In today’s rapidly evolving regulatory landscape, the challenge of maintaining compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) regulations has never been more daunting. The requirements to monitor sanctions, politically exposed persons (PEPs), criminal convictions, and adverse media, as…
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Reflections on Binance’s Compliance Struggles
Understanding the Gravity of the Situation After just coming off an almost 6-year jaunt as CAMLO for a major crypto exchange and being in the trenches of AML and ATF programs all that time, I’ve seen my fair share of…
Crypto Address Screening now part of KYC2020’s DecisionIQ offering
Did you know that despite the market capitalization of cryptocurrency peaking at $3 trillion it continues to surpass over $1 billion daily? With such volatility, growth, and potential, money laundering and terrorist financing mirror the same risks as the traditional…
What is PEP Screening?
For Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance, Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) emerge as pivotal threads that demand careful handling. These individuals wield substantial influence, and without the right approach, they can introduce significant risks to the financial…
Precision Matters: Best Practices and Challenges in Arabic Language Screening for AML
In the Middle East, within a thriving start-up ecosystem that has recently an impressive 1.6 billion USD in funding for MENA start-ups this year, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance is of paramount importance. One of the distinctive challenges in this region…
Navigating the Regulatory Landscape for Payment Processors
In today’s rapidly growing global economy, payment providers (PSPs) face a daunting challenge – navigating the web of payment regulations while maintaining strict Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) standards. Compliance isn’t merely a best practice; it’s the…
Discovery of OFAC’s Advanced SDN XML: Eliminating the need for Translation or Transliteration with built in Multi-Lingual Support
Recently a middle eastern client had pushed our team to enhance our multi-language support related to sanctions screening of the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List where the client was using Arabic…
Sanctions and PEP Screening: An Important Step in the KYC Process
In today’s increasingly interconnected global landscape, financial institutions face a constant challenge to prevent money laundering, terrorist financing, and other illicit activities. Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures have become indispensable to the financial industry to mitigate these risks. Among the…
Why You Should Automate AML Compliance With AI
As the financial industry becomes increasingly interconnected yet complex, the fight against money laundering has become a primary concern for regulatory authorities and financial institutions. To overcome this illegal activity effectively, many organizations started using cutting-edge technologies such as Artificial…
What is an AML compliance Program? Best Practices for Anti-Money Laundering
Money laundering has become a pervasive concern in an era of technological advancements and global financial transactions. Criminal organizations and individuals constantly seek ways to legitimize their illicit funds, posing a threat to the integrity of financial institutions worldwide. Financial…