ComplyAdvantage is pleased to announce two significant updates to its PEP data following the recent general elections in the UK and France. UK general election Following the UK general election on July 4, 2024, the BBC called the result a […]
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(London) July 2, 2024 The G2 summer reports are out, and ComplyAdvantage has been placed in the Leader Quadrant for Anti-Money Laundering for a third consecutive quarter. Additionally, for the first time, the company has been placed in the Leader […]
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) concluded its sixth and final plenary under the presidency of T. Raja Kumar of Singapore on June 28, 2024. Delegates from over 200 jurisdictions and observers from international organizations gathered in Singapore for three […]
Each year brings a host of consequential new anti-money laundering (AML) regulations, and 2024 is no exception. Various regulators plan a raft of reforms with significant consequences. We’ve selected five key changes for this article – due to the global […]
In regular times, 2023 would have been seen as a busy year in geopolitics. But in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and the massive Western sanctions in response to it, it seemed relatively quiet […]
The advent of a new year can prompt dread and excitement – some brace for another 12 months of bad news, while others are excited about the possibilities ahead. As a compliance industry veteran, experience tells me a little of […]
2023 saw financial crime risk professionals contend with increasing geopolitical turmoil, economic volatility, and rapidly changing criminal behavior. In 2024, with more than 40 national elections, a growing focus on terrorist financing, and continued technological development, these issues – and […]
Following October’s plenary, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued new guidance relating to cyber-enabled fraud (CEF). In the report, the global watchdog analyzed how the cyber fraud landscape has evolved, its links to other crimes, and how criminal syndicates […]
On November 7, 2023, additional members of a multi-million dollar health care fraud and money laundering conspiracy were indicted after generating over $500 million in fraudulent prescriptions. Led by defendant Brian Michael Sutton, the criminal group allegedly used their pre-existing […]
Judicial authorities in the European Union (EU) are increasing their joint efforts to combat terrorism by sharing a wider range of information on terrorism cases with Eurojust. Following an amendment to the Eurojust Regulation on October 31, 2023, EU Member […]
On November 2, 2023, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) organized a public-private dialogue focusing on the use of convertible virtual currency (CVC) to finance terrorist activity. Officially called a FinCEN Exchange, the event consisted of presentations by FinCEN and […]
During a recent interview with CNA (formerly Channel NewsAsia), managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Ravi Menon expressed a strong interest in exploring the full potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in the fight against money laundering. At […]