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KYC
Data Privacy and Security at KYC2020: Built In, Not Bolted On
AML compliance isn’t just about getting the risk signals right, it’s about handling sensitive data with the same care you bring to financial crime detection. At KYC2020, we treat data privacy and security not as checklist items, but as core…
Perpetual KYC (pKYC): Evolution in Persistent Watchlist Monitoring
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…
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…
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…
What is Adverse Media Screening & it’s Importance?
Adverse media screening is the process of collecting, analyzing, and monitoring news articles, social media posts, blogs, and other online sources for information that could have a negative impact on your business. It’s an essential tool for businesses to manage…
Anti-Money Laundering Best Practices for Financial Institutions
Anti-money laundering (AML) is an important part of any business framework. It involves the detection and prevention of money generated from criminal activities such as fraud, bribery, and terrorism. AML is essential for protecting your business from these types of…
AML Compliance & It’s Importance
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance is an important element of any business and is a set of procedures and regulations designed to prevent money laundering and other illegal activities, but it can be particularly complex for financial institutions. Financial institutions must…
Adverse Media Screening: How Do You Get It Right?
As adverse media screening (AMS) gets harder to do, setting your AMS system up right has never been more critical to your organization’s reputation, compliance, and workflow. It’s dammed if you do. Dammed if you don’t.
What does it mean to Know Your Customer?
Keeping your business compliant when it comes to sanctions screening can be a bit intimidating. Let’s start with understanding what it means to Know Your Customer or Client (KYC). Banks must check the identity of their clients at the time of onboarding.…