To combat global financial crime, governments and international authorities implement a range of anti-money laundering and countering of terrorist financing (AML/CFT) regulations that impact the insurance sector. Penalties for compliance failures can include heavy fines, and failures to catch internal […]
Every year, money laundering costs the UK economy around £100 billion. To avoid the risk of penalties and fines resulting from non-compliance with anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regulations, firms in the UK should understand UK […]
As cryptocurrency usage increases, so too do cryptocurrency regulations around the world that are put in place to govern them. The crypto landscape is constantly evolving and keeping up to date with the rules in different global territories isn’t easy. […]
The Malaysia AML/CFT Regime (Newly Revised for 2020) In 2019, Malaysia’s central bank and financial regulator, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), revised the existing Malaysia AML/CFT regime by introducing two policy documents applicable to two broad categories of financial entities. The […]
How to Comply With AMLA Malaysia Malaysia is a regional and global political power with the third-largest economy in Southeast Asia, following Indonesia and Thailand. Attracting business interests from across the world, and with high investment in the technology and […]
Vendor due diligence (VDD) takes place when a company seeks to buy, partner with or enter into a business relationship with another company. Like the customer due diligence process, vendor due diligence is an important component of AML/CFT, serving to […]
The FATF Travel Rule is an update to the existing FATF Recommendation 16, which concerns cross-border and domestic wire transfers. The update is intended to address the AML/CFT challenges associated with the increasing global use of cryptocurrency and to help […]
As financial services integrate with ecommerce technologies, criminals find new ways to exploit online payment infrastructures and disguise their illegal funds. An emerging trend amongst online criminals, transaction laundering represents a digital evolution of traditional money laundering that has, until […]
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 […]
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, […]
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