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Evolving money laundering risks for EMIs: Insights from the upcoming NRA

The Payments Association

Evolving money laundering risks for EMIs: Insights from the upcoming NRA 18 July 2025 by Payments Intelligence LinkedIn Email X WhatsApp What is this article about? The UK 2025 National Risk Assessment’s decision to reclassify e-money institutions (EMIs) as high risk for money laundering and terrorist financing.

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Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act examined: A guide to avoiding failure-to-prevent fraud measures

The Payments Association

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, specifically the “failure-to-prevent fraud” offence, and outlines how businesses can mitigate fraud risks. Compliance requires proactive fraud risk assessment, the implementation of preventive procedures, and a culture of accountability. Why is it important?

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Navigating AML obligations in the age of virtual IBANs

The Payments Association

While vIBANs offer innovation in payment systems, they introduce risks like money laundering due to insufficient oversight. Payment Service Providers must strengthen due diligence, monitoring, and collaboration with regulators to address these risks. Why is it important? What’s next?

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Crypto Firms in Indonesia Must Rethink Their Compliance Now, Or Risk Losing Out

Fintech News

With OJK taking the regulatory reins and the Travel Rule now in force, crypto firms in Indonesia must evolve fast or risk falling behind in global markets, regulatory approval, and user trust. Transaction monitoring under the Travel Rule plays a vital role in long-term compliance and risk detection.

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martini.ai Launches Agentic AI Company Research to Improve Insights Into Firms’ Credit Profiles

The Fintech Times

provides decision-makers including those in private credit with data-rich intelligence that highlights key trends, risks and opportunities. The new offering combines daily credit risk modelling with agentic research to provide a dynamic, 360-degree risk assessment. Rajiv Bhat, CEO of martini.ai Notably, all martini.ai

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Merchant Underwriting: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It’s Important

Stax

The merchant underwriting process is a critical step that payment processors and financial institutions use to assess the risk associated with onboarding new businesses. Key steps include application review, risk assessment, credit checks, and compliance verification. Learn More What is Merchant Account Underwriting?

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NCA targets barbershops in major operation against money laundering and modern slavery

Neopay

As regulatory and compliance specialists for payment and e-money firms, we recognise the importance for due diligence, transaction monitoring, and robust AML controls. Compliance regimes need to respond accordingly, with risk assessments that are proactive and substantive continuous monitoring.