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Empowering Your Board: How Detailed AML/CFT & Sanctions Reporting Mitigates Risk

Inadequate AML/CFT and Sanctions oversight exposes institutions to significant regulatory sanctions, reputational harm, and financial...
Independent Reviews Avoiding Traps and Achieving Value FINAL

Independent Reviews: Avoiding Traps and Achieving Value

Independent reviews are a pillar of a strong, risk-based AML/CFT and Sanctions Compliance compliance program....
Increasing Focus on Risk Management at Major Financial Institutions in the US FINAL

Increasing Focus on Risk Management at Major Financial Institutions in the US

In this article, we’re focusing on what's happening in the United States, particularly on various...
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Arctic Intelligence Forges Strategic Alliance with Jade ThirdEye

Arctic Intelligence, a leading provider of innovative solutions for enterprise-wide financial crime risk assessment, proudly...
Compliance as a Strategic Investment

Compliance as a Strategic Investment

Introduction Is your financial institution overlooking its greatest asset? In today's competitive market, many companies...
Arctic Intelligence Named Finalist for Excellence in RegTech at the Finnies 2024

Arctic Intelligence Named Finalist for Excellence in RegTech at the Finnies 2024

Arctic Intelligence, a pioneer in innovative financial crime prevention solutions, is thrilled to announce its...
Arctic Intelligence Recognised on FinTech Global's FinCrimeTech50 List blog

Arctic Intelligence Recognised on FinTech Global’s FinCrimeTech50 List

Arctic Intelligence, a leading provider of innovative financial crime prevention solutions, has been honoured with...
Arctic Intelligence named as a finalist in the ICA compliance awards 2024

Arctic Intelligence named as a finalist in the ICA compliance awards 2024

We're honoured to be nominated again as a finalist for a prestigious industry award: we...
14 day free trial announcement

Arctic Intelligence launches 14-day free trial of AML Accelerate

Recently, Arctic Intelligence launched a 14-day obligation free trial of the multi-award winning money laundering...
Cornerstone and Foundation How Governance and Risk Assessment Fortify Your BSAAML and OFAC Program

Cornerstone and Foundation: How Governance and Risk Assessment Fortify Your BSA/AML and OFAC Program

Your BSA/AML and OFAC compliance program needs a guiding structure and a robust foundation in...
Arctic Intelligence | Financial Crime Risk Management Solutions

December 2023 – New features & upcoming features

Event Management  We have introduced "Events," empowering our clients to create, track, and manage breaches,...
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Risk Assessment: The Bedrock of Financial Services Compliance

In the current competitive and fast changing landscape of the financial services industry, effective risk...
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Proliferation Financing risks: What businesses need to know

Proliferation Financing (PF) forms part of the compliance landscape, like anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing...
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7 tips for your next Independent Review of the AML/CTF Program

An independent review of the anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) program helps assess...
UK regulatory system review

Reviewing the UK’s AML/CTF regulatory and supervisory regime

Global financial systems are under significant threat from money laundering and terrorist financing, with the...
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The three most common challenges compliance professionals face conducting their enterprise-wide financial crime risk assessments

Are you interested in digitising or automating your financial crime risk assessment? We speak to...
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The importance of conducting risk assessments to identify and evaluate potential money laundering and terrorism financing risks.

In an increasingly interconnected world, the fight against money laundering (ML) and terrorism financing (TF)...
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Enhancing Risk Assessment Activities: A Strategic Approach for Competent Authorities

Effective risk management is not only good practice; it helps organisations to identify and mitigate...
How to assess potential impact of money laundering and terrorist financing on your business

Assessing the impact of money laundering and terrorism financing on your business: a guide

Money laundering and terrorism financing (ML/TF) have far-reaching consequences, posing significant risks to economies, businesses,...
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Arctic Intelligence teams up with Fintelekt to bring enhanced risk assessment capabilities to the Asia pacific region

Arctic Intelligence has partnered with Fintelekt Advisory Services in a move designed to build a...
6 Reasons Why You Need a Robust Business-Wide AML CTF Risk Assessment

6 reasons why you need a robust enterprise-wide AML/CTF risk assessment

6 reasons why you need a robust enterprise-wide AML/CTF risk assessment In the dynamic landscape...
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FCA warns many payments firms risk harm to their customers and the financial system

FCA warns many payments firms risk harm to their customers & the financial system. On...
Financial Crime Risk and Compliance Trends in 2023 Blog Post

Financial crime risk and compliance trends in 2023

The rapid increase in the number of compliance failures related to financial crime risk management...
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Lawyers, Accountants, Real estate agents in scope of new AML/CTF laws

An announcement about Australia’s Tranche 2 anti-money laundering laws is likely at the end of...
Arctic Intelligence | Neo Advisory choose Arctic Intelligence to help clients with AML/CTF risk assessments

Meet the financial crime expert series: Ronald Daliya

Ronald Daliya Director, Financial Crime, Insync Risk Who are you and what do you do?...
Arctic Intelligence | Financial Crime Risk Management Solutions

Arctic Intelligence launches 2022 AML industry benchmarking report

AML Benchmarking Report 2022 Today, Arctic Intelligence announced the release of its highly anticipated 2022...
Arctic Intelligence | Neo Advisory choose Arctic Intelligence to help clients with AML/CTF risk assessments

Meet the financial crime expert series: Luke Raven

Luke Raven Senior AML/CTF Compliance Manager, Cabital Who are you and what do you do?...
Arctic Intelligence | AML/CTF regulation for lawyers

Neo Advisory and Arctic Intelligence to help digital currency and crypto asset service providers navigate AML/CTF

Neo Advisory links up with Arctic Intelligence to help Digital Currency Exchange Providers and Crypto...
Arctic Intelligence | ACAMS Australasia 2022 Recap

ACAMS Australasia 2022 recap

OPINION: The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) held its 2nd annual AML &...
Arctic Intelligence | Arctic Intelligence x Hazton Risk Consultancy Announcement

East African risk consultancy Hazton assigns award-wining Arctic Intelligence as their RegTech partner of choice

Hazton Risk Consultancy is a financial crime consultancy firm based in Uganda. Their services span...
Arctic Intelligence | Risk Assessment Platform (RAP) Enhancements June 2022

Risk assessment platform (RAP) enhancement

Arctic Intelligence's Risk Assessment Platform is a proprietary solution designed to be customisable and configurable....
Arctic Intelligence | Tranche Two AML/CTF increased transparency bill

Legal briefings: scope of Australia’s AML/CTF regime to be widened

BACKGROUND The terms of reference for the Inquiry, which took place on 9 and 10...
Arctic Intelligence | Arctic Intelligence Named Top 10 Innovators in Risk Management

Transforming risk assessment techniques

Historically risk assessments have been subjective, inefficient, slow, and infrequent. Moreover, they are the cornerstone...
Arctic Intelligence | AML/CTF regulation for lawyers

The gathering storm – AML/CTF regulation for lawyers back on the table

OPINION PIECE: Amidst the hurly-burly of pre-federal election chicanery and Budget 2022 hysteria, it would...
Arctic Intelligence | AML insights that help set global standards in compliance

AML insights that help set the global benchmark in compliance

Arctic Intelligence have produced their 2022 insights survey to gather data from financial crime risk...
Arctic Intelligence | Money laundering reform recommendations

Money laundering reform recommendations for ‘gatekeeper professions’

On 30 March 2022, the Federal Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee (Committee) released...
Arctic Intelligence | Ramp Up Your Modern Slavery Response

Set them free

Ramp up your company’s response to modern slavery in 2022. For the first time, many...
Arctic Intelligence | AML/CTF regulation for lawyers

4 good reasons why crypto businesses should complete an AML/CFT business risk assessment

Introduction If you work for a cryptocurrency business (“business”), chances are you’re in the process...
Arctic Intelligence | Ramp Up Your Modern Slavery Response

Australian RegTech of the year winner, Arctic Intelligence forges global expansion with ICA partnership

ANNOUNCEMENT : Arctic Intelligence continues its growth trajectory by ending the last quarter of 2021...
Arctic Intelligence | Neo Advisory choose Arctic Intelligence to help clients with AML/CTF risk assessments

Weighing up the risk

Organisations are switching to automated assessments of financial crime risks as regulators flag more rigorous...
Arctic Intelligence | Understanding the Financial Crime Risk Across Your Group of Businesses

Understanding the financial crime risk across your group of businesses

“One of These Things is Not Like the Others…?” Introduction In May 2021, the European...
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Times they are a-changing – and so should your business risk assessment

Introduction – The Dear CEO Letter In May 2021, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”)...
Arctic Intelligence | Risk Assessment Platform (RAP) Enhancements June 2022

EU update – July 2021

Business Wide Risk Assessments are a hot subject We recently wrote about the Dear CEO...
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News in brief – July 2021

Americas The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is cracking down on crypto-asset tax evasion with virtual...
Arctic Intelligence | Customer Insights July 2021

Customer insights – July 2021

July was full of updates, with the Risk Assessment Platform updated to v1.10, recent regulatory...
Arctic Intelligence | ACAMS Australasia 2022 Recap

News in brief – June 2021

AMERICAS Stephen Calk, founder and former CEO of The Federal Savings Bank, is being prosecuted...
Arctic Intelligence | EU Update - April 2021

EU update – June 2021

The FCA recently sent a strong worded Dear CEO letter in relation to Financial Crime...
Arctic Intelligence | Customer Insights June 2021

Customer insights – June 2021

This month we updated the AML Accelerate Australian AML Program/Policy template to incorporate recent reforms...
Arctic Intelligence | Arctic Intelligence x Hazton Risk Consultancy Announcement

Dear CEO… FCA address repeat compliance failings

The FCA recently sent a strong worded Dear CEO letter in relation to Financial Crime....
Arctic Intelligence | What we're hearing - May 2021

What we are hearing – May 2021

It’s been another big month of financial crime news… In Europe, the largest mafia trial...
Arctic Intelligence | Customer Insights - May 2021

Customer insights – May 2021

Enterprise-wide risk assessment solution Risk Assessment v1.9 is now live with exciting new features and...
Arctic Intelligence | News in Brief - May 2021

News in brief – May 2021

AFRICA Ghana expected to be removed from the EU money laundering watch list following a...
Arctic Intelligence | AML Benchmark Report 2021

Arctic Intelligence provide financial crime professionals an AML benchmark report

Arctic Intelligence found that 1 in 4 risk & compliance professionals believe rolling out and...
Arctic Intelligence | Neo Advisory choose Arctic Intelligence to help clients with AML/CTF risk assessments

News in brief – April 2021

AFRICA 66-year old 'Hotel Rwanda' hero, Paul Rusesabagina has been detained in his home country...
Arctic Intelligence | EU Update - April 2021

EU update – April 2021

ABN AMRO fined (again!) OPINION: The Dutch bank will pay a total of €480 million...
Arctic Intelligence | Arctic Intelligence Named Top 10 Innovators in Risk Management

Customer insights – April 2021

Our next release of the Risk Assessment Platform is just around the corner. We've been...
Arctic Intelligence | Money laundering reform recommendations

What we are hearing – April 2021

In a recent article published by the economist, titled  “The war against money laundering is...
Arctic Intelligence | Risk Assessment Platform (RAP) Enhancements June 2022

Arctic Intelligence’s enterprise risk assessment software adopted by PwC

Arctic Intelligence recognised as a leading regulatory technology provider by one of the top 4...
Arctic Intelligence | Tranche Two AML/CTF increased transparency bill

The first US wealth technology landscape report features Arctic Intelligence, global RegTech firm

Arctic Intelligence has been featured as a leading Wealth Technology vendor for its regulatory compliance...
Arctic Intelligence | Customer Insights July 2021

Customer insights – March 2021

In the Risk Assessment Platform, all out-of-the box risk models are refreshed and updated with...
Arctic Intelligence | De-risking and FinTechs

News in brief – March 2021

AFRICA The Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) says 26 members have been...
Arctic Intelligence | AML insights that help set global standards in compliance

EU update – March 2021

UK regulator has launched criminal proceedings against NatWest in a £365millon money laundering scandal. It...
Arctic Intelligence | AML/CTF regulation for lawyers

What we are hearing – March 2021

The deadline for filing AUSTRAC’s annual compliance report for the 2020 calendar year will expire...
Arctic Intelligence | News in Brief - May 2021

Arctic Intelligence, global RegTech firm wins again.

Arctic Intelligence has been recognised by the A-Team Group as the most innovative data privacy...
Arctic Intelligence | Customer Insights - May 2021

News in brief – February 2021

AMERICAS Trump's impeachment sparks claims that anonymous hedge funds, anonymous trusts, and anonymous real estate...
Arctic Intelligence | What we're hearing - May 2021

EU update – February 2021

As Fraud in the UK is seen as a “Threat to National Security”, Judges limit...
Arctic Intelligence | News in Brief - May 2021

What we are hearing – February 2021

Following an 18 month public inquiry by the NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA)...
Arctic Intelligence | Customer Insights - Feb 2021

Customer insights – February 2021

In this month's newsletter, we take a look at two new features in the latest...
Arctic Intelligence | Neo Advisory choose Arctic Intelligence to help clients with AML/CTF risk assessments

EU update – January 2021

HMRC issues record £24million fine to MSB for anti-money laundering failures. Whilst this may not...
Arctic Intelligence | Ramp Up Your Modern Slavery Response

What we are hearing – January 2021

Happy New Year everyone... As we closed the chapter in 2020 and opened a new...
Arctic Intelligence | Tranche Two AML/CTF increased transparency bill

News in brief – January 2021

AMERICAS US Federal Agencies, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Health and Human Services...
Arctic Intelligence | Risk Assessment Platform (RAP) Enhancements June 2022

Customer insights – January 2021

Goodbye, 2020! Hello, 2021!  We kicked off the year with a major update to the...
Arctic Intelligence | Risk Assessment Platform (RAP) Enhancements June 2022

Customer insights – December 2020

Have you created your 2020 AML/CTF Program? If you have not yet reviewed and updated...
Arctic Intelligence | AML Benchmark Report 2021

EU update – December 2020

Vatican to revamp AML unit following the latest in a long line of scandals. The...
Arctic Intelligence | Arctic Intelligence Named Top 10 Innovators in Risk Management

What we are hearing – December 2020

As we near the end of 2020, a year that most would be happy to...
Arctic Intelligence | ACAMS Australasia 2022 Recap

News in brief – December 2020

APAC The Financial Planning Association (FPA) believe that complying with the Privacy Act should be...
Arctic Intelligence | Money laundering reform recommendations

Arctic Intelligence recognised in the top 100 RegTech companies in the world

Specialist research firm RegTech Analyst names Arctic Intelligence in top 100 RegTech leaders as they...
Arctic Intelligence | Financial Crime Risk Management Solutions

News in brief – November 2020

AUSTRALIA AML reform laws known as Tranche 1.5 has passed in the lower house in...
Arctic Intelligence | Understanding the Financial Crime Risk Across Your Group of Businesses

EU update – November 2020

EU To Establish Bloc-Wide AML Regulator By March 2021 After an agreement with finance ministers,...
Arctic Intelligence | Money laundering reform recommendations

What we are hearing – November 2020

In November, we have seen interest in the financial crime risk and compliance management space...
Arctic Intelligence | What we're hearing - May 2021

Customer insights – November 2020

This month we shine a spotlight on one of the most active members of our...
Arctic Intelligence | Financial Crime Risk Management Solutions

The importance of RegTech in financial crime risk management

How RegTech & financial crime risk management technologies can benefit your business and society As...
Arctic Intelligence | News in Brief - May 2021

Arctic Intelligence appoints Darren Cade as CEO

PRESS RELEASE: Global RegTech firm Arctic Intelligence is accelerating into its next phase of growth...
Arctic Intelligence | Arctic Intelligence x Hazton Risk Consultancy Announcement

Customer insights – October 2020

In this months newsletter we share some insights from the roundtable event with our Canadian...
Arctic Intelligence | Arctic Intelligence Named Top 10 Innovators in Risk Management

EU update – October 2020

Companies House Reform The UK's company registrar, Companies House are set to reform procedures to...
Arctic Intelligence | AML/CTF regulation for lawyers

News in brief – October 2020

This year we have witnessed some of the largest fines in history with many international...
Arctic Intelligence | Money laundering reform recommendations

October 2020 – founder note

October has been another busy month for Arctic Intelligence and for the financial crime compliance...
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News in brief – September 2020

Many businesses have been subjected to scrutiny for overlooking their vulnerabilities related to financial crime...
Arctic Intelligence | Arctic Intelligence Named Top 10 Innovators in Risk Management

Global 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...
Arctic Intelligence | Neo Advisory choose Arctic Intelligence to help clients with AML/CTF risk assessments

EU update – September 2020

Bank branch staff doing a heroic job Bank branch staff in the UK prevented fraud...
Arctic Intelligence | AML/CTF regulation for lawyers

September 2020 Anti-Money laundering news highlights

State of the street OPINION:  On 16 September 2020, AUSTRAC issued a media release informing...
Arctic Intelligence | AML/CTF regulation for lawyers

September 2020 – note from CEO

Over the last month or so we have started to see some disparity emerging  in...
Arctic Intelligence | De-risking and FinTechs

Customer insights – September 2020

Here at Arctic Intelligence, we're all about delivering the features and services that are most...
Arctic Intelligence | Money laundering reform recommendations

News in brief – August 2020

The world in which we live has become a constant state of uncertainty so we...
Arctic Intelligence | Arctic Intelligence x Hazton Risk Consultancy Announcement

Lost time is never found again

OPINION: A recent LinkedIn post from Jim Richards, the Founder of RegTech Consulting LLC explored...
Arctic Intelligence | Customer Insights - May 2021

EU update – August 2020

Online Real estate agent fined for breaching UK AML regulations Purplebricks were fined £266,793 by...
Arctic Intelligence | Customer Insights - Feb 2021

Banking sector financial crime news

All that glitters is not Gold(man) OPINION: On 28 July 2020, Najib Razak the ex-Malaysian...
Arctic Intelligence | Ramp Up Your Modern Slavery Response

August 2020 note from CEO

In the last month or so there was so much media coverage of financial crime...
Arctic Intelligence | News in Brief - May 2021

27th July 2020 note from CEO

As we continue to watch the rapid acceleration of covid-19 both in Australia and overseas...
Arctic Intelligence | Risk Assessment Platform (RAP) Enhancements June 2022

News in brief – July 2020

COVID-19 continues to take it's toll on the global economy as the virus is spreading...
Arctic Intelligence | Financial Crime Risk Management Solutions

EU update – July 2020

MALTA: Malta is at risk of being the first EU country to be grey listed...
Arctic Intelligence | Risk Assessment Platform (RAP) Enhancements June 2022

Customer insights – July 2020

It’s been a busy month as we developed and released the latest version of AML...
Arctic Intelligence | Financial Crime Risk Management Solutions

Achieving AML/CTF compliance in the legal sector

OPINION: NEW ZEALAND DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS PUBLISH FINDINGS ON AML/CFT COMPLIANCE IN THE LEGAL...
Arctic Intelligence | Arctic Intelligence Named Top 10 Innovators in Risk Management

Dutch banks join forces to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

The coalition, comprising ABN Amro, ING, Rabobank, Triodos Bank and de Volksbank, will establish an...
Arctic Intelligence | AML insights that help set global standards in compliance

The fall of Wirecard

Wirecard AG who were “missing” €1.9 billion have now filed for insolvency last month, with...
Arctic Intelligence | Tranche Two AML/CTF increased transparency bill

EU names additions to list of high-risk third countries

The EU’s 5th Money Laundering Directive broadened the criteria for the European Commission (EC) in assessing high-risk...
Arctic Intelligence | Financial Crime Risk Management Solutions

Malta is at risk of being the first EU country to be grey-listed by Moneyval.

Following Malta's fail grade in September 2019 of it's anti-money laundering laws (AML/CTF) and their...
Arctic Intelligence | Arctic Intelligence Named Top 10 Innovators in Risk Management

AUSTRAC proposes amendments to AML/CTF rules

On 14 July 2020, AUSTRAC, the Australian Government agency responsible for protecting the community from...
Arctic Intelligence | AML Benchmark Report 2021

21st July 2020 note from CEO

As we continue to watch the rapid acceleration of COVID-19 both in Australia and overseas...
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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...
Arctic Intelligence | Financial Crime Risk Management Solutions

June 2020 note from CEO

Since we issued our last newsletter an incredible amount of activity has been happening in...
Arctic Intelligence | AML/CTF regulation for lawyers

EU update – June 2020

UK regulator issued second largest fine for AML failings.  The FCA has fined Commerzbank London...
Arctic Intelligence | Ramp Up Your Modern Slavery Response

Customer insights – June 2020

In industry news, AUSTRAC has announced the deadline for 2019 compliance reports is 30 June...
Arctic Intelligence | Ramp Up Your Modern Slavery Response

News in brief – June 2020

AUSTRAC annual compliance report is due 30th June AUSTRAC's has made an example of one...
Arctic Intelligence | Customer Insights July 2021

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...
Arctic Intelligence | Tranche Two AML/CTF increased transparency bill

Arctic Intelligence welcomes new client African Bank Limited

Arctic Intelligence is delighted to announce African Bank Limited’s (ABL) recent procurement of their AML...
Arctic Intelligence | Financial Crime Risk Management Solutions

May 2020 note from CEO

One of the positives to come from COVID-19 is having a bit of extra time...
Arctic Intelligence | ACAMS Australasia 2022 Recap

Customer insights – May 2020

Historically, we’ve seen our customers conduct their risk assessments on an annual basis. In the...
Arctic Intelligence | Ramp Up Your Modern Slavery Response

News in brief – May 2020

The impacts of COVID-19 continue to arise globally and we see countries and regulatory bodies...
Arctic Intelligence | De-risking and FinTechs

EU update – May 2020

Earlier this month the EU announced it had put forward a series of measures designed...
Arctic Intelligence | Financial Crime Risk Management Solutions

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...
Arctic Intelligence | News in Brief - May 2021

April 2020 regulatory updates

We've listed some of the regulatory updates from around the globe below. Follow us on...
Arctic Intelligence | Understanding the Financial Crime Risk Across Your Group of Businesses

Meet our partners

We have a network of partners with financial crime risk management expertise across the globe...
Arctic Intelligence | EU Update - April 2021

April 2020 insights

AUSTRAC OUTREACH ON COVID-19:  Since mid-March AUSTRAC has been reaching out to the ~15,000 businesses...
Arctic Intelligence | De-risking and FinTechs

April 2020 news in brief

We have witnessed a paradigm shift in financial crime activity and the vulnerabilities across different...
Arctic Intelligence | Tranche Two AML/CTF increased transparency bill

April 2020 note from CEO

It’s been a while since our last newsletter, and it is hard to comprehend all...
Arctic Intelligence | Ramp Up Your Modern Slavery Response

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...
Arctic Intelligence | Customer Insights - May 2021

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...
Arctic Intelligence | What we're hearing - May 2021

UK FCA unveils 2020/2021 business plan

OPINION: Earlier this week the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued its business plan for...
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Anti-money laundering law breaches

OPINION: BREAKING BAD (NEWS) - While the world is in panic there has probably never...
Arctic Intelligence | Tranche Two AML/CTF increased transparency bill

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...
Arctic Intelligence | ACAMS Australasia 2022 Recap

Risk management during COVID-19

OPINION: Last week, the President of FATF has issued a statement encouraging the governments of...
Arctic Intelligence | Risk Assessment Platform (RAP) Enhancements June 2022

Greens pressuring the Australian government to tighten AML laws

The Australian Government has been accused of being hypocritical as Scott Morrison, Peter Dutton and...
Arctic Intelligence | News in Brief - May 2021

Arctic Intelligence awarded Deloitte 2019 Technology Fast 50 Rising Star Award

Three months after being named RegTech Start-Up of the Year 2019, Arctic Intelligence has been...
Arctic Intelligence | Ramp Up Your Modern Slavery Response

Poor legal advice led to AML/CTF breaches at Afterpay

In June 2019, AUSTRAC ordered Afterpay to appoint an external auditor after the agency identified...
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FATF suspends Australia’s AML law evaluation

The Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) has suspended the evaluation of financial crime laws mid-way through...
Arctic Intelligence | AML Benchmark Report 2021

NAB may face heavy penalties after admitting money-laundering breaches

Hot on the heels of Westpac’s announcement three weeks ago that it has provisioned hundreds...
Arctic Intelligence | Neo Advisory choose Arctic Intelligence to help clients with AML/CTF risk assessments

Property continues to be the AML weak link in Australia

Australia is still lagging behind global standards in the developed world when it comes to...
Arctic Intelligence | AML Benchmark Report 2021

The Solicitor Regulation Authority: One in five UK law firms fails to comply with money laundering rules

Following the discovery of law firms not complying with anti-money laundering regulations, the Solicitor Regulation...
Arctic Intelligence | ACAMS Australasia 2022 Recap

Arctic Intelligence expands global reach with a new UK based client

Arctic Intelligence has launched AML content tailored for UK and expanded its global presence with...
Arctic Intelligence | Neo Advisory choose Arctic Intelligence to help clients with AML/CTF risk assessments

AUSTRAC releases mutual banking sector money laundering and terrorism financing risk assessment

Yesterday, AUSTRAC released the Mutual Banking Sector Risk Assessment report which concluded that the mutual...
Arctic Intelligence | AML/CTF regulation for lawyers

AML/CTF and other legislation amendment bill 2019 introduced to federal parliament

The AML/CTF and Other Legislation Amendment Bill was introduced into Federal Parliament on the 17th...
Arctic Intelligence | ACAMS Australasia 2022 Recap

Arctic Intelligence presents at the RegTech association’s RegTech edge showcase

Regulated entities often face a challenge when sourcing technology best suited to their business. The...
Arctic Intelligence | Ramp Up Your Modern Slavery Response

PayPal Australia ordered by AUSTRAC to have AML audit

AUSTRAC has ordered an external auditor be appointed by PayPal Australia to examine ongoing concerns...
Arctic Intelligence | News in Brief - May 2021

Arctic Intelligence expands global reach with first North American client

Arctic Intelligence has expanded its global presence with the addition of its first North American...
Arctic Intelligence | Financial Crime Risk Management Solutions

Arctic Intelligence wins RegTech start-up of the Year

Arctic Intelligence has won the RegTech Start-Up of the Year award at the fourth annual...
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Is Australia’s methamphetamine problem falling down the cracks (slight pun intended!)?

If you thought it was just Antarctica that has a major ice problem you’d be...
Arctic Intelligence | What we're hearing - May 2021

Concerns over use of spreadsheets to manage AML Compliance

In a recent industry presentation to risk and compliance managers in Australia by regulatory software...

Consultant case study: Aub Chapman consulting services

We invited AML/CTF consultant, Aub Chapman from Aub Chapman Consulting Services, to share his thoughts...
Arctic Intelligence | Ramp Up Your Modern Slavery Response

Is Excel really fit for purpose to run risk and compliance assessments?

Author: Anthony Quinn, CEO and Founder, Arctic Intelligence I am often asked by prospective banking...

Consultant case study: Initialism – AML Compliance solutions

Neil Jeans, Principal at Initialism and co-founder of AML Accelerate, shares how he uses AML...

Consultant case study: Clement advisory group

We invited AML/CTF consultant, Garry Clement from Clement Advisory Group, to share his thoughts on...
Arctic Intelligence | AML/CTF regulation for lawyers

FMA NZ cracks down on non-compliant AML/CFT programmes

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has issued formal warnings to 10 reporting entities under Section...
Arctic Intelligence | Tranche Two AML/CTF increased transparency bill

FMA warns NZ companies they need to do more to comply with AML/CFT regulations

The Financial Markets Authority of New Zealand issued a stark warning for regulated entities in...
Arctic Intelligence | Financial Crime Risk Management Solutions

What NZ accountants need to know about implementing an anti-money laundering programme

If you are a public practice accountant operating in New Zealand, you are required to...
Arctic Intelligence | De-risking and FinTechs

Imelda Newton joins Arctic Intelligence as business development manager

Arctic Intelligence is pleased to announce that Imelda Newton has joined Arctic Intelligence as Business...
Arctic Intelligence | Arctic Intelligence Named Top 10 Innovators in Risk Management

Arctic Intelligence made #9 in planet compliance RegTech top 100

Arctic Intelligence has been selected by Planet Compliance for the RegTech Top 100, the list...
Arctic Intelligence | EU Update - April 2021

What does an anti-money laundering (AML) analyst do?

An anti-money laundering (AML) analyst or officer basically investigates, monitors and manages suspicious financial activity....
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All you need to know about anti-bribery and corruption programs

What is bribery? Bribery is most commonly defined as “anything of value given, offered, promised,...
Arctic Intelligence | Ramp Up Your Modern Slavery Response

What is an anti-money laundering (AML) compliance program and what are you required to do?

To combat money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes, it is critical for your...
Arctic Intelligence | Financial Crime Risk Management Solutions

What is anti-money laundering (AML) and who does it affect?

‘Anti-money laundering’ refers to all policies and regulations that are in place to prevent the...
Arctic Intelligence | Arctic Intelligence Named Top 10 Innovators in Risk Management

Arctic Intelligence recognised in RegTech100 for 2019

Arctic Intelligence has been selected by RegTech Analyst for the RegTech100, the annual list of...
Arctic Intelligence | EU Update - April 2021

Arctic Intelligence partners with Deloitte to adopt a smarter approach to financial crime compliance

Arctic Intelligence, a regtech leader in regulatory compliance and risk management has signed a three...
Arctic Intelligence | AML Benchmark Report 2021

Arctic Intelligence is rapidly scaling, market leading audit risk compliance platforms

Vedant Sangit, Co-Founder of Regtechtimes discussed the role of Regtech in AML space in Australia...
Arctic Intelligence | AML insights that help set global standards in compliance

ASIC boosts support for regtech

ASIC is ramping its support for regulatory technology businesses or 'regtechs' in response to an...
Are Financial Crimes Costing Your Business Serious Money?

Are financial crimes costing your business serious money?

In a world first, Australian compliance ingenuity and technology enables businesses to rapidly and affordable...
Arctic Intelligence | News in Brief - May 2021

RegTech association ramps up with three appointments

The RegTech Association (RTA) has announced the appointment of a new CEO and two board...
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AML Accelerate announces partnership with Asia Law Network

AML Accelerate is pleased to announce its partnership with the Asia Law Network, the only...
Arctic Intelligence | Customer Insights - May 2021

AML Accelerate announces partnership with Equifax

AML Accelerate is pleased to announce its partnership with Equifax, a global leader in information...
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AML Accelerate announces partnership with the GRC Institute

AML Accelerate is pleased to announce its partnership with the GRC Institute to provide over...