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What we are hearing – November 2020
In November, we have seen interest in the financial crime risk and compliance management space continue to grow with continuous media coverage on compliance issues popping up in all corners of the world. In Australia, we saw the AML law reforms known as Tranche 1.5 pass through the lower house, and the Greens took the initiative to…
Read MoreCustomer insights – November 2020
This month we shine a spotlight on one of the most active members of our community, Suncorp’s Financial Crimes Team, to find out how adopting technology has helped to manage their AML/CTF regime. We also explain how you can influence which new features are added to AML Accelerate. Customer Spotlight Michelle Milts is the AML/CTF…
Read MoreThe importance of RegTech in financial crime risk management
How RegTech & financial crime risk management technologies can benefit your business and society As the impact of financial crime continues to grow, both on businesses and society in general, more and more organisations are recognising the importance of adopting RegTech within their risk mitigation strategies. The cost of implementing regulatory technologies, or RegTech, to…
Read MoreArctic Intelligence appoints Darren Cade as CEO
PRESS RELEASE: Global RegTech firm Arctic Intelligence is accelerating into its next phase of growth with its financial crime risk management solutions by promoting Arctic’s longstanding COO, Darren Cade to CEO, taking over from Anthony Quinn, Arctic’s Founder. As Arctic’s COO for the last 4 years, Darren has successfully led the product, technology, finance and…
Read MoreCustomer insights – October 2020
In this months newsletter we share some insights from the roundtable event with our Canadian customers, and provide answers to the latest questions on conducting risk assessments in AML Accelerate and Risk Assessment. Roundtable Event Earlier this month, we held a roundtable event with our Canadian credit union community of customers to discuss the challenges…
Read MoreEU update – October 2020
Companies House Reform The UK’s company registrar, Companies House are set to reform procedures to clamp down on fraud and money laundering. In April 2016, the UK led the way by introducing the Persons with Significant Control (PSC) Register, or better known as a Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) database. It became a requirement for any…
Read MoreNews in brief – October 2020
This year we have witnessed some of the largest fines in history with many international financial services organisations and other regulated entities under scrutiny from regulators. As the business landscape adapts to the pandemic, we are seeing authorities provide businesses direction on how to protect themselves from vulnerabilities to financial crime such as AML guidance,…
Read MoreOctober 2020 – founder note
October has been another busy month for Arctic Intelligence and for the financial crime compliance community as whole, as momentum is solidly building in the mainstream and social media, below are some of the key AML highlights from this month. In Australia, it’s all been happening – Firstly, AUSTRAC announced in a media release that…
Read MoreNews in brief – September 2020
Many businesses have been subjected to scrutiny for overlooking their vulnerabilities related to financial crime and more recently, these investigations have resulted in the form of exorbitant penalties from regulators. With such significant financial retribution and social impact, it is difficult to understand why businesses do not do more to reduce their vulnerabilities to financial…
Read MoreGlobal RegTech firm Arctic Intelligence signs leading US-based consultancy as partner
Consultancy giant Computer Services, Inc. (CSI), elect global RegTech firm, Arctic Intelligence as a regulatory compliance solution provider for their risk management services 28 September 2020 – For 55 years, CSI has invested in innovative technology solutions and provided expert service to a global clientele. With the increasing importance of regulatory compliance across the globe,…
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