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

The Payments Association

EMIs must strengthen their risk frameworks, advocate for more nuanced regulation, and prepare for heightened scrutiny to avoid blanket penalties and operational disruption. Arguably, though, what really matters is the robustness of controls put in place to mitigate those risks.

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Navigating AML obligations in the age of virtual IBANs

The Payments Association

Payment Service Providers must strengthen due diligence, monitoring, and collaboration with regulators to address these risks. Virtual IBANs (vIBANs) have become a key component of modern payment systems, enhancing payment reconciliation and facilitating cross-border transactions.

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

Stax

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. Reducing potential losses from high-risk merchants.

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De-risking dilemmas: The unintended consequences threatening UK-Iran personal remittances

The Payments Association

MSB de-risking as a systemic risk: Insights from the UK National Risk Assessment The UK National Risk Assessment (NRA) has identified the de-risking of MSBs as a systemic risk. By undermining regulated channels, de-risking paradoxically amplifies the very threats it aims to mitigate.

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Are Commercial Credit Bureau Reports Enough?

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

In this data-driven economy, risk assessment demands more than simply evaluating whether a customer will pay their bills. To truly understand and manage credit risk today, modern companies must look beyond the basics and leverage new technologies, alternative data, and broader information sources.

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Ensure Your Credit & Collection Policy Aligns With Your Company’s Objectives

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

From there, you will be able to compartmentalize both customer risk potential and profit opportunities to focus your Credit and Collection Policy on what is best for your company’s revenue and profit potential. Further Refining Risk Assessment Not every customer will fit neatly into the risk vs. sales categories you identify.

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How to Conduct a Risk Assessment for Your Disaster Recovery Playbook

VISTA InfoSec

A proactive approach to risk management allows businesses to identify, assess, and mitigate these threats before they can bring operations to a standstill. Risk assessments, in particular, serve as a roadmap for navigating potential disruptions.