AML Compliance

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 […]

In order to avoid regulatory measures put in place to prevent money laundering, criminals may seek to use money mules to conduct illegal activities on their behalf. Money mule networks are a global problem and are used to move vast […]

Customer Screening: Maximizing Effectiveness and Efficiency A Balancing Act If companies aren’t strategic in their approach to customer screening and monitoring, they risk being overwhelmed with alerts. Those companies face high operational costs, a nearly-impossible-to-clear backlog of alerts, longer remediation […]

On 11 May 2018, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) implemented its Final Rule, setting out a range of new customer due diligence (CDD) requirements for financial institutions in the United States. In more detail, the CDD Final Rule involves […]

eWallets are online storage systems that hold users’ banking information and can be used to pay for goods and services, often in conjunction with mobile payment systems. Use of eWallets and “mobile money” has grown rapidly since 2017 as the […]

Why is P2P money laundering becoming more prevalent? Advances in fintech have allowed for the development and widespread uptake of a variety of online financial services, including peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding, both of which have grown to represent multi-billion dollar […]

As banks and non-bank financial institutions explore new, innovative methods with which to deliver financial services, digital lending has emerged as an opportunity for those organizations to loan money faster and more efficiently. Digital lending is essentially the use of […]

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. […]

The money remittance industry is growing. In 2018, global remittances reached $689 billion: a figure that is expected to reach $746 billion in 2020. The trend is driven, in part, by digital remittance services, which are expected to see a […]

Foreign currency exchange (FX) is a popular methodology for money launderers, who seek to exploit a range of vulnerabilities associated with the service. The growing volume of FX businesses across the banking and commercial sectors, on Main Streets and online, […]

Banks and other financial institutions (FIs) must implement an anti-money laundering (AML) compliance program to detect and prevent money laundering and terrorism financing activities and satisfy their associated regulatory obligations. Given the administrative burden and the need to manage their […]

Canada has a history of underperformance with respect to following Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Anti-Terrorist Financing (ATF) best practices, but the country has consistently improved to close the gap. Based on the findings of FATF’s most recent mutual evaluation, it […]