Crypto Spring?
March 29, 2023
The aftermath of the global pandemic, the invasion of the Ukraine by Russia and all global uncertainties as a result have led to quite some financial turmoil and what some media have labelled a…
Payment Service Providers & AML/CFT Regulations
March 29, 2023
Regulations PSPs need to comply with regulations like the EU’s 6AMLD and PSD2 in order to securely facilitate payments across the European Union. 6AMLD requires PSPs to collect and process customer…
A 360-degree approach to crypto assets
February 10, 2023
In recent years, the crypto asset landscape has expanded rapidly, and firms and regulators alike are struggling to keep up with the ramifications of this fast-moving industry. As leading Financial…
About football and financial crime
February 10, 2023
By the time you receive this last Trend Letter of 2022, the world footbal championship in Qatar is almost finished but let’s look at some of the Financial Crime Compliance related topics that emerged…
New Course Release – Cybersecurity
September 2, 2022
i-KYC is proud to collaborate with GRC Solutions.Through this partnership we are widening the range of eLearnings availalble. The Cybersecurity course is already available on our platform…
How Hard is Negative News Screening?
June 29, 2022
Negative News Screening (NNS) or what used to be called Adverse Media Screening or Bad Press Searches is an important part of Customer Due Diligence (CDD). Facts are key in CDD and what is written…
Observations from the MAS on name screening practices in midsized and small FIs
May 8, 2022
MAS recently published this report < https://www.mas.gov.sg/-/media/MAS-Media-Library/publications/monographs-or-information-paper/IMD/2022/Strengthening-AML-CFT-Name-Screening-Practices.pdf >…
Russia sanctions are on the front page but there is more
March 30, 2022
The war that Russia wages on Ukraine is on top of the news and as a consequence the world of compliance is focusing on the sanctions imposed on Russia. Rightly so, because that’s where new rules and…
Financial Warfare
March 29, 2022
The traditional way nations settle disputes with each other when diplomatic efforts fail is to mobilise their armies and fight it out. While, sadly, this is still far too often the conflict…
Sanctions: a matter of going up and down the escalation ladder
March 29, 2022
Economic sanctions are political instruments applied by the international community or individual countries to adjust or punish the acts of a government, a group of persons, entities or individuals.…