FICO

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In yesterday’s post, my colleague TJ Horan introduced the topic of artificial intelligence being applied to anti-money laundering (AML). Today most of the financial institutions use rules-based transaction monitoring and KYC systems to fight money laundering. The AML Threat Score uses historic alerts and user decisions.

AML

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

From FinCEN’s perspective, our BSA/AML system is good, but it can always be improved, and we see great opportunities in working with industry on innovations that can help better detect and safeguard against illicit activity,” he said. “In And any operations that they begin should be in compliance with our rules at the start.”.

Fincen

The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

This month, The Fintech Times will look at some of the biggest issues regarding compliance and financial rules, as well as the solutions hoping to ease the compliance journey for firms and make the fintech world fairer and safer. “This necessitates a complementary risk identification and mitigation effort involving AML and fraud.

Risk

FICO

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Newly regulated areas such as digital assets and cryptocurrency businesses will likely undergo increased scrutiny (as companies transacting in digital assets are not exempt from AML requirements). The final rule extending AML regulatory requirements to banks lacking a federal functional regulator is just one such example.

Financial Crimes

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Financial laws governing such transactions date back to 1970 when the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) was enacted , requiring financial institutions (FIs) to report transactions of $10,000 or more. Banks and other FIs must be certain that their clients are who they claim to be and adhere to AML compliance — or be held accountable. .

Due Diligence

FICO

JANUARY 8, 2020

The stage is already set; at FICO World 2019 in New York City, we learned that the capabilities of fraud and anti-money laundering (AML) systems have about an 80% overlap. I predict that in 2020, fraud and compliance functions will converge at many large banking institutions. by Doug Clare.

Compliance

FICO

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Supreme Court set to rule in Facebook v. New Debt Collection Rules Are Here to Stay. The final rule addresses debt collection communications and interprets and applies prohibitions on harassment or abuse, false or misleading representations, and unfair practices. Now, with the U.S. to report their beneficial owners to FinCEN.

BSA

FICO

DECEMBER 19, 2018

The FCC Will Issue a Major Declaratory Ruling on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). I expect the FCC to issue a declaratory ruling in the first half of 2019 that will provide much needed clarity around the definition of Automatic Telephone Dialing System. Members of Congress have also been focused on BSA/AML reforms.

BSA