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How to Maintain Anti-Money Laundering Compliance as a PayFac

Stax

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). Non-compliance can have major implications.

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Financial Crime: Technology can Transform Compliance

FICO

Visma Connect recently interviewed Jürgen Krieg, FICO's head of global compliance sales. In this excerpt from that article, Jürgen elaborates on the importance of compliance. . At FICO, I am responsible for planning and implementing growth strategies to develop new markets, and the expansion of our compliance business globally.

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e.l.f. Compliance Settlement Highlights Third-Party Supply Chain Risks

PYMNTS

’s importation of those goods via China was found to be in violation of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) North Korea Sanctions Regulations. “The level of due diligence is greater than any time in the past several decades, because regulators around the world are requiring more,” he said.

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Fenergo: Financial Firms Hit With 57% More Financial Fines in 2023 for Compliance Shortcomings

The Fintech Times

Fenergo has released their annual financial fines analysis, showcasing that penalties for failing to comply with anti-money laundering (AML), KYC, environmental, social, and governance (ESG), sanctions and customer due diligence (CDD) regulations totalled $6.6billion in 2023, up considerably from $4.2billion in 2022 and $5.4billion in 2021.

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Know Your Customer as Well as They Know You

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

By having well-thought-out processes in place, you can mitigate the risk of being victimized by fraud and help prevent your company from violating critical compliance requirements. Lax KYC controls can result in time-consuming collection issues, unnecessary bad debts, and serious compliance violations.

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GIACT: Beneficial Ownership Compliance: Ready But Mostly Not

PYMNTS

May 11 marks a watershed moment of sorts for financial institutions (FIs), with new requirements for customer due diligence. It’s no simple task, nor inexpensive; FinCEN estimates that the first year of implementation will mean $250 million will be spent on compliance efforts alone.

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Payment Screening: What Is It, How It Works and Its Importance

Seon

Compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations is now a legal obligation. This process is essential for maintaining compliance in an increasingly regulated financial landscape. Together, payment screening and transaction monitoring form a multi-layered approach to AML compliance and fraud prevention.