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News in Brief – August 2020
The world in which we live has become a constant state of uncertainty so we wanted to provide you with actionable steps to fighting financial crime and assessing your risks....
Lost time is never found again
OPINION: A recent LinkedIn post from Jim Richards, the Founder of RegTech Consulting LLC explored the clear disconnect between the length of time regulators think it takes regulated entities to...
EU Update – August 2020
Online Real estate agent fined for breaching UK AML regulations Purplebricks were fined £266,793 by HMRC for breaching UK anti-money laundering rules. This can only shine a brighter light on...
Banking Sector Financial Crime News
All that glitters is not Gold(man) OPINION: On 28 July 2020, Najib Razak the ex-Malaysian Prime Minister was convicted of all seven charges in the multi-billion dollar 1MDB scandal and...
August 2020 Note from CEO
In the last month or so there was so much media coverage of financial crime issues that I can’t recall a busier month this year. It is clear from the...
Is your AML/CTF compliance program up to scratch?
OPINION: On June 4th, Westpac released its 48-page response to AUSTRAC’s statement of claim following the conclusion of the Promontory led Advisory Panel tasked with identifying the primary causes for...
News in Brief – June 2020
AUSTRAC annual compliance report is due 30th JuneAUSTRAC's has made an example of one of the large 4 banks and other regulated firms are looking to ensure their affairs are...
COVID-19 demise of cash: Turning a threat into a technological opportunity
Opportunities Many Financial Crime articles and webinars are inadvertently conveyed an ancient proverb; "With every crisis there is opportunity”. Coronavirus crisis lands opportunity for both nefarious actors and compliance teams....
Arctic Intelligence welcomes new client African Bank Limited
Arctic Intelligence is delighted to announce African Bank Limited’s (ABL) recent procurement of their AML solution, AML Accelerate. As a global RegTech firm, Arctic Intelligence has designed risk assessment and...
EU Update – May 2020
Earlier this month the EU announced it had put forward a series of measures designed to further strengthen the EU's framework to fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. An...
Global RegTech firm Arctic Intelligence welcomes South African based consultancy, FCRMC to their partner network
PRESS RELEASE: Arctic Intelligence continues to strengthen their partner ecosystem by welcoming a new addition to their global alliance network. This strategic partnership with Financial Crime Risk Management Consultants (FCRMC...
The role of designated non-financial services businesses in laundering funds in Australia
OPINION: At the present time Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws do not apply to certain designated non-financial services businesses (DNFSBs), which is a major vulnerability against efforts to...
Westpac plan for a $900M fine after AML/CTF breach
OPINION: Today Westpac indicated that it expects to suffer write-offs of $1.4bn against its first-half earnings, with $900m of this amount being what the bank expects to pay to settle...
What is the true cost of financial crime compliance?
OPINION: Earlier this week LexisNexis Risk Solutions released the results of its global True Cost of Financial Crime Compliance Study which polled nearly 900 financial crime compliance decision makers and found...
The Westpac scandal: how did it happen?
By Charlotte Grieve, The Sydney Morning Herald Westpac is alleged to have breached anti-money laundering laws 23 million times. How does that happen? What are banks obliged to track nowadays?...
Greens pressuring the Australian government to tighten AML laws
The Australian Government has been accused of being hypocritical as Scott Morrison, Peter Dutton and others have all been calling out for Westpac to be held accountable for the 23...
The biggest challenges giving the RegTech sector a headache right now
By RegTech Analyst From getting accurate data to responding to new regulatory challenges, there are plenty of opportunities and obstacles to overcome for RegTech innovators. The RegTech sector has come...
What do FinTech and RegTech stakeholders think about the new Australian senate committee investigating the industry?
By RegTech Analyst Last week the Australian senate announced it would launch a new select committee to ensure the FinTech and RegTech sectors keep growing and remain compliant. Now, industry...
