Year: 2022

The requirement to undertake transaction monitoring evolved because of anti-money laundering (AML) legislation and its importance has been magnified and reinforced by increased regulatory attention and significant fines. Recently Wells Fargo unit fined $7M for AML transaction monitoring failures. For the second time in five years, a subsidiary of Wells…

Society’s growing reliance on technology to transfer private information has created more opportunities for identity thieves to access and misuse personal data. Cybercriminals are diversifying their targets and using stealthier methods to commit identity theft and fraud. There are three types of identity crimes we should know about: Lost or…

Organizations have long relied on partners, suppliers, agents, contractors and various other third-party services for competitive advantage, operational efficiency, and cost savings. However, this increasingly network of third-party relationships creates the potential for money laundering risk as well. Bad actors can use various methods to clean their money — and,…

What is the Difference Between Structuring and Smurfing? Financial crimes, come in a variety of shapes and sizes particularly smurfing and structuring are frequent in the financial service sector. They, depending on whether they are local or international. Smurfing and structuring are two of the most prevailing forms of financial…