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FinScan examines the role of effective payment screening in the fight against financial crime
Payment screening represents a cornerstone of modern financial compliance, playing a pivotal role in safeguarding the integrity of financial systems worldwide. However, numerous potential pitfalls exist in managing an effective programme…
AUSTRAC issues businesses with infringement notices for failing to comply with their reporting obligations
The infringement notices related to failures to report the 2022 annual compliance report. While the majority of the 17,000 businesses AUSTRAC regulates submitted their compliance reports, AUSTRAC CEO Brendan Thomas says ensuring that businesses are compliant and using enforcement measures to guarantee this, is all part of safeguarding Australian communities from serious crime.
Beyond FS releases white paper on ‘Fine Prevention: Why financial crime and regulatory programmes fail and how to fix them’
For financial institutions, the challenge posed by criminal activity such as money laundering, and the regulatory response to it, is constantly evolving. As a result, institutions frequently find themselves having to establish resource-intensive financial crime and regulatory change programmes, including large remediation projects.
Reserve Bank consults on issuing digital cash in New Zealand
The focus of this consultation is the use of digital cash by individuals.
UAE, Gibraltar set to remain on EUโs โhigh riskโ watchlist until September at earliest
๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐๐: Recent reports from credible civil society organisations (CSOs) that have highlighted outstanding deficiencies in the UAEโs AML/CFT framework, Persistent status as one of the primary providers of financial secrecy in the world…
UK Govt announces global call to action to tackle illicit finance through increased transparency of company ownership, ahead of World Bank Spring Meetings
Transparency about who owns, controls, or benefits from companies is a cornerstone of preventing and combatting corruption, organised crime, and tax evasion.โฏโฏโฏThe UK is leading the call to action with contributions of ยฃ2 million to trust funds managed by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to tackle corruption, money laundering, and illicit finance…
New research from Moody’s reveals the far-reaching risk of shell companies and their role in financial crimes such as money laundering
Moodyโs new research reveals this risk is far-reaching. As of November 2023, more than 21 million risk activity flags have been raised by Moodyโs Shell Company Indicator across 472 million companies…
MAS and Mastercard signed an MoU to enhance cooperation in cybersecurity, with the aim to strengthen cyber resilience in the financial services sector in Singapore
The strategic partnership aims to further cement the collaboration between MAS and Mastercard in:ย bilateral information sharing of cyber threat intelligence to raise cyber situational awareness in the financial services sector; joint analysis of the latest cyber threats impacting the financial services sector to produce actionable insights and recommendations on possible countermeasures; and competency-building activities, such as joint cybersecurity exercises, staff training and study visits…
AML RightSource releases the 2024 Financial Crime Market Outlook: The United Kingdom and Europe
Banks and financial institutions operating in these areas will face increased scrutiny and must take the necessary safeguards to ensure compliance in 2024, including accurate risk assessments and enhanced due diligence measures….
Council of the EU gives green light for EU law on asset recovery and confiscation
The Council adopted a law which sets out EU-wide minimum rules on the tracing, identification, freezing, confiscation and management of criminal property in connection with a wide range of crimes.
OCCPR highlight that Belarusian timber finds its way to EU despite sanctions
The EU banned imports of wood from Russia and Belarus in March 2022, shortly after Moscow invaded Ukraine. Until then, only Belarus exported timber worth around one billion euros annually.ย But since the ban came into effect, the EU suddenly saw an influx of wood supposedly coming from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan…
FATF publishes Status of implementation of Rec. 15 by FATF Members and Jurisdictions with Materially Important VASP Activity
FATF notes that many countries have yet to fully implement the FATFโs requirements on virtual assets and virtual asset service providers to prevent their misuse for illicit finance. The lack of implementation of these requirements (Rec. 15) leaves significant loopholes globally, that criminals and terrorists exploit.