The Paypers

JANUARY 14, 2021

Financial crime screening, payment services, and KYC solutions provider Accuity has announced the availability of Bankers Almanac Enhanced Due Diligence, according to the official press release.

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Stax

JANUARY 23, 2025

Key steps include application review, risk assessment, credit checks, and compliance verification. Merchant account underwriting is the evaluation process payment processors use to assess whether a business meets the criteria for accepting credit card payments. Learn More What is Merchant Account Underwriting?

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Stax

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

KYC’s three main components are the customer identification program (CIP), which was imposed by the USA Patriot Act in 2011; customer due diligence (CDD); and regular monitoring of the customer’s account and activities, which is also called enhanced due diligence (EDD). In the U.S., Contact us for a free demo today.

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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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VISTA InfoSec

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Collaboration between departments, such as IT, compliance, risk, and legal, is crucial for a unified approach to managing ICT risks. This could be from risk assessments to incident response, by incorporating these practices into day-to-day workflows you strengthen your organizations resilience.

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VISTA InfoSec

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Collaboration between departments, such as IT, compliance, risk, and legal, is crucial for a unified approach to managing ICT risks. This could be from risk assessments to incident response, by incorporating these practices into day-to-day workflows you strengthen your organizations resilience.

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VISTA InfoSec

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Collaboration between departments, such as IT, compliance, risk, and legal, is crucial for a unified approach to managing ICT risks. This could be from risk assessments to incident response, by incorporating these practices into day-to-day workflows you strengthen your organizations resilience.

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VISTA InfoSec

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Collaboration between departments, such as IT, compliance, risk, and legal, is crucial for a unified approach to managing ICT risks. This could be from risk assessments to incident response, by incorporating these practices into day-to-day workflows you strengthen your organizations resilience.

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Finovate

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Kentucky-based Venminder offers a SaaS platform for third-party risk management that helps more than 1,200 customers manage their vendor relationships– from onboarding to offboarding. Photo by Edmond Dantès The post Ncontracts Acquires Third Party Risk Management Company Venminder appeared first on Finovate.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

So it’s not exactly surprising that supply chain risk mitigation efforts can fall by the wayside. A traditionally manual process involving PDF questionnaires, supplier due diligence is rarely at the top of the list when organizations are considering where to place their resources to invest in new, automated technology.

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Neopay

DECEMBER 6, 2023

On 5 th December 2023, HM Treasury unveiled a revised list of high-risk third countries, aligning with the latest recommendations from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). These changes demand immediate attention from UK-regulated firms, as they impact the application of enhanced customer due diligence (EDD) measures.

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Stax

DECEMBER 4, 2023

An effective AML compliance program must include Know Your Customer (KYC) protocols, transaction monitoring and reporting, risk assessment and categorization, and training and awareness for staff. With AML legislation, financial institutions are required to follow strict protocols for money laundering risk management.

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Finovate

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Features Automates KYC and KYB due diligence Streamlines approval and risk assessment workflows Delivers visual workspace for designing customer onboarding experiences Who’s it for? Payment providers, financial service providers, insurance companies, professional services, and banks.

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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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Neopay

MARCH 7, 2024

Risk Assessment weaknesses: Annex 1 firms have demonstrated inadequacies in conducting comprehensive Business Wide Risk Assessments and Customer Risk Assessments, leaving significant gaps in their AML frameworks.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 25, 2024

Given this backdrop, things are about to become a lot more complex for banks and financial service providers as they seek to onboard new customers and maintain due diligence on existing ones. Forming a risk-based approach can help FIs link their methodology back to their wider risk appetite and strategy.

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Seon

JUNE 29, 2023

As such, it is part of an organization’s due diligence. Transactions that can be linked to terrorist financing can be elevated from conventional AML due diligence to advanced AML due diligence. It achieves this through transaction and behavior monitoring, risk assessment, and alert generation.

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Stax

AUGUST 22, 2024

In this article, we’ll discuss what SaaS companies looking to become payment facilitators need to know about risk management strategies. PayFacs handle risk assessment, underwriting, settling of funds, compliance, and chargebacks which exposes them to greater potential risks. The due diligence doesn’t stop at onboarding.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

They also ensure that all contract data is stored on blockchain, thus reducing risk of fraud,” he said. It is in the context of risk assessment that artificial intelligence (AI) can play a role in invoice financing, said the executive. Risk can be predicted accurately, if all this data is incorporated in an algorithm.

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Neopay

JULY 4, 2024

One of the current focusses is enhanced due diligence – right through the process, so for example risk assessments, operational processes, monitoring and reviews, its effectiveness in practice. There are a few – but to give a couple of examples: MAPP (Modular Assessment Proactive Programme) is fairly new.

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Seon

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

According to McKinsey, banks use up to 40% of their onboarding time on KYC and due diligence processes. KYC onboarding is, therefore, an act of customer due diligence and enhanced due diligence. Both AML and KYC onboarding are systems of risk management.

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Neopay

MARCH 14, 2024

The due diligence process for third parties, which include authorised credit institutions, custodians or insurance providers, needs to be available and evidenced. Risk assessments and due diligence of third parties should be reviewed regularly based on your safeguarding policy.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

More than reducing cost, FinTech needs to deliver an enhanced capability for financial institutions to conduct due diligence on [Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises] MSMEs before it can play a role in reducing gaps,” Beck said in a statement earlier this month.

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Stax

JANUARY 8, 2024

However, several complex types of risks come along with this. Not only must PayFacs safeguard themselves and their clients against potential threats like fraud or cybersecurity breaches but also ensure PCI compliance , customer due diligence, and adherence to card regulations. This means PayFacs always need to be vigilant.

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The Paypers

MAY 10, 2017

(The Paypers) Conformance Technologies has announced the launch of PreComm ToolKit as its latest compliance offering for merchant due diligence and risk assessment prior to onboarding.

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FICO

JANUARY 25, 2018

An understanding of cybersecurity posture should be part of the due diligence for any merger or acquisition. Credit risk. When businesses extend credit to another organization, a credit risk assessment is standard practice. An understanding of cybersecurity risk should form part of a credit risk assessment.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 27, 2024

. “To identify potential front and shell companies, financial services firms need to actively monitor transaction volumes and frequencies, while examining clients and counterparties for high-risk indicators such as locations of owners and controllers.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

The emergence of AI and ML tools has enabled companies to analyse vast amounts of data in real time, detecting patterns that indicate potential compliance risks, such as money laundering, sanctions, or fraud. AI has already transformed compliance processes in the fintech industry by making them faster, more accurate and more efficient.

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Neopay

JUNE 27, 2024

Risk management framework: Develop a robust risk management framework that identifies, assesses and mitigates key risks associated with your business operations. This includes conducting a thorough risk assessment, implementing appropriate risk controls and establishing effective monitoring mechanisms.

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Nanonets

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The audit trail acts as a comprehensive record, demonstrating due diligence in regulatory adherence. Risk Assessment and Compliance Prediction: AI can assist in proactively identifying potential compliance risks by analyzing historical data and patterns.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

Yes, we should be concerned when the individuals tasked with making the risk assessments and decisions are widely reporting a lack of confidence,” he said. An example, Cohen observed, is that cryptocurrency statistic — that 69 percent of crypto exchanges lack “complete and transparent” KYC and due diligence processes.

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Segpay

JANUARY 30, 2025

High-risk classified businesses should partner with a PSP that understands high-risk business from a regulatory and a processing perspective. High-Risk Classification: A Core Concern Regulators and card schemes classify businesses based on perceived risk, assessing the likelihood of chargebacks, fraud, and other liabilities.

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Neopay

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Our comprehensive suite of solutions is designed to support your firm in addressing the geographical aspects of corruption risk highlighted by the CPI ratings of Transparency International.

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Neopay

OCTOBER 15, 2024

For example, for a due diligence file, include: A copy of the application form or sign-up journey. Records of customer risk assessments and periodic monitoring. The key is to present the sample in a structured way that an external party unfamiliar with your processes can easily follow. Screening results.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

By integrating risk assessments, controls, and regulatory obligations in real-time, and within a unified framework, institutions can proactively identify and mitigate risks associated with new regulations, such as operational resilience requirements. For fraud, the focus was historically on customer identity.

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Global Fintech & Digital Assets

MARCH 5, 2024

Banks are expected to apply the follow guidance in connection with their digital asset custodial services: Governance and risk management : Prior to launching digital asset custodial services, banks are expected to undertake a comprehensive risk assessment and to implement appropriate policies and procedures to mitigate identified risks.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 5, 2024

Meo (formerly NewBanking), the Danish end-to-end platform helping clients with risk assessment and continuous due diligence, has secured €1.67million for increased growth and expansion in Europe – expanding clients beyond the traditional banking sector to VCs and law firms.

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