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Now available: The State of Financial Crime 2025

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An AML compliance program is a set of regulations and procedures that FIs follow to detect and prevent money laundering and associated crimes, including fraud, tax evasion, and terrorist financing. Financial institutions (FIs), such as banks, credit unions, and capital […]

Anti Money Laundering Officer (AML Officer)

What is an AML Officer? In order to oversee internal anti-money laundering policies and remain compliant with important regulations, banks, credit unions, and similar financial institutions are required to appoint an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer. As part of the fight […]

KYC: Do you really Know Your Customer?

When people talk about conducting KYC checks, they’re probably referring to the process that takes place at onboarding, i.e. identifying your customer and verifying that identity. But the problem for most businesses, is that a quick identity check isn’t going […]

Adverse Media

Adverse media, sometimes called negative news, refers to information from news and other media sources that suggest an individual or entity may represent a financial crime risk.  Because of the insights adverse media can provide, screening for it forms an […]

Remittance, Innovative

ComplyAdvantage is proud to announce that it has won the award for Most Innovative Compliance Service at the inaugural RemTech awards. The awards were held at the Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development, GFRID2017 they were organized by the […]

Rule 504

On January 1st 2017 New York State’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) Part 504 went live. This rule provides a clarification on how OFAC and other lists are screened and how transactions are monitored. The impacts of this rule may […]

DNFBP

The FATF sets out its guidance for the regulation and supervision of DNFBPs in its 40 Recommendations (specifically Recommendation 24). The guidance requires jurisdictional authorities to take various supervisory steps, including: Implementing licensing requirements and ownership criteria for casinos.  Introducing […]

PEP red flags

Many uncertainties and misunderstandings surround politically exposed persons (PEPs). Classifying a client as a PEP is part of the process that enables financial institutions (FIs) and designated non-financial businesses and professions (DNFBPs) to assess the risks related to PEPs. Since […]

Ultimate beneficial owner (UBO)

An ultimate beneficial owner (UBO) is someone who ultimately owns or controls a company and benefits from its financial transactions. Because UBOs sometimes seek to remain anonymous, often through a complex chain of corporate infrastructure, they may not be immediately […]