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Wolfsberg publishes RFI best practice guidance
The Wolfsberg Group has published a guidance paper on requests for information (RFIs) as used in anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) transaction monitoring processes. The guidance is focused primarily on inquiries initiated as a result of transaction monitoring,… Read More ›
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J P Morgan strategic alliance with Cleareye.ai to identify TBML and sanctions red flags
J P Morgan has entered into a global strategic alliance with California-based artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) platform Cleareye.ai to digitise trade finance due diligence processing. The alliance aims to identify trade-based money laundering (TBML) and sanctions red… Read More ›
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Supply chain visibility needed to see criminals using trade finance to launder money says ADB expert
We need to be able to see deep inside supply chains to know whether criminals are using trade finance to launder money says head of trade and supply-chain finance at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Steven Beck. Replacing paper trails… Read More ›
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Russian sanctions are here to stay says maritime industry expert
Sanctions against Russia are here to stay for the foreseeable future, even if a ceasefire agreement were to be reached in the Ukraine war, according to global head of maritime trade technologies & ESG at Pole Star, Simon Ring. In… Read More ›
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FATF and INTERPOL joint initiative to prioritise cross-border tracing, seizure and confiscation of criminal assets
Illicit asset recovery is set to play a more significant role in global efforts to deprive criminals of their ill-gotten gains with the announcement of a joint initiative launched by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and INTERPOL to recover… Read More ›
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Extortionists turn to cash intensive businesses to launder proceeds
Cash intensive local businesses are used to funnel proceeds of extortion into apparently legitimate business bank accounts according to a new report published by Global Financial Integrity (GFI). Proceeds of extortion have also been used by criminals to purchase businesses… Read More ›
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Landmark World Bank report kicks off review of risk-based AML/CFT approach
Nearly a decade after the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) introduced requirements for National Risk Assessments (NRAs) of money laundering and terrorism financing (ML/TF) risks, the international community is at the right point to review the past 10 years and… Read More ›
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Malta-based bank fined for AML/CFT shortcomings
A Malta-based bank owned by a Dutch billionaire has been fined by Malta’s Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) for failings in its anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) processes. Novum Bank, owned by Dutch entrepreneur Marcel Boekhoorn, has… Read More ›