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FinCEN Files Show Banks’ ‘Whack-a-Mole’ Battle Against KYC/AML

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To that end, and as reported by BuzzFeed , documents submitted by banks to the U.S. 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.

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US Treasury Warns Banks Of Twitter Crypto Scam

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Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is warning financial institutions of a “high-profile” new scam exploiting Twitter accounts to try and scam convertible virtual currency (CVC) out of individuals, according to a Thursday (July 16) press release.

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Behavioral Analytics Attack Fraud, Cyber and Financial Crime

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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).

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RPA for AML and KYC – Automate Financial Crime Investigations

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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. Collect data from internal and external sources.

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Ex-US Bank Risk Officer Fined For AML Failure

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has fined Michael LaFontaine, former chief operational risk officer at U.S. Bank had in place erroneously capped the number of alerts, which hindered law enforcement’s ability to spot suspicious activity. The automated transaction monitoring software U.S.

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

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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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How to Maintain Anti-Money Laundering Compliance as a PayFac

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As such, the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) establishes certain AML program requirements for financial institutions in the US. It mandates ongoing monitoring of suspicious activity, recordkeeping, and submitting suspicious activity reports (SARs) to the government.