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For decades, dealers and auction houses involved in the sale of art and antiquities have evaded the scrutiny of US regulators. The stringent provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) did not cover the lucrative art market, worth well

The New Year message on money laundering could hardly have been clearer. Just seven days into 2021, HM Revenue & Customs published its latest list of businesses fined for breaches of money laundering regulations – including a record £23.8m

A Review of Recent and Upcoming BSA/AML Reform It seems financial institutions are inundated these days by headlines and news related to anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). The U.S. is applying a multi-layered approach to implement

Some 15 years after the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published its first landmark report on trade-based money laundering (TBML), new research from the independent inter-governmental body makes sobering reading. Organised crime groups continue to exploit the complexities of

In the latest Arachnys webinar, we welcomed Steve Farrer to join our CEO and co-founder David Buxton to discuss the prevalent issue of human trafficking and how banks can identify this criminal activity using alternative data in AML. As one

In the past decade, the monumental incline of revenue within sport has brought with it more spectacle, more worldwide fandom and, inevitably, a larger threat of financial crime. Where there are huge sums of money, criminals will look for

In the battle against financial crime, the partnership model makes sense. The world’s law enforcement agencies are charged with investigating and prosecuting crimes such as money laundering. But banks are responsible for operating the systems and processes through which

Compliance is the bulwark against money laundering and other financial crimes across the world. But as recent experiences reveal, increased compliance requirements put a heavy toll on banks and other financial institutions. According to Fenergo’s mid-year report, global financial crime-related

In the coming years binary list services, the port of call for entity screening in AML processes, may become more obsolete as alternative data sets will start to augment, or even replace, these traditional methods. Alternative data can come in

Companies of all types fall into the trap of embezzling dirty money, and many investigations worldwide have looked into the roles of religious institutions in the clearing of illegal cash. This can take into account organisations across any religion

The UK has a new weapon at its disposal in the battle against money laundering – and it is not afraid to use it. Unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) potentially enable the UK authorities to seize the assets of those