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In recent years, regulators have begun to scrutinize more closely financial institutions regarding the soundness of thei...
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In February of 2022, Transparency International revealed that Russians linked to the Kremlin or with corruption charges...
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Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) drafted by financial institutions contain some of the most valuable information availa...
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In February 2019, another criminal group was arrested in Europe, for laundering money through hawala transactions. Based...
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Facebook made a splash in October 2021 when it rebranded itself to Meta and announced an investment of $10 billion to c...
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The exponential growth of technology is leading to the disruption of numerous sectors including telecommunications, robo...
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In today’s financial challenging environment, institutions are exposed to numerous economic abuses making it necessary...
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Businesses are increasingly worried about regulatory costs that arise every time a new legal framework is introduced. Th...
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Efficiently fine-tuning AML Transaction Monitoring can help financial firm's compliance teams to increase productivit...
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Politically exposed persons (PEPs) are individuals who have been entrusted with prominent public functions, such as gove...
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Over the past years, the golden visa has seen a surge in participation in its programmes. But along with its rising popu...
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The digital era has given KYC analysts unprecedented access to a plethora of information on individuals and companies. N...
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The Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessment (EWRA) or Overall Risk Assessment has become a regulatory obligation from an EU and ...
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14 articles matching due diligence tag
What is the impact of the EU whistleblowing legislation?
Whistleblowing became a subject of concern when major consequences produced by Swiss Leaks and Lux Leaks made the case for a change in the European framework. In both cases, the whistleblowers worked for private companies prior to leaking information. If their situation was to repeat now, would...
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Why are PEPs under increased scrutiny?
Politically exposed persons (PEPs) are individuals who have been entrusted with prominent public functions, such as government officials, politicians, or high-ranking members of the military. PEPs may also include their family members and close associates. The term "PEP" is often used i...
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The hidden costs of golden visas
Over the past years, the golden visa has seen a surge in participation in its programmes. But along with its rising popularity, corruption and AML risks have also seeped into its core. Many argue that citizenship is a public good, not a commodity for the open market. In recent years, the EU an...
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What are financial crime threats in the metaverse?
Facebook made a splash in October 2021 when it rebranded itself to Meta and announced an investment of $10 billion to create its own metaverse project. But the tech giant is just a drop in a larger ocean. It is estimated that over 160 companies, including Apple and Google, are also plunging in...
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How is real estate used for money laundering?
In February of 2022, Transparency International revealed that Russians linked to the Kremlin or with corruption charges had invested £1.5 billion in the UK property market, mostly through companies held in Britain’s overseas territories and crown dependencies. The findings exposed Great Br...
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FinTech, Financial Institutions, PSD2, NPPS, EU, Facebook, Europe,The future of banking is changing and Open Banking is an emerging trend that will evolve the banking world and lead the sector to a digital era. Open Banking transition explainedAccording to the definition provided by "Open Banking Europe", the t...
How do criminals launder their money using video games?
Compliance, Know your Customer, Money Laundering, Anti Money Laundering, AML, Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain, Darkweb, Prepaid Cards,In the past decade, the video game industry has managed to dwarf the film, music, and television sectors. It’s estimated that there are currently 3 billion active gamers across the globe who have roughly spent $198,6 billion on games in 2022 alon...
Which Financial Abuses are associated with Prepaid Cards ?
Money Laundering, NPPS, Financial firms, KYC, AML, Prepaid Cards, Know your Customer, Terrorism Financing, Financial Institutions, Anti Money Laundering, Red Flags,Lately the 5th Anti-Money Laundering EU Directive (AMLD5) retained a particular interest on innovative instruments of payment, among which Prepaid Cards and digital currencies. In 2013 the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) had raised a non-binding...