Digital banks don’t face fundamentally different typologies or risk profiles to other financial institutions. However, their digital-first approach, rapid growth rate and focus on seamless onboarding can make them appealing targets for money launderers. Here, we explore the top typologies […]
HTB is working to stay ahead of the rapidly evolving financial crime landscape, and the growing sophistication of fraudsters. To support this work it was looking for a transaction monitoring and screening solution that would meet the needs of its growing customer base while safeguarding the bank’s reputation.
The way in which we interact with our banks has changed significantly over the past decade. Financial Technology firms (FinTechs) have enabled greater flexibility, not only in our choice of banking provider, but also in terms of how we access […]
Regulated financial institutions around the world follow a similar process when it comes to reporting suspicions of money laundering via Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) disclosures to their regulator or law enforcement. However, there may be some deviation in how the […]
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has released a new guide aimed at tackling the increasing misuse of transaction payment text fields by criminals. The guide, Preventing misuse and criminal communication through payment text fields, aims to raise […]
Banks offering digital-first services are redefining how consumers worldwide access and interact with their money. This guide explores how digital banks can successfully build and scale an AML program.
BaFin put N26 on warning once again for their lax anti-money laundering controls, according to an announcement made by the German regulator on Tuesday, May 11. The digital bank has been ordered to “rectify deficiencies both in IT monitoring and […]
US Challenger Banks Compliance In a changing financial landscape, challenger banks are disrupting the space occupied by traditional banks and financial institutions by offering an array of innovative digital services delivered online. In the United States, recent uptake of challenger […]
Santander UK has successfully cut the customer onboarding cycle time from 12 days mean cycle time to 2 days.
Broker dealers are individuals or firms that buy and sell securities for their own account or on behalf of their customers. Since they deal with large sums of money and a range of financial instruments, and engage in frequent transactions […]
As banks and other financial institutions embrace advances in financial technology, the digital banking sector has grown dramatically. That growth trend has been reinforced by the coronavirus crisis, which saw a 200% increase in mobile banking registrations in April 2020. […]
What is the ACPR? The Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) is the independent administrative authority in charge of supervising banks and insurance companies in France. Under the authority of the Banque de France, the ACPR is responsible […]
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