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Fixing Banks’ AML Achilles’ Heel — Before The Fraudsters Pounce

PYMNTS

According to a report in ZDNet , Westpac said that “a mix of technology and human error” and “deficient financial crime processes” were behind the financial institution’s (FI’s) lack of compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. As many as 23 million occasions, in fact.

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How do Regulations Make the World of Alternative Investment More Secure?

The Fintech Times

Regulation is constantly being revised and even this year the European Parliament voted to amend the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive with new, even stricter requirements for reporting, rules for liquidity risk management and improved investor protection measures.

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Winners of 2021 FICO Decisions Awards Announced

FICO

The bank has put AML/KYC checks into real-time processes to meet European directives AML4D & 5D. René Javier Guzmán , market & liquidity risks director at Banreservas (2019 winner). Read the full Eurobank story here. FICO Industry Vanguard Award. Prasanna Dhoré , Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Equifax.

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Banks and Stablecoins: a first step towards bridging traditional finance and the crypto world

Finextra

Challenges Despite the enthusiasm and their advantages for traditional financial institutions, stablecoins face a number of challenges related to regulatory compliance, interoperability issues and liquidity risks. Stablecoins influence extends beyond yields.