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.…
Exit 2021, Welcome 2022!
December 29, 2021
The rock band Queen would say, “Another one bites the dust”. 2021 is heading for the exit and we look forward to what the new year will bring. The i-KYC team takes this opportunity to salute our…
Ruminations on RegTech and Data Quality
December 28, 2021
Browsing for a topic for our last TrendLetter of 2021 I came across this article, https://www.cclcompliance.co.uk/knowledge-centre/post/regtech-what-has-it-ever-done-for-us We’re a few years further…