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 ›
Germany announces new authority in major shake-up of anti-money laundering and sanctions control efforts
Germany plans to create a national financial crime authority with the aim of effectively fighting white-collar crime, vigorously enforcing sanctions and overcoming its reputation as a money-laundering hub. A central element of the plan is to bundle the most important… Read More ›
Collaboration, data analytics and digitalisation key to Singapore’s AML/CFT effectiveness
Collaboration alongside the use of data analytics and digital processes have led to key successes in Singapore’s anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) effectiveness according to assistant managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Loo Siew… Read More ›
Technology and collaboration needed to counter TBML says chief compliance officer
HSBC Singapore’s chief compliance officer is calling for continued vigilance, the use of technology, and participation in public-private partnerships to mitigate trade-based money laundering (TBML) risks. In an article for Regulation Asia, Jamil Ahmed discusses these mitigating factors and concludes… Read More ›