FICO

JUNE 9, 2022

FICO’s New AML Scores Use AI and Machine Learning to Detect More Money Laundering. New AML scores reduce false positive alerts by 50% while detecting 100% of known money laundering transactions, and discover new aberrant, potentially risky behaviors. AML Threat Score: Reducing False Positives Amid Defensive SAR Filings.

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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 BuzzFeed reported, “laws that were meant to stop financial crime have instead allowed it to flourish.

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FICO

JULY 14, 2016

The sheer scope of financial crime—money laundering, evasion of sanctions, financing of terror and other transgressions—is shocking. All of these crimes were years in the making, which makes me think there are many more still out there, still gestating. We can also cut down on false-positives.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

The payments company, which was not named for legal reasons, said at least two of its accounts were frozen in October of 2015 after RBS filed suspicious activity reports (SARs) to the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the U.K. Downes pointed out that the company wasn’t the only entity involved with the alleged money launderers.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

NICE Actimize introduces three advanced generative AI-based solutions aimed at combating financial crime and streamlining investigations and reporting processes. “Generative AI is a powerful tool in fighting financial crime,” said Craig Costigan , CEO, NICE Actimize.

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The Payments Association

APRIL 23, 2025

To address the money mule problem, organisations must combine elements of fraud prevention, cyber threat intelligence, and anti-money laundering capabilities. Yet, money mules arent just a fraud or cyber problem. By then, the funds had been laundered through multiple accounts, making recovery difficult.

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FICO

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

This is a topic I am quite passionate about, as I firmly believe that eliminating the scourge of money laundering could make the world a significantly better place to live. Money laundering is the process of creating the appearance that illicit funds obtained through illegal activity originated from legitimate sources.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Jumio , known for its suite of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered identity verification and online know your customer (KYC) products, is beefing up its anti-money laundering (AML) powers. The Palo Alto-based firm on Tuesday (Sept. The announcement comes on the heels of Jumio’s Sept. As part of the deal, Beam employees in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

Blanco took to the stage at the 12th Annual Las Vegas Anti-Money Laundering Conference yesterday (August 13). More broadly, however, Blanco’s theme was the interconnectedness of the financial system – and how diligence and transparency is the key to combating money laundering and other financial crimes in the U.S.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Recent Asian money laundering scandals continue to shake up the financial world, and the ripple effect is still keenly felt across the region. Asian Money Laundering Scandals: How To Stop Them. Respondents had a difference of opinion on the most effective way to increase money laundering compliance.

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FICO

JUNE 12, 2020

Stopping financial crime in Australia is an age-old problem, but today’s criminals have become so sophisticated that long-standing anti-money laundering (AML) systems and processes are no longer keeping up. Stopping Financial Crime in Australia: Convergence Is “in” But Does It Go Far Enough? However, in the U.S.

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FICO

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Many anti-money laundering (AML) operations work hard to show that they are in compliance with rules and regulations, and struggle to maintain appropriate staff levels to work all the alerts. High false positives and inefficient processes are one reason that the vast majority of money laundering is going unstopped.

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FICO

DECEMBER 12, 2018

is to the existing Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)/anti-money laundering (AML) regime. Among the key provisions is addressing the increasing burden on financial institutions required to file Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and the enormous amount of data flowing to Treasury’s Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

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FICO

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Despite being early adopters of AI, now is not the time for fraud and financial crime specialists to rest on their laurels — they are involved in an ever-escalating arms race with criminals who also use such technology to launch their attacks on financial institutions. Financial Crime Is Fraud AND Money Laundering.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The focus on financial crime, and the money laundering that funds terrorist attacks and other criminal activities, has forced the industry to look for smarter approaches. Industry experts have begun to realize the significance of analytics in combatting anti-money laundering.

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FICO

DECEMBER 23, 2020

It has also opened new doors for criminals, who have rushed to exploit the uncertainty in a pandemic world and devised new money laundering and terrorist financing schemes by taking advantage of loopholes in the regulations, new ways of working aided by advances in technology, and electronic payment innovations.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2020

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has fined Michael LaFontaine, former chief operational risk officer at U.S. His actions prevented the proper filing of many, many SARs, which hindered law enforcement’s ability to fully combat crimes and protect people,” said FinCEN Director Kenneth A. The OCC also warned U.S.

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FICO

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

A new report from LexisNexis on Future Financial Crime Risks (September 2017) highlights the stress felt by UK banks around financial crime compliance. Given the rapid change in financial compliance regulations, it’s easy to see why the 170 financial crime professionals surveyed felt overwhelmed.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2016

government is mandating financial institutions to disclose details about cyberattacks when submitting reports on fraud and money laundering. The goal is for the additional information to help combat the growing threat that digital crimes pose to the country’s financial system, Reuters reported on Tuesday (Oct. Banks in the U.S.

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FICO

MARCH 4, 2021

For decades, anti-money laundering (AML) detection software has been rules-based, creating a problematic two-fold legacy: first, much true criminal activity goes undetected because criminals can learn the rules and then evade them. Banks and regulators are also concerned with how quickly they can find suspected money laundering.

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FICO

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Behind the headlines on financial crime compliance are big challenges. Rapid payments, instant payments, PSD2 have been vehicles to further misuse the financial system for laundering money and harming banks, their customers and the economy worldwide. Quickly and automatically adopting on new money laundering schemes.

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FICO

APRIL 12, 2017

Now, FICO’s proven behavioral analytics can be applied by forward-thinking institutions to fight a wide range of financial crimes. The compliance solutions generate tens of thousands of alerts for every genuinely criminal transaction requiring a formal suspicious activity report (SAR). How do behavioral analytics work?

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FICO

MAY 20, 2021

In my Financial Crimes Predictions 2021: More AI & Ransomware post , I talked about how banks will move to operationalize their Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance programs to achieve greater efficiencies and how robotic process automation (RPA) adoption will drive the paradigm shift. Data collection.

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The Fintech Times

AUGUST 17, 2024

From a global standpoint, financial regulators levied 80 fines in the first half of 2024, totalling $263,252,003 for non-compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. This includes know your customer (KYC), sanctions, suspicious activity reports (SARs), and transaction monitoring violations.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Banks no longer have to submit a suspicious activity report (SAR) just because a business is growing or cultivating hemp. Financial institutions should follow standard SAR procedures and submit a report only if there is questionable behavior. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) interim final rule on hemp production.

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Finovate

MARCH 28, 2024

Fraud and risk platform DataVisor launched its anti-money laundering (AML) solution this week. The new offering combines fraud fighting and anti-money laundering operations in a unified, approach that helps institutions better deal with emerging threats and evolving regulations.

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FICO

JANUARY 5, 2021

What else made for the hottest reads in 2020 for fraud and financial crime? Here were our top 5 posts: #1: Fraud And Financial Crime Convergence. TJ Horan reported on a key takeaway from the Aite Financial Crime Forum : lenders are serious about combining their fraud and financial crime protection systems.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

is ramping up its fines for anti-money laundering (AML) infractions. s revenue and customs branch, the HMRC, has increased the average value of anti-money laundering fines levied against businesses by 166 percent, while the total value of financial crime fines issued jumped 105 percent year over year.

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Segpay

MARCH 24, 2025

USA: Stricter transaction monitoring, requiring Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) to FinCEN and geographical targeting orders (GTOs) for high-risk areas. Gaming and Gambling Australia and the United States have distinct regulatory approaches, especially from a compliance, anti-fraud, and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) perspective.

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FICO

JANUARY 8, 2018

One of the newer applications of artificial intelligence rose to the top of the Fraud & Security blog last year: anti-money laundering. AI Meets AML: How Smart Analytics Fight Money Laundering. Follow this blog for our 2018 insights into fraud, financial crime and cybersecurity. Read the full post.

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Seon

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) estimates that two to five percent of global GDP, approximately $2 trillion, is laundered annually. Compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations is now a legal obligation. Stay Ahead of Financial Crime Fight the rising tide of payment fraud and strengthen your defenses now.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2016

A recent guest blog presented by G2 Web Services explores the obligations acquirers and third parties have when it comes to filing a Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) form if there is any suspicion of transaction laundering. According to the post , authored by Theodore F. Monroe and Bradley O. Cebeci of the Law Offices of Theodore F.

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Seon

MAY 10, 2024

Money laundering, the process through which criminals hide the origins of illicit funds, undermines global financial systems. Anti-money laundering (AML) initiatives involve laws, regulations and procedures aimed at preventing criminals from masking illegally obtained funds as legitimate income. What is AML Compliance?

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FICO

OCTOBER 25, 2021

In the global fight against money laundering, every bank shares the same top-line challenge and bottom-line reality; anti-money laundering (AML) operations are essential in combatting financial crime—and a costly compliance commitment. AI Brings New Insights.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2019

When reports last week in the Financial Times ( FT ) highlighted the thousands of offshore bank accounts frozen by Lloyds Banking Group , the news thrust the issue of anti-money laundering (AML) into the global spotlight, once again, as banks ramp up efforts to comply with more stringent regulations. “Regulators in the U.S.

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Seon

JUNE 29, 2023

That means money laundering can account for anywhere between $800 billion and $2 trillion annually. Thankfully, much of the answer to this corrupt financial activity boils down to organizations ensuring that they carry out an anti-money laundering process called Know Your Transaction (KYT).

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Seon

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Taking a bird’s eye view across the many relevant data points gives you the means to stop things like money laundering and ID theft before they happen. The user’s source of funds cannot be verified: Source of funds checks are key in ensuring that financial services do not help criminals launder money.

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