Fintech Finance

JUNE 3, 2025

ThetaRay , a global leader in Cognitive AI financial crime compliance, and Spayce , a cross-border payments platform, today announced a strategic partnership to combat evolving financial threats and enhance global payment security. The collaboration will be officially unveiled at Money 20/20.

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The Payments Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Navigating AML obligations in the age of virtual IBANs February 10 2025 by Payments Intelligence LinkedIn Email X WhatsApp What is this article about? The compliance challenges of virtual IBANs, focusing on AML obligations and regulatory gaps. Including structured data would help PSPs monitor and mitigate financial crime risks.

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Finovate

JANUARY 30, 2025

What can the financial services industry do to better educate their clients about the challenge of financial crime? Before joining the financial services industry, Littlechild was a specialist in white collar crime, investigations, and compliance at Ropes and Gray.

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The Payments Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act examined: A guide to avoiding the failure-to-prevent fraud offence February 6 2025 by Payments Intelligence LinkedIn Email X WhatsApp What is this article about? And dont forget to keep your risk assessment and procedures up-to-date going forward!

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The Payments Association

MAY 21, 2025

This award is a significant validation of our AI-driven fraud prevention technology and the Lynx teams dedication to closely partnering with our customers in the fight against financial crime. Financial institutions (FIs) grapple with complex, interconnected fraud and financial crime challenges.

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Fintech News

MAY 22, 2024

Over the past years, financial crime tech has risen to prominence, driven by increasing complexity and frequency of financial crimes, stricter regulations and compliance requirements, and technological advancements. Today, we delve into these firms’ offerings, recent strides and contributions to the field.

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The research shows that banks in Singapore are dedicating more time and resources to KYC processes, which are vital for anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, than any other region surveyed. The extra scrutiny and a wide-scale dependence on manual processes is having an immediate and negative impact on the client and the banks bottom line.”

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 10, 2025

Recent Datos Insights research indicates that 91% of surveyed financial institutions (FIs) are making significant or moderate investments in payment modernization. However, many still rely on legacy AML compliance systems built for fewer payment rails, most of which are not aligned with real-time settlement workflows.

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The Payments Association

APRIL 7, 2025

SNEAK PEE K: Unveiled: Key Financial Crime 360 findings July 16, 2024 by Payments Intelligence LinkedIn Email X WhatsApp What is this article about? The findings of the Financial Crime 360 survey, focusing on the challenges, prevalent fraud types, and strategic responses across various sectors. Why is it important?

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The Payments Association

JANUARY 29, 2025

2024 brought significant regulatory action, highlighting persistent weaknesses in financial crime controls across the industry. As we enter 2025, we look back at five significant cases from 2024 and the lessons they provide for organisations aiming to strengthen their financial crime frameworks.

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FICO

MARCH 6, 2020

In September 2019, Fico and Visma announced their partnership to Offer SaaS Anti Financial Crime Solutions in Western Europe. I also manage the partner channels and programs for our financial crime compliance solutions. For more than two decades I have now been working in the financial services industry.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 31, 2025

As cross-border transactions grow in Europe, the cloud-based financial crime management technology solutions provider, Nasdaq Verafin has revealed that these payment channels are opening up more passageways for fraud to take place, as $194.9billion was moved across borders in 2023; more than a quarter of the total fraud figure in 2023 ($750billion).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) show that several of the largest global banks moved money on behalf of scores of individuals and enterprises involved in criminal financial activity. As BuzzFeed reported, “laws that were meant to stop financial crime have instead allowed it to flourish.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 21, 2025

As much as three-quarters (72 per cent) of regulated companies feel overwhelmed by current anti-financial crime compliance demands; according to the latest study by digital compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) solution provider SmartSearch.

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Fintech News

JUNE 26, 2024

Lawrence Wong Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong announced the strategy at the Financial Action Task Force Plenary Meeting, underscoring Singapore’s commitment to bolstering its Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) efforts.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 10, 2025

Recent Datos Insights research indicates that 91% of surveyed financial institutions (FIs) are making significant or moderate investments in payment modernization. However, many still rely on legacy AML compliance systems built for fewer payment rails, most of which are not aligned with real-time settlement workflows.

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The Payments Association

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The regulatory landscape: FCA and PSR’s roles in de-risking The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) are pivotal in shaping the UK’s financial ecosystem. This aligns with global standards set by organisations like the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

This funding will support Tookitaki’s expansion across key Asian markets and bolster its financial crime prevention technology. Tookitaki’s platform, FinCense, uses AI to help institutions detect and address financial crime more effectively.

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The Payments Association

MARCH 25, 2025

As director/MLRO of SENDS, a UK-licensed EMI, I see AI’s potential in fraud prevention, AML, and compliance. At SENDS, we integrate AI-powered compliance tools to streamline KYC and AML, improving efficiency, accuracy, and speed. AML compliance requires risk assessment, transaction monitoring, and reporting suspicious activity.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Jumio , known for its suite of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered identity verification and online know your customer (KYC) products, is beefing up its anti-money laundering (AML) powers. Another key component of the platform is helping companies manage various KYC and AML regulations in different jurisdictions across the world.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance programs. AML program, broadly aligned to its existing remediation program, which is progressing steadily under the direction of its new U.S. AML leadership team. Formal oversight of the AML remediation through a Monitorship. balance sheet. ” U.S.

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Neopay

APRIL 10, 2025

million penalty on Revolut Bank UAB the largest penalty ever for the neobank for the deficiencies in its financial crime prevention system. This follows a 2022 penalty of 70,000 for delayed accounts and after previous attention of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority in 2019 on AML compliance. The fine of 3.5

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Finovate

JUNE 4, 2024

AMLYZE , a regtech specializing in combating financial crime that made its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope earlier this year , has forged a strategic partnership with Aura Cloud. ” Govina added, “Together, we will empower financial institutions to stay ahead of the curve in the fight against financial crime.”

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Finextra

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Mastercard has launched a service in Asia Pacific, called Trace, that uses AI to identify and prevent money laundering and financial crime.

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The Fintech Times

JUNE 8, 2025

The UAE Ministry of Economy and Dubai Police have signed a new deal to step up their efforts to fight financial crime. The pact The agreement establishes a framework for joint AML/CFT initiatives, including monitoring and inspections to identify illicit activities. The MoU was formalised by H.E.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Our Distinguished Speakers line-up: Abbas Khamisa, Head of Treasury Solutions, Global Banking at MUFG Investor Services Alessandra D’Este, Senior Payments Expert, EMEA at Swift Amrit Toor, Solutions Architect at Cloudflare Andrea Moundi Savvides, Global Director of Risk and Compliance (Harneys) and Chair and Founding Member of the Cyprus Compliance (..)

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Finovate

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

UK-based financial crime compliance solutions company Napier AI has received a majority growth investment from Marlin Equity Partners. Financial crime compliance solutions company Napier AI has received a majority growth investment from Marlin Equity Partners. Today’s funds add to Napier AI’s existing $55.8

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Fintech News

JULY 31, 2024

Hawk, a provider of AI-driven fraud prevention and anti-money laundering (AML) technology, has secured additional Series B funding with Macquarie Capital. This new funding aims to enhance Hawk’s international growth as demand for its AI-powered anti-financial crime technology continues to rise.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 12, 2024

Now, Sumsub is gearing up for a second iteration of its Advanced Transaction Monitoring Masterclass 2024 , which will help over 2,500 anti-money laundering (AML), anti-fraud, and compliance professionals in the fintech sector to boost their knowledge in combating financial crime issues facing their respective companies.

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FICO

DECEMBER 1, 2020

I’m delighted to announce that FICO has been named as the Category Leader for Financial Crime - Enterprise Fraud in the recently published 2021 Chartis RiskTech 100. It discusses the need to deploy effective enterprise-wide solutions for fraud and financial crime management that can adapt to changing customer behaviour.

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Fintech Finance

MAY 13, 2025

Issuer processing powerhouse Enfuce unveils the Fortitude Pledge, a bold new compliance and security standard, that aims to eliminate 100% of financial crime risks across all Enfuce-processed card transactions. Anything less than full commitment means accepting the unacceptable and that’s a compromise the industry cannot afford.

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The Fintech Times

JULY 21, 2024

UK financial services firms currently spend over £21,000 per hour fighting financial crime and fraud through onboarding and compliance screening processes, according to the latest True Cost of Compliance report from LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

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Finovate

JUNE 3, 2025

Financial crime compliance innovator ThetaRay announced a strategic partnership with cross-border payments platform Spayce. The collaboration will combine ThetaRay’s Cognitive AI Transaction Monitoring solution with Spayce’s payments infrastructure to enhance the platform’s financial crime detection capabilities.

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Fintech Review

OCTOBER 1, 2024

A new focus on digital identity verification As the financial landscape continues to evolve, the importance of Anti-Money Laundering ( AML ) and Know Your Customer (KYC) processes has never been more pronounced. These protocols are integral to combating financial crime and ensure regulatory compliance.

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The Paypers

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Mastercard has announced the launch of TRACE, an AML service that was designed to combat financial crime in Asia Pacific.

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Neopay

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently levied a substantial £16,675,200 fine against Metro Bank PLC (Metro) for significant shortcomings in its financial crime prevention systems and controls. This ensures that appropriate systems and controls are in place to identify, prevent and manage financial crime risks.

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Fintech News

JUNE 3, 2024

The report, titled “Top Trends Shaping Anti-Money Laundering in Asia-Pacific in 2024”, delves into the key trends, technology adoption, and regulatory imperatives shaping the anti-money laundering (AML) market in APAC. Suspected proceeds of crime totaling S$1.23 billion were frozen in Nium India’s accounts.

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