The Payments Association

JULY 19, 2025

This reclassification has significant regulatory and commercial consequences for the EMI sector, potentially raising compliance costs, impacting bank partnerships, and limiting innovation. The expected knock-on effect is soaring compliance costs and a decrease in inward investment attractiveness, which will decrease due to this rating shift.

Money Laundering 88

Money Laundering Risk Financial Crimes Due Diligence 88

The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 14, 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.

Compliance 106

Compliance AI Process Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) 106

Fintech News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Fintech’s guardian against financial crime The pressing issue in the war against financial crime is the balance between the cost of compliance and the effectiveness of these measures.

White Collar Crime 108

White Collar Crime Crime Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) Financial Crimes 108

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). Non-compliance can have major implications.

Money Laundering 88

Money Laundering Compliance AML BSA 88

Segpay

MARCH 24, 2025

Australia and the USA have similar compliance and AML goals, but differ in frameworks, enforcement agencies, and approaches. KYC & Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Australia: Risk-based approach, with minimum KYC checks under the AML/CTF Rules. PSPs verify identity and monitor transactions.

Compliance 71

Compliance Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) Fincen AML 71

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 Standard Chartered noted to BuzzFeed in the wake of the FinCEN files report: "In 2019 we monitored more than 1.2

Fincen 139

Fincen AML Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) SARS 139

Seon

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

With the rise of online transactions and real-time payments, the risk of fraudulent activity has surged, putting financial institutions and businesses in a constant battle to protect their customers and themselves. Compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations is now a legal obligation.

Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) 52

Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) Money Laundering Due Diligence AML 52