

In regular times, 2023 would have been seen as a busy year in geopolitics. But in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and the massive Western sanctions in response to it, it seemed relatively quiet […]

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Following a review of its AML/CFT framework, the European Union is preparing to introduce a suite of new regulations that will have significant implications for firms operating in, or doing business with, EU countries.

From managing PEPs to regulating AI, the State of Financial Crime 2024 is packed with insights from our annual survey of 600 senior financial crime decision makers.

Read our guide to discover how organisations are planning to invest in technology in the future – and where they still rely on human expertise to improve their compliance programs.

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Over the last decade, the rapid rise of new digitally-based insurtech firms has disrupted an industry long dominated by a select group of incumbent providers.
Ambiguity around insurtech’s anti-money laundering (AML) and fraud obligations – alongside inconsistent enforcement – has added further complexity.

This new guide aims takes a comprehensive and practical look at the PEP landscape and how firms should navigate it. We also draw on insights from ComplyAdvantage’s high-performing, proprietary PEP database to explore how PEP demographics vary in major economic centers.

Over the last decade, US authorities have expressed concerns about the role played by illicit finance in high-end residential purchases. International bodies such as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) have also expressed concern. In particular, FATF highlighted real estate agents’ lack of regulatory coverage in the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the country’s main AML/CFT legislation.

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Allianz Benelux offers life, health, and property insurance for individuals and small to medium businesses (SMBs) in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The company is part of the global Allianz network – one of the world’s largest insurance companies, with […]

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The arrival of new instant payment schemes and services – such as SEPA Instant Credit Transfers (ICT) or FedNow – is changing the payments landscape. Solutions that allow firms to process transactions securely, at scale, and in real-time have never been more […]

Despite the additional complexities introduced by new regulations and real-time payment rails, customers increasingly expect instant payments and seamless banking experiences as the norm. This puts compliance officers in the eye of a perfect storm: How do they facilitate the […]

Corruption is a pervasive issue that transcends borders and impacts economies, governance, and society. As the World Bank states, “Corruption hinders economic development by reducing domestic investment, discouraging foreign direct investment, encouraging overspending in government, and distorting the composition of […]

This article was originally published by UK Finance in July 2024.   In my discussions with compliance leaders across leading financial institutions (FIs) this year, a recurring theme has been managing politically exposed persons (PEPs) and their associated data. With […]

The international sanctions landscape continues to evolve at pace, with new designations constantly coming into effect: the US alone made 2500 additions to its primary sanctions list in 2023. In this ever-evolving environment, financial institutions (FIs) and other regulated businesses […]

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