Regulatory updates, compliance guidance, and typology analysis for financial crime professionals.
Virtual Assets & RegTechWhat This Template Is For You re considering using facial recognition or other biometric systems at branch locations to identify known fraud actors before they reach a teller window. This template pro
Money Laundering TypologiesYour fraud team is waiting too long to act. By the time a stolen check hits your teller line or mobile deposit channel, the damage is already done. The check s been digitized, sold, resold, altered by
Sanctions Lists & ScreeningYour screening system only finds what your data lets it see. With 59% of compliance professionals spending most of their time on data quality issues, the problem isn t the screening engine, it s what
Compliance Program GovernanceThe Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) has released its AML/CFT Supervisory Plan for 2026-2027, and the message is clear: documented controls aren t enough. The plan emphasizes effective impl
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Virtual Assets & RegTechYour organization just added stablecoin support. You ve read the regulatory guidance, attended the webinars, and reviewed the vendor proposals. Now you need an actual compliance program that addresses
Sanctions Lists & ScreeningThe question divides compliance teams in organizations with complex supply chains: Should your third-party vendors receive the same scrutiny as direct customers? Investigative journalist Zack Kopplin
Suspicious Activity ReportingYou ve just filed a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) on a customer account showing signs of structuring. The next morning, that same customer calls asking why their wire transfer was delayed. Can you
Virtual Assets & RegTechYou ve probably heard the pitch: AI will cut your alert volumes, automate your reviews, and finally solve the data problem that s been overwhelming your team for years. The reality is more complicated
Virtual Assets & RegTechBefore your team approves a crypto transaction, ensure your financial statements won t surprise you later. Compliance might greenlight a transaction, legal might approve the counterparty, and your ris
Enforcement & PenaltiesThe Conventional Wisdom Your transaction monitoring system flags tens of thousands of alerts each month, most of which are false positives. Your team spends its days clearing low-value transactions th
Virtual Assets & RegTechStablecoin issuers face a challenge: they need enough control to satisfy regulators, but too much control can alienate users who prefer blockchain-based payments to avoid centralized gatekeepers. Most
Suspicious Activity ReportingYou re in a compliance meeting, staring at your monthly metrics, trying to explain what the numbers actually mean. Your CFO wants to know if the AML/CFT Framework is working. Your CEO asks whether the
Virtual Assets & RegTechThe Challenge In 2024, Chainalysis faced a significant courtroom test that could have undermined blockchain analytics. In United States v. Sterlingov, defense attorneys challenged the company s wallet
Compliance Program GovernanceWhat Changed Payments now operate without human intervention. Software initiates transactions based on pre-set conditions, such as subscription renewals or inventory restocks. These programmatic payme
Sanctions Lists & ScreeningIf you re still relying on point-in-time name checks to clear counterparties, you re missing the networks that matter. This template provides a structured process for tracing indirect ownership and be
Virtual Assets & RegTechThe Problem: Ensuring Operational Resilience Your stablecoin issuer s attestation shows full reserves at month-end. But can you process 10,000 redemption requests tomorrow morning? Can you identify th
Customer Due DiligenceThe Question at Hand Your team receives a commercial account application. The business registration checks out, the documents look legitimate, and the beneficial owners pass identity verification. Do
Compliance Program GovernanceThe European Commission s proposed Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) will fundamentally change how certain financial institutions experience AML/CFT oversight. For the first time, an EU-level sup
Sanctions Lists & ScreeningScope This guide outlines the compliance requirements introduced in the EU s eighth sanctions package against Russia (6 October 2022). It focuses on the full crypto-asset ban, SWIFT disconnections, an
Beneficial OwnershipThe Challenge On November 22, the Court of Justice of the European Union invalidated AMLD5 s requirement for public access to beneficial ownership registers, ruling it violated fundamental privacy rig
