The very first step your financial institution must take when servicing the Cannabis business industry is to correctly identify if the business or the beneficial owner is high risk.
Sanctions Screening
Solving The False Positives Paradox in Sanctions Screening
In sanctions screening, financial institutions constantly face a false positives conundrum: They can’t live with them, but they can’t live without them, either.
The KYC2020 Guide to PEP Screening: PEP Data and Screening Solutions
The KYC2020 Guide to PEP Screening: What features and technologies should you look for in today’s PEP data and screening solutions?
The KYC2020 Guide to PEP Screening: Defining PEP Risk
What is PEP risk, and why is it so critical to your AML/CFT compliance that you need to effectively screen for it?
The KYC2020 Guide to PEP Screening: Defining PEP and RCA
Screening for PEPs is a critical part of your financial institution’s risk-based AML/CFT program. In this article, we define what a PEP is and identify some of the biggest challenges that stand in the way of a good PEP screening system.
Smart AML Compliance Solutions Powering Credit Unions into the Future
What are the core AML compliance solutions credit unions need to be AML/CFT compliant and still maintain their competitive advantage in the years to come? As credit unions continue to grapple with a growing mountain of costly and complex financial…
The Biggest Obstacles to Credit Union AML Compliance in 2021
What unique challenges are credit unions facing in their AML compliance heading into 2021? This is the second article of our three-part series on AML compliance among today’s credit unions. Anti-money laundering (AML) compliance has always been a significant burden…
How AI helps your company fight Cyber Crime
Easy access to online payments, including money transfers, makes the need for sanction screening and AML compliance critical. Fines for AML/CFT non-compliance can be significant. For SME’s, credit unions, and Fintech companies, finding efficient and affordable solutions had been out…
Designating the Chief AML Compliance Officer
A classic Fintech startup has a tight budget making it difficult to hire a dedicated Chief AML Compliance Officer (CAMLO). This leads them to designating either a founder or other members in the organization to take on this role as…
The Various AML Compliance Agencies
Navigating the complexities of AML compliance is no easy task. Simply understanding the agencies that create regulations and enforce regulations can be challenging enough. This makes the task of maintaining AML compliance even more challenging especially when it comes to…