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Transpay: Go Global, But Not Before Doing These Five Things

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Wire transfers, or traditional correspondent banking, are another, although they do lose money at each hop – which is why many companies have been developing proprietary methods to take a more direct-to-bank approach. Each one will have its pros and cons; each merchant must decide for itself which methods will best serve its suppliers.

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Latin America Tries To Tackle Its Digital Security Problem

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A poll of attendees found that fraud stands as “the main compliance concern of 31 percent of delegates, closely followed by correspondent relationships (27 percent), and OFAC and sanctions (23 percent).”. Evidence of that comes from Swift’s Latin America Regional Conference , held earlier this month in Miami.

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Financial Crime Predictions 2021: More AI & Ransomware

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So will high-risk products/services such as correspondent banking and trade finance transactions. whether a payment constitutes a potential violation of sanctions (OFAC) laws) and self-report.”. Now compliance professionals will also need to concern themselves with mitigating ransomware sanctions risks (i.e.,