When people talk about conducting KYC checks, they’re probably referring to the process that takes place at onboarding, i.e. identifying your customer and verifying that identity. But the problem for most businesses, is that a quick identity check isn’t going […]
Adverse media or negative news is defined as any kind of unfavorable information found across a wide variety of news sources – both ‘traditional’ news outlets and those from unstructured sources. The risks associated with conducting business with persons or […]
ComplyAdvantage is proud to announce that it has won the award for Most Innovative Compliance Service at the inaugural RemTech awards. The awards were held at the Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development, GFRID2017 they were organized by the […]
ComplyAdvantage is proud to announce today that it has partnered with Encompass Corporation to combine AI-driven data with next generation aggregation and automation technology. Encompass Corporation’s unique KYC automation software is used by a wide range of clients in the […]
On January 1st 2017 New York State’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) Part 504 went live. This rule provides a clarification on how OFAC and other lists are screened and how transactions are monitored. The impacts of this rule may […]
The FATF sets out its guidance for the regulation and supervision of DNFBPs in its 40 Recommendations (specifically Recommendation 24). The guidance requires jurisdictional authorities to take various supervisory steps, including: Implementing licensing requirements and ownership criteria for casinos. Introducing […]
The European Union Fourth Money Laundering Directive (4AMLD) was ratified by the European Parliament in 2015 and was implemented in all EU states on the 26th of June, 2017. It was transposed into UK law on the same date via […]
Many uncertainties and misunderstandings surround politically exposed persons (PEPs). Classifying a client as a PEP is part of the process that enables financial institutions (FIs) and designated non-financial businesses and professions (DNFBPs) to assess the risks related to PEPs. Since […]
What are ultimate beneficial owners (UBO)? In a constantly changing regulatory landscape, firms must ensure they know who they are doing business with by establishing the identities of their customers. With that in mind, financial regulators require firms to establish […]
Numerous governments have imposed sanctions against Iran over the past several decades. Iran sanctions measures entail a variety of economic restrictions and have broadly been imposed in response to the Iranian government’s involvement in incidents of international terrorism, its involvement […]
The US government first imposed economic sanctions against Cuba on February 7th, 1962, in response to the Cuban government’s political alignment with the Soviet Union and its ongoing efforts to undermine democratic processes. Implemented by President Kennedy under the terms […]
Economic sanctions against Syria are a response to the Syrian government’s use of chemical weapons against civilians and its sponsorship of terrorist groups. Numerous governments currently maintain Syria sanctions programs, which entail a variety of economic restrictions including trade embargoes, […]
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