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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
6 Things You Should Know About AML France Regulations As one of the world’s largest economies, France plays a prominent role in the fight against financial crime and imposes strict money laundering and counter financing of terrorism regulations on its […]
As one of the world’s busiest and most innovative commercial hubs, Singapore is a natural destination for banks and financial services businesses. The country is home to more than 1300 financial technology (FinTech) firms, which attracted over US$4.1 billion in […]
As anti-money laundering (AML) controls evolve, criminals find new ways to transform the financial proceeds of crime into legitimate funds. One of the most prevalent global money laundering strategies is to exploit the vulnerabilities of cross-border trade via trade based […]
Most of the APIs available on the market are not fit for purpose. Poor integration capability, lack of intuitive design and being overly complex are facets of bad APIs and the reason why so many people have become apprehensive at […]
Financial institutions (FIs) face an expanding spectrum of money laundering threats, with emerging typologies set to cause serious problems for the industry. The total amount lost to cybercrime alone is projected to reach $9.5 trillion in 2024. To effectively balance […]
One of Southeast Asia’s most important economies, Indonesia is increasingly focused on anti-money laundering regulation. Indonesia has traditionally struggled with money laundering threats thanks to a lack of regulation and institutional corruption. However, since the turn of the century, the […]
