Fintech News

JULY 2, 2025

Remittance companies have leveraged these technologies to enhance anti-money laundering (AML) controls, identifying high-risk users at the earliest stages and reducing both fraud rates and compliance costs. Toward a Smarter, Safer Future The evolution of fraud tactics demands a corresponding evolution in defense.

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The Paypers

JUNE 19, 2024

Lithuania-based regtech provider iDenfy has announced the launch of its AI-enabled Customer Risk Assessment solution, completing its KYC/KYB/AML compliance suite.

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The Payments Association

MAY 15, 2025

AI applications are increasingly being deployed to improve the scalability of payment processing, spanning areas such as financial crime screening, client risk assessments, multi-jurisdiction data-sharing, and the automated analysis of alerts and regulatory reporting.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Financial crimes risk management software company Quantifind and Oracle Financial Services have teamed up to improve anti-money laundering (AML) compliance and to add intelligence and automation properties directly into the compliance workflows, according to a release.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 29, 2024

In the last two decades, anti-money laundering (AML) regulatory framework, processes and mechanisms have not changed much. Alexandre Pinot , co-founder and head of innovation and strategy at Vilnius, Lithuania, headquartered AMLYZE , the AML/CFT compliance firm explains where the gaps in the current AML system are.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

For instance, Aite Group LLC in its 2015 report Global AML Vendor Evaluation noted that “increasingly, regulators recognize that rules alone are not an effective manner of detection and are pressuring banks to include more sophisticated analytics.” As Frank noted in his post, we have integrated two main AI components into our AML products.

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Finovate

MARCH 28, 2024

Fraud and risk platform DataVisor launched its anti-money laundering (AML) solution this week. AI-powered fraud and risk platform DataVisor launched its end-to-end anti-money laundering (AML) solution this week. DataVisor made its Finovate debut at FinovateFall last September. Co-founder Yinglian Xie is CEO.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

million fine for violating anti-money laundering (AML) regulations, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday (Feb. The bank was recently fined in a separate charge that it failed to comply with a 2015 request by the FDIC to improve its AML compliance. Manhasset, New York-headquartered Apple Bank For Savings will have to pay a $12.5

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Neopay

MARCH 7, 2024

In a recent move, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has taken a significant step in addressing the prevalent anti-money laundering (AML) shortcomings among Annex 1 firms. With our expertise in regulatory compliance and risk management, we offer tailored solutions to address the specific challenges faced by financial institutions.

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Neopay

APRIL 22, 2025

As regulatory and compliance specialists for payment and e-money firms, we recognise the importance for due diligence, transaction monitoring, and robust AML controls. Compliance regimes need to respond accordingly, with risk assessments that are proactive and substantive continuous monitoring.

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The Paypers

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

UK-based Shufti Pro has augmented customer verification with the launch of risk assessment and eIDV services, helping tackle identity fraud and meet KYC/AML regulations.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

If the risk experts aren’t feeling confident — it is hard to know how anyone else in an organization is going to. But flipping through the latest edition of the PYMNTS AML/KYC Tracker, in collaboration with Trulioo , there is a lot of data to suggest that this is the situation in an awful lot of organizations.

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Neopay

JULY 4, 2024

With the change in the anti-money laundering (AML) supervisory approach of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), many firms are nervous about whether they will face FCA scrutiny and what to expect if they do. He has shared his insight and experience to assist firms with the changes to the FCA’s approach to AML supervision. No problem.

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Fintech News

MAY 22, 2024

Arctic Intelligence (Australia) Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Arctic Intelligence is a multi-award-winning regtech company specializing in financial crime risk assessment technologies. Founded in late 2015, the company provides regulated entities with tools to manage audit, risk, and compliance programs effectively.

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Stax

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The US, therefore, requires financial institutions as well as financial services firms to have anti-money laundering (or AML) compliance programs in place. In this article, we’ll discuss everything you need to know about ensuring AML compliance as a payment facilitator (or PayFac). Let’s get started.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 17, 2024

Helping firms achieve this, Minerva , an anti-money laundering (AML) compliance technology provider, has launched a new channel programme to provide better accessibility to its services. The channel programme is ideal for organisations looking to resell, cosell, integrate, or refer Minerva’s AML solution to customers.

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Fintech News

MARCH 3, 2024

Cindy, who brings over three decades of experience in the compliance sector, will spearhead the company’s efforts in regulatory compliance, policy formulation and execution, risk assessment, and business advisory to support FOMO Group’s expanding operations. She has previously served as the Chief Control Officer at Bank J.

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The Payments Association

JANUARY 29, 2025

Inadequate risk management and due diligence : Institutions faced challenges in ensuring effective customer risk profiling and due diligence, particularly for high-risk clients and correspondent banking relationships.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 26, 2024

PwC , the assurance, tax and advisory services provider, has published a new report revealing what factors impact effective anti-money laundering (AML) practices the most. In its report, titled EMEA AML Survey 2024: Spotlight on Effectiveness , PwC reveals that many organisations do not feel they have adequate AML operations.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The latest Digital Banking Tracker brings research and expert commentary from the FinTech and consumer banking space with a focus on anti-money laundering (AML) and solutions. Scandal and fraud tarnishing banks’ reputations aside, the impact that AML compliance controls have had on these banks’ bottom lines can’t be underestimated.

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The Fintech Times

JUNE 19, 2024

By leveraging the Fenergo software-as-a-solution solution, First Abu Dhabi Bank hopes to speed up client onboarding and enhance its anti-money laundering ( AML ) compliance processes. Fenergo explained it plans to help First Abu Dhabi Bank to deliver end-to-end digital client onboarding and risk assessment for sanctions, AML and KYC.

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The Paypers

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Computer Services, a provider of end-to-end fintech and regtech solutions, has partnered with Arctic Intelligence to launch WatchDOG ERM and AML Accelerate powered by Arctic Intelligence.

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

How Agentic AI Can Transform Fintech Operations Potential Use Case Without Agentic AI With Agentic AI Customer engagement Rule-based chatbots provide scripted responses and struggle with context retention AI-driven financial assistants adapt to user behaviour, proactively offer personalised insights, and autonomously act (e.g.,

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Seon

APRIL 11, 2024

FRAML, or Fraud and Anti-Money Laundering, represents a holistic strategy that presents an effective way for organizations to strengthen their defenses against both fraud and risk. Moving in the other direction, fraud teams can leverage traditional AML information to create more robust and refined risk rulings.

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Fintech Finance

AUGUST 2, 2024

Advanced Features and Capabilities Key features include support for SWIFT, SEPA, and ISO20022 payment formats, device fingerprinting, biometric authentication, real-time monitoring, and AML screening. AML Screening : Sanctions and watchlist screening, transaction pattern analysis for detecting money laundering activities.

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Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

By leveraging data sources across 220 countries & territories, the collaboration will provide region-specific solutions and access to business-relevant data along with documents and risk assessment models to help FIs onboard clients, vendors and dealers digitally and securely.

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Seon

JULY 11, 2024

Guest panelists included James Nurse, Managing Director at FINTRAIL; Hannah Becher, Lead of Fraud and AML Surveillance at Pleo; Matthew Tataryn, Director of Financial Crime Risk at Tide Platform; and Jeremy Doyle, Director of Growth, AML Solutions at SEON. We see synergies, especially in escalating high-risk cases.

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Finovate

JUNE 4, 2024

AMLYZE Co-Founder and Head of Partnerships Jekaterina Govina praised Aura Cloud for its “commitment to agility and innovation” which Govina said “aligns perfectly with our mission to provide AML/CFT solutions, built by regulatory insiders who understand customer pain points from the inside out.”

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Finovate

JUNE 3, 2025

The company’s offering helps institutions better combat the growing sophistication of criminal networks who are able to thwart traditional rule-based anti-money laundering (AML) systems. Spayce will leverage ThetaRay’s AI-first solution to ensure regulatory compliance and scale securely.

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FICO

MARCH 24, 2021

Here are some quick tips to keep you focused on your priorities: Review Risk Assessments and adjust internal controls as needed. Plan for upticks in particular areas of AML compliance activity. Follow this Fraud and Financial Crime blog and stay tuned for additional posts on Bank Secrecy Act / AML and related matters.

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Finovate

JUNE 3, 2025

Feedzai has launched Feedzai IQ , a fraud intelligence solution that uses anonymized, distributed data to deliver real-time risk assessments without compromising customer privacy. Key features include TrustScore and TrustSignals , which provide network-wide fraud risk scores and indicators to improve accuracy and payment acceptance.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Compliance failures are prevalent worldwide: Approximately $26 billion worth of fines were levied against banks for AML, KYC and sanctions noncompliance between 2008 and 2018. Regulators are increasingly taking note of such problems, with some seeking to improve AML and anti-tax evasion efforts by prohibiting anonymous crypto transactions.

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Finextra

JULY 8, 2025

Instead, firms can designate other suitably trained senior staff, provided that the MLRO retains oversight of the process and ensures compliance with the FCA’s standards and the firm’s internal risk framework. A Smarter Approach to Risk Assessment The FCA reiterates that not all PEPs pose the same level of risk.

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Neopay

MARCH 5, 2024

Here are the notable outcomes and strategic initiatives: Outcomes: Jurisdictional updates: Removal from increased monitoring: Barbados, Gibraltar, Uganda, and the UAE have been removed from increased monitoring following successful efforts to address strategic AML/CFT deficiencies identified during mutual evaluations.

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EBizCharge

JANUARY 16, 2025

Fraud detection and risk assessment: MCCs assist fraud detection and risk assessment operations by flagging suspicious transactions. Tax reporting and compliance: MCCs aid in tax reporting and compliance with regulatory bodies like Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

1) that IdentityMind’s pioneering compliance, risk management and fraud prevention platform has integrated CipherTrace ’s digital currency risk assessment technology. IdentityMind Global announced Monday (Oct. We’re excited to partner with IdentityMind Global,” said David Jevans, CEO of CipherTrace, in the press release.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

AI can make it easier for financial institutions (FIs) to predict how likely their customers are to make timely payments and improve overall risk assessment capabilities. However, many FIs lack internal proficiency to use AI-assisted credit risk assessment for maximum effectiveness.

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