An isolated and heavily restricted totalitarian state, North Korea engages in a range of cyber activities that violate international law, including conducting illegal cyber operations around the world. Ongoing international sanctions against North Korea prohibit a broad range of economic […]
In the United States, geographic locations that present a particularly high risk of money laundering and financial crime may be designated high-risk money laundering and related financial crime areas, also referred to as high-intensity financial crime areas (HIFCA). Intended to […]
High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) are designations made by the United States government for areas of the country that experience a particularly high volume of drug trafficking. HIDTA programs are intended to help law enforcement agencies in the fight against […]
IPT Africa’s compliance team can now make informed decisions about client risk, escalate potential high-risk cases, and take actions in real-time, which ultimately shortens the time it takes to onboard new customers.
In our annual industry report here at ComplyAdvantage, we explore how technology and geopolitics are set to shape financial crime compliance.
A Year in Review: 2020 AML & Anti-Financial Crime Highlights As we close the books on 2020, we look back on an intense year of sanctions, designations, money laundering, cyber crime, fraud and the key trends in AML & anti-financial […]
In 2016 and 2017, the Panama Papers and Paradise Papers leaks exposed the financial affairs of dozens of multinational companies, politicians, and other high-profile individuals that had been exploiting secretive offshore jurisdictions for decades in order to avoid paying tax […]
Elder financial exploitation: What you need to know An 87-year-old Holocaust survivor is defrauded of his life’s savings in a 6-7 year romance scam. A major drug cartel diversifies its income stream by branching out into timeshare scams targeting seniors. […]
The fight against money laundering is a huge challenge for financial institutions around the world. As criminal methodologies grow more sophisticated, so must the anti-money laundering (AML) measures put in place to stop them. Since modern AML requires firms to […]
Environmental crime (sometimes known as ‘green crime’) involves exploiting natural resources and wildlife, with various associated criminal activities that include violence, theft, and trafficking. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) estimates that environmental crime profits reach up to $281 billion […]
Canada has a history of underperformance with respect to following Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Anti-Terrorist Financing (ATF) best practices, but the country has consistently improved to close the gap. Based on the findings of FATF’s most recent mutual evaluation, it […]
Money Laundering Through Foreign Exchange Providers Advances in technology have made moving funds to different parts of the world easier than ever and contributed to the growth in money remittance and foreign exchange service providers. The World Bank reports that, […]
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