Reports

Customer onboarding is where the rubber hits the road for compliance teams. Where the theory of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing meets the commercial reality of the business. In this 5-part explainer, we’ll outline the kinds of issues you’ll face, how to manage them and how to effectively manage your own role in this critical process.

In its recent research, Celent interviewed tier 1 banks on the use of adverse media screening, revealing powerful insights into its potential value.

Singapore is often rated as the top location outside of Silicon Valley for technology innovation and disruption. As a result, it has become a thriving hub for FinTechs. This guide explores how firms operating in Singapore can comply with the city-state’s AML/CFT regulations.

Banks need a new approach to detecting financial crime. This hands-on guide explores how AI can be deployed in transaction monitoring systems today, improving alert remediation and helping compliance teams better identify networks of illicit activity.

Despite the war in Ukraine and the ongoing pandemic, the EU has other pressing policy issues on its collective mind in 2022, of which AML/CFT reform is amongst the most important.

As FinTechs grow and acquire more customers, their AML/CTF programs must also mature. The firms best set up for success are those with scalable solutions and a sound understanding of AUSTRAC’s expectations of the firms it regulates. This guide provides hands-on tips and best practices for any FinTech looking to scale in Australia.

Canada has a vibrant FinTech ecosystem, with more than 1,200 FinTechs using innovative technologies to disrupt financial services. To scale effectively, FinTechs need to ensure their AML/ATF programs are set up for success. Our hands-on guide to the AML landscape in Canada provides best practice guidance.

As financial crime typologies, payments use cases, and regulatory technologies evolve, how should compliance teams in remittance and cross-border payment firms build and scale their anti-money laundering (AML) programs?

This guide covers the essentials of building and scaling a crypto AML program, how to navigate regulatory change, and the emerging use cases – and threats – compliance teams should look out for.

This report takes a look at the evolution of the current international sanctions environment, and the key issues in sanctions today: the key regimes, underlying geopolitical risks, sanctions evasion, and the development of national policy in some of the key regimes, national perspectives, and thematic trends.

For many early-stage, fast-growing fintechs, implementing anti-money laundering compliance tools and processes can be a challenge. This guide is designed to provide startups with practical tips to enable them to build a compliance function that can scale with their businesses.

This annual report, based on a global survey of 800 compliance professionals across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific explores some of the biggest financial crime challenges firms are facing.