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AML

Anti-money laundering (AML) refers to a set of laws, regulations, and procedures intended to prevent criminals from disguising illegally obtained funds as legitimate income. Though anti-money-laundering laws cover a relatively limited range of transactions and criminal behaviors, their implications are far-reaching.

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Report: British Banks Preparing New Efforts to Fight Economic Crime
Report: British Banks Preparing New Efforts to Fight Economic Crime
June 22, 2023  |  Banking

British banks are reportedly testing ways to share data to prevent money laundering and terrorism financing. Six or more banks are preparing to participate in...

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TD Bank Reportedly Will Need Years to Address Regulators’ Concerns
TD Bank Reportedly Will Need Years to Address Regulators’ Concerns
May 15, 2023  |  Bank Regulation

Although TD Bank has capital on hand to make acquisitions, it reportedly won’t be able to make them in the United States. A Barclays analyst said the regulatory...

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AI Reshapes Regulatory Compliance by Modernizing Risk Frameworks
AI Reshapes Regulatory Compliance by Modernizing Risk Frameworks
May 09, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

The 21st century’s digitization has transformed the financial crime landscape, arming cybercriminals with new tactics. Fortunately, as the world evolves, organizations are increasingly able to fight...

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Generative vs Predictive AI’s Role Across the Future of Payments
Generative vs Predictive AI’s Role Across the Future of Payments
May 09, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Predictive artificial intelligence (AI) has long been a chief financial officer’s best friend. For years, the cutting-edge tech, better known as machine learning (ML) or...

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Regulators’ Concerns About TD Bank’s AML Practices Reportedly Ended Merger
Regulators’ Concerns About TD Bank’s AML Practices Reportedly Ended Merger
May 08, 2023  |  Bank Regulation

Regulators’ concerns about TD Bank’s anti-money laundering (AML) practices reportedly ended its plans to acquire First Horizon Bank. The concerns of the Office of the...

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Smile Identity Acquires Appruve to Expand Identity Verification Across Africa
Smile Identity Acquires Appruve to Expand Identity Verification Across Africa
April 26, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Smile Identity has acquired Appruve to expand its digital identity verification solution across Africa. In addition to buying Appruve’s parent company, Inclusive Innovations, Smile Identity is working to finalize...

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NICE Actimize Adds AI-Based Suspicious Activity Monitoring to AML Solutions
NICE Actimize Adds AI-Based Suspicious Activity Monitoring to AML Solutions
April 19, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

NICE Actimize has added Suspicious Activity Monitoring (SAM-10) to its Anti-Money Laundering (AML) solutions. The new SAM-10 features artificial intelligence (AI)-based AML transaction monitoring and...

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Treasury Department Says DeFi Services Must Improve AML/CFT Controls
Treasury Department Says DeFi Services Must Improve AML/CFT Controls
April 06, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Vulnerabilities in decentralized finance (DeFi) are enabling criminals to transfer and launder illicit proceeds. Both providers of DeFi services and the United States government can...

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UK Slaps Levy on Regulated Entities to Help Fund Money Laundering Fight
UK Slaps Levy on Regulated Entities to Help Fund Money Laundering Fight
April 03, 2023  |  AML

A recently implemented Economic Crime Levy under the U.K.’s Finance Act 2022 is aiming to help in the fight against money laundering. Details outlined in the...

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