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Fighting Financial Crime

Achieving Operational Excellence Through Data Alignment

In today’s rapidly evolving financial landscape, combating financial crime requires a unified approach that bridges the gaps between data, technology and operational processes.

Rethinking AI: Danny Butvinik’s Vision for the Agentic Era

With deep insight and practical grounding in financial crime detection, Butvinik reframes the conversation around where intelligence truly lives in modern AI systems.

Regulatory Update: FCA Releases Findings from Recent Off-Channel Reviews

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released findings from its recent multi-firm review focused on off-channel communications.

KYC in Practice: Balancing Regulation, Risk and Client Experience

Know Your Client (KYC) is a cornerstone of regulatory compliance for financial institutions (FIs), required both at onboarding and throughout the client lifecycle. It encompasses two key regulatory frameworks: Client Due Diligence (CDD) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML). These requirements are shaped by the jurisdiction of the FI, client entity and product offering, making KYC a complex, multi-layered process.

March Madness 2026: Why the End of Federal Paper Checks Will Pressure Banks — and Expose New Risks

A quiet but profound shift is underway in the U.S. payments system. In March 2025, the White House issued a mandate: by the end of FY2025, virtually all federal government payments — including tax refunds — must move off paper checks and onto electronic channels, primarily ACH.

One-Time Data Entry: The Future of Onboarding in FIs

In financial institutions (FIs), onboarding is not limited to new clients—it also includes existing clients seeking to establish new entities or open additional accounts. This process involves collecting vast amounts of data, starting with legal, contracts and Know Your Client (KYC) requirements. These include Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and compliance with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) requirements. However, these initial requirements are only the starting point.

How Hong Kong is Tackling the Money Mule Threat

Hong Kong financial institutions (FIs) are working to improve their detection and prevention of money mule schemes as they face increasing challenges driven by sophisticated organised crime gangs and a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.

Navigating the Future of AML in APAC: Key Insights from the AML Tech Barometer Report 2025

The global financial crime landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace, and nowhere is this more evident than in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. As financial institutions (FIs) grapple with increasingly sophisticated fraud and money laundering schemes, staying ahead of emerging threats has become a paramount concern. The latest APAC AML Tech Barometer Report dives deep […]

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