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Money mules create a real-time AML problem: Here’s how to address it

The Payments Association

Most money laundering typologies, such as transaction layering, rapid and high-frequency fund movements, and unusual counterparty relationships, require historical transaction data to identify suspicious patterns. It takes AML teams weeks (if not months) of diligent analysis to escalate these activities to law enforcement.

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Stopping Financial Crime in Australia

FICO

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. Like other advanced financial sectors, Australia has a complex and evolving regulatory environment. However, in the U.S.

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Stressed by Financial Crime? Here’s Some Advice

FICO

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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Payment Screening: What Is It, How It Works and Its Importance

Seon

If a customer sending or receiving a payment does hit a sanctions list, regulated entities are required to file a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) with the relevant authorities. Stay Ahead of Financial Crime Fight the rising tide of payment fraud and strengthen your defenses now.

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Top 5 Fraud & Security Posts: AI Meets AML (and Hackers)

FICO

He noted three ways AI systems improve on traditional AML solutions: More effective than rules-based systems: “As regulations become ever more demanding, the rules-based systems grow more and more complex with hundreds of rules driving know your customer (KYC) activity and Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filing.

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