Rolf Van Der Pol

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i-KYC

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01 Dec 2016

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Singapore

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Founder and MD of i-KYC Singapore. We do everything around AML/CFT: assessment, training, implementation, technology.
We're all seasoned international bankers and we know what FIs need to make KYC as easy as can be

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several banks, several continents

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Pakistan is not the only country where this can happen

This article (https://www.dawn.com/news/1322817) published in ‘Dawn’ last year not only describes the K&K case clearly but at that highlights some of the underlying issues in Pakistan. A large informal economy, a tradition of sending money abroad and widespread use of hawala networks are the 3 basic factors. Then there’s a widespread use of

01 October 2019

Trade Based Money Laundering, it’s a craft to fight it

Hong Kong is only one country where regulators are focusing more and more on TBML as can be read in this article http://www.gtreview.com/news/asia/hk-banks-warned-over-trade-based-money-laundering/ . TBML is less transparent and harder to detect than more traditional types of money laundering. As the article mentions “there is no rigid set

09 May 2017 Asia Financial Services

A best-practice model for compliant banking

In a recent article by Pjotr Kaminski and Kate Robu both working for McKinsey&Company an outline is given for a more structural solution to deal with ever increasing regulatory requirements and compliance challenges < http://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/risk/our-insights/a-best-practice-model-for-bank-compliance >. The title of

11 April 2017 Asia Financial Services

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