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The UAE and Belgium look to the UK to boost AML/CFT controls

AML/CTF international cooperation is growing with Belgium, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) taking a collaborative approach to combat financial crime, enhance money-laundering controls...
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The Fight Against Terrorist Financing

What is Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF)?
Terrorists and terrorist groups often rely on funding to support themselves and to carry out acts of terrorism. Though terrorists are not very...
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The importance of Adverse Media Checks for an effective KYC

Adverse or Negative Media includes any unfavourable information obtained from various trusted news sources and outlets. Adverse Media checks can expose hidden AML risks such as association risk...

What is Sanctions Screening?

What is Sanctions Screening, and why is it important? Sanctions screening tools and sanction screening software enable organizations to automate the global sanctions check. Implement sanctions checks for full AML compliance....
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KYC vs AML – What is the difference?

The rapid growth of the online economy and the meteoric rise of the FinTech industry has led to an unprecedented demand for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your...
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What is Customer Due Diligence (CDD)?

Regulated businesses employ Customer Due Diligence (CDD) to mitigate risks in business relationships, prevent financial crime, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements....
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What is a Politically Exposed Person (PEP)?

To ensure that your company complies fully with financial crime compliance regulations, you and your team must be aware of the definition of a Politically Exposed Person (PEP...
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What is a Risk-Based Approach (RBA)?

The risk-based approach (RBA) is central to the effective implementation of the Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) framework. This modern risk control technique departs from...