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Around the globe, bribery, corruption and other financial crimes are continuing to increase in scale and diversity which have serious adverse effects on the worldwide economy.

A leading argument for why financial institutions have not rushed to adapt or implement artificial intelligence (AI) into their current anti-money laundering (AML) compliance programs is the looming fear over how the regulators would react to the use of this emerging technology.

Acts of bribery and corruption are unfortunately often accepted in corporate circles as the cost of doing business, and as demonstrated in recent news coverage, these unlawful activities…

The many inefficiencies of legacy transaction monitoring systems (TMS) continue to hinder anti-money laundering (AML) programs.

The many inefficiencies of legacy transaction monitoring systems (TMS) continue to hinder anti-money laundering (AML) programs.

Perhaps no other corporate function is challenged more than internal audit departments. Internal audit teams are pressured to find hidden risk by their board, regulatory agencies, and the audit committee…

Global financial institutions (FIs) process billions of transactions per year and create/store petabytes of data through Know Your Customer (KYC) and other related sources.

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is a critical area of concern for the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as instances of corporate corruption…

As demonstrated by the recent tragic event in San Antonio, TX in which 10 immigrants perished in a sweltering trailer, the global human trafficking and slavery problem remains…

Starting back in 1970 to present day, there has been a progressive increase in anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. As depicted by Kamil Kaluza, Managing Director of QuantaVerse…

If you grew up in a small or medium sized town, your parents and neighbors most likely banked with a small community institution.

Global financial institutions (FIs) continue to serve as the first line of defense for law enforcement against various financial crimes such as money laundering…

Much like homeowners who re-organize or clean their homes in the warmer months, it’s imperative for financial institutions (FIs) to give their compliance programs a…

Trade-based money laundering (TBML) is rapidly becoming a preferred method of money laundering for transnational drug trafficking and terrorist organizations.

It wasn’t until after the Panama Papers were released that shell corporations (“shells”) gained their high level of notoriety.

Two key challenges within large banks for transaction monitoring investigations include establishing an economic purpose and verifying complementary lines of business for correspondent banking (CB) customers.

The combatting of terrorist financing (CTF) is a prime concern for global financial institutions’ (FI) which serve as a front-line defense mechanism for local, state, federal, and international law enforcement and intelligence agencies.

Most of us have probably secured a great ‘win’ at something in our personal or professional lives only to realize that tomorrow is a new day that will present new challenges.

White-collar criminals attack the integrity of global financial systems and victimize thousands of people each year. These criminals must launder their illicit funds like any criminal group because they need and want to spend their “clean” money.

The ability to make and receive international payments via correspondent banking (CB) is vital to the global economy. Whether it is Texas-based manufacturer exporting parts to Brazilian customers…

In World War II, the Allies successfully cracked secret German codes through arduous analysis. Today, financial institutions (FIs) have artificial intelligence (AI) to break a different kind of code…

The reprehensible crimes of human trafficking and human smuggling continue to be a growing concern across the globe. There is a heavy reliance on local, state, federal, and international law enforcement agencies…

The landscape of drug trafficking has drastically changed over the past two decades. Illicit drugs such as cocaine, methamphetamines, designer drugs, controlled prescription drugs…

At the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) recent Private Sector Consultative Forum, the organization’s President, Mr. Juan Manuel Vega-Serrano, held discussions on the state of FinTech and RegTech.

A financial institution’s (FIs) monitoring and testing (M&T) team, which typically resides within the compliance department, is the Chief Compliance Officer’s (CCO) early warning system…