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SmartSearch names Zowie Lees-Howell as new VP of enterprise sales

SmartSearch, the leading UK provider of anti-money laundering (AML) software has appointed Zowie Lees-Howell as their new vice president of enterprise sales.

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Orange Bank deploys real-time sanctions screening with SAS and Neterium

The volume, velocity and complexity of today’s sanctions screening landscape require extraordinary vigilance, backed by best-of-breed analytics and data orchestration that empower always-on monitoring and immediate action.

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Know Your Customer and Hawk AI bid to harmonise financial crime compliance in the fintech sector

Know Your Customer, the No. 1 provider of real-time registry connections in the industry, and Hawk AI, Germany’s leading software provider of anti-money laundering surveillance technology for banks, payment firms, and fintechs, today announced a new strategic partnership.

EBA goes to tender for crypto and blockchain data management platform

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EBA goes to tender for crypto and blockchain data management platform

The European Banking Authority has put out a call for tender for blockchain analytics services and crypto-assets market data.

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Danske Bank fined €1,820,000 by Central bank of Ireland for multi-year AML deficiencies

On 13 September 2022, the Central Bank of Ireland (the Central Bank) reprimanded and fined Danske Bank A/S, trading in Ireland as Danske Bank, €1,820,000 pursuant to its Administrative Sanctions Procedure for three breaches of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) Act 2010, as amended (the CJA).

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St. James's Place adopts Napier screening tech

Napier, provider of advanced financial crime compliance solutions, has partnered with one of UK’s top wealth management and financial planning specialists, St. James’s Place.

Revolut under pressure over internal audit

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Revolut under pressure over internal audit

Online bank Revolut is facing more questions over its internal controls after it was criticised by a UK regulator for the unacceptably high risk of "material misstatement" in its account auditing.

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Diebold Nixdorf and Hawk AI collaborate for AMLsurveillance

Hawk AI, Germany’s leading software provider of anti-money laundering surveillance and anti-fraud technology for banks, payment firms, and fintech’s, today announced a new partnership with Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD), a global leader in driving connected commerce for the financial and retail industries.

Wise fined by Abu Dhabi watchdog over AML failings

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Wise fined by Abu Dhabi watchdog over AML failings

Money transfer firm Wise has been slapped with a $360,000 fine by Abud Dhabi's financial regulator for contravening anti-money laundering rules.

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Dutch AML startup Sygno joins FIS accelerator

Sygno today announced that it has been selected to participate in the seventh FIS Fintech Accelerator program, in partnership with The Venture Center.

Abu Dhabi establishes crypto committee

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Abu Dhabi establishes crypto committee

Abu Dhabi has announced the formation of a government body to develop its strategy for regulating and promoting the world of virtual assets.

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SEB establishes new financial crime intelligence unti

SEB is recruiting Nicklas Lundh, from the Swedish Police, and Ravi Shankar Sharma, Head of Intelligence Development, Investigations and Analytics at Nordea, to jointly lead a new Financial Intelligence unit within SEB's Financial Crime Prevention unit (FCP).

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Arf secures Swiss regulatory approval

Arf, the global settlement banking platform for licensed money service businesses, announces that it has been granted the approval of the Financial Services Standard Association (VQF) through Arf’s entity in Zug, Switzerland.

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US Treasury sanctions Tornado Cash

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash, which has been used to launder more than $7 billion worth of virtual currency since its creation in 2019.

CBDCs could be 'holy grail' of cross-border payments - ECB

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CBDCs could be 'holy grail' of cross-border payments - ECB

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) could be the answer to the thousand-year search for the holy grail of cross-border payments, according to a new paper from the ECB.

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SmartKYC introduces smartLists

Financial crime teams have long struggled with seamlessly integrating their internal watchlist data into their due diligence work.

Robinhood Crypto hammered by New York watchdog over litany of compliance failures

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Robinhood Crypto hammered by New York watchdog over litany of compliance failures

Robinhood's crypto unit (RHC) has been slapped with a $30 million fine by New York State Department of Financial Services for "significant" anti-money laundering, cybersecurity and consumer protection violations.

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Lerex Technology signs with ID-Pal

ID-Pal, the identity verification provider, has been appointed by Lerex Technology, the payment solution provider, to help with its growing identity verification, e-verification, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know your Customer (KYC) requirements.

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45% of firms failing to detect criminal 'ghosts'

Almost half (45 per cent) of finance and banking firms are failing to carry out crucial “ghost-buster” checks on new business clients, newly released data shows.

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Ondato launches automated AML risk scoring

Ondato, a technology company that streamlines KYC (Know Your Customer) and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) processes, today announces the launch of Ondato Risk Scoring, an automated tool for companies to identify and manage customer-associated risk better and faster during onboarding.

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