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Barley Laing

The money laundering red flags and how to prevent it in 2024

Supporting criminal activity and risking substantial fines from regulators that also damage their reputation are not things any financial institution aspires to. Yet many are exposing themselves to su...

08 Dec 2023
Digital Identity Management
Mete Feridun

Operational resilience: What does the proposed UK CTP regime mean for firms, FMIs and third parties?

Subsequent to a joint discussion paper (3/22 – Operational resilience: Critical third parties to the UK financial sector) published in July 2022, the Bank of England (the Bank), Prudential Regulation...

08 Dec 2023
Outsourcing Banking, Financial Services Operations
Domenico Scaffidi

Behind the scenes of the Migration of the SEPA payment schemes to the 2019 version of ISO 20022 post

Let’s start saying veterans like me haven’t been surprised that much reading the EPC bulletin on SEPA Migration to the 2019 version of ISO 20022, announcing the decision to postpone the go live. Peopl...

08 Dec 2023
Financial Services Regulation
Nick Green

The impact of BNPL’s rapid growth on lenders

With almost half of UK adults having used BNPL, lenders face a key challenge: the varied data reporting practices among BNPL providers and CRAs. In this piece, we'll explore the rapidly growing BNPL ...

07 Dec 2023
Banking
Raj Bakhru

Mapping the AI Path for Alternative Investment Managers

Alternative investment managers recognize the potential of AI and have spent 2023 experimenting with the multiple tools available. Unfortunately, while everyone has seen the power of ChatGPT and perso...

06 Dec 2023
Alternative Investments
Ronen Cojocaru

Recent Moves By SEC Pose Potentially Good News for Greater Global Acceptance and ETF User Adoption

The recent paradigm shift towards a more regulated and trustworthy environment by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lays an important foundation for retail users and institutions to wholehe...

05 Dec 2023
Cryptocurrency Insights
Francesco Fulcoli

HM Treasury Advisory Notice: NEW High Risk Third Countries List!

Francesco Fulcoli - Chief Compliance Officer and MLRO The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 require the UK regulated sector to app...

05 Dec 2023
Fintech
Steve Marshall

What haven’t we learned? The Binance money laundering debacle tells us there’s a long way to go

Those of us in the financial crimes compliance profession look at the current fiasco with Binance’s recent money laundering guilty plea (among many other accusations) and ask ourselves “How could this...

04 Dec 2023
Alexandre Semenov

Model Management in 2024: What You Need to Know to Prepare for E-23 Guidelines

July 1, 2025 marks the scheduled implementation date for the forthcoming regulatory adjustments. Since its launch in September 2017, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) h...

04 Dec 2023
Regulatory Reporting
Chiara Gelmini

Low-hanging fruits in transforming AFC and AML with GenAI and Integrated Case Management

The two challenges everyone experience and the two answers you have been looking for in financial crime management The financial industry is under constant scrutiny from regulatory bodies, pushing for...

01 Dec 2023
Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
Daoud Hadi

The double-edged sword of AI in financial regulatory compliance

Global money laundering is estimated to account for a staggering two to five per cent of the world’s GDP, equivalent to up to $2 trillion. In response, regulatory bodies are tightening the noose on fi...

30 Nov 2023
Erica Virlan

Open banking’s transformative benefits for the audit industry

In the world of auditing, professionals are no strangers to an array of difficult challenges that can sometimes significantly impact their efficiency and accuracy. The journey begins with a limited vi...

30 Nov 2023
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