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The Battle Against Aggravated Identity Fraud

What if you woke up one morning and there were two of you? That sounds impossible, right? Not when aggravated identity fraud is a real possibility. Identity fraud...
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What Are Active and Passive Biometric Checks

Over the last two decades, the global fight against financial crime and terrorist financing has led to an enhanced regulatory regime for Know Your Customer (KYC) and Customer...
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How Businesses Can Spot Red Flags in Crypto Money Laundering

Crypto and money laundering are growing synonymously, while the adoption of Anti Money Laundering crypto policies remains slow. This article discusses how FinTech and crypto businesses can prevent crypto money laundering....
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A Quick Overview of the 6th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (6AMLD)

AMLD6 is the European Union's latest weapon for fighting financial crime. It brings additional AML regulatory requirements on obligated firms, such as banks. What are these changes? And...
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FinCEN Issues First-Ever List of AML/CFT Priorities

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued for the first time a list of priorities for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering...
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Outcomes of the June 2021 FATF Plenary

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is the inter-governmental body tasked with global Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorist Financing (CFT). The body puts together recommendations, also known...
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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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What is Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF)?

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...
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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....