The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was signed into law on June 28, 2018, by the California State Legislature and introduces sweeping new privacy laws to protect the personal data of California’s residents. Also known as the California Privacy Act, […]
Crimes that generate significant financial proceeds, such as theft, extortion, and drug trafficking, almost always require a money laundering component so criminals can avoid detection by authorities and use their illegally obtained funds in the legitimate economy. Given the regulatory […]
As part of customer due diligence, financial institutions verify their customers’ identities and examine contextual information to establish whether they present a higher money laundering risk. That information might include the customer’s political status, references to them in negative news […]
Transaction laundering occurs when a merchant selling illegal goods processes payments using the payment service account of a seemingly legitimate merchant, thereby masking the criminal origin of the funds they receive. As financial services integrate with e-commerce technologies, criminals find new […]
How anti-money laundering efforts combat human trafficking Human trafficking is the criminal trade of men, women and children for the purposes of commercial sex, forced labor or other forms of exploitation. There are currently over 40.3 million global victims of […]
Skyrocketing housing prices and an increasingly prohibitive cost of living have culminated in Vancouver being named the second least affordable place to live in the world, trailing only behind Hong Kong. Unfortunately, the affluence driving these trends didn’t originate from […]
The Fifth Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) came into force on January 10, 2020. Building on the regulatory regime applied under 4AMLD, 5AMLD was designed to reinforce the European Union’s AML/CFT regime to address emergent and ongoing compliance issues. The impact […]
Australia is home to thousands of banks and financial services companies, including banking institutions and over 800 FinTechs. Those financial institutions must learn to navigate a robust legal framework of AML rules in Australia, put in place to protect the […]
Hong Kong is a gateway to China and financial markets across Asia and is home to thousands of financial institutions, including some of the world’s most innovative fintechs. Like every global financial center, however, Hong Kong faces a range of […]
Anti-money laundering (AML) regulations are mandated by both national and international authorities around the world and place a wide variety of screening and monitoring obligations on financial institutions. Given the proximity of the terms Know Your Customer (KYC) and AML, […]
As financial crime evolves, so do the methods financial institutions use to detect and prevent it. Many implement anti-money laundering (AML) solutions that employ cloud computing technology — and for good reason. Handling AML in the cloud offers companies a […]
In recent years, government bodies have become quick to impose, lift or modify sanctions — sometimes within a few days’ or weeks’ time — to pursue their own interests. At the same time, the global economy requires a nuanced approach and, […]
