Bradley Maclean
Bradley co-founded Regulation Asia and currently serves as CEO and Head of Research. He was previously Vice President of Business Development at SunGard Financial Systems (now FIS) heading up strategic, business planning and product development across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East, in total overseeing 36 countries. Prior to that Brad was a management consultant focused on alternative assets. He was involved in several significant research programmes, including one assisting on TARP in 2008 for the US Treasury Department and the World Bank. brad@regulationasia.com
Articles by Bradley Maclean
AML / KYC
Banks Exercise Caution in Transition to AI-Based AML Systems
20/08/2024
Participants at a recent Regulation Asia roundtable in Hong Kong expressed caution, but also optimism, about the use of AI for AML purposes.
AML / KYC
The Case for Change: Leveraging GenAI in Anti-Financial Crime
07/08/2024
GenAI’s emergence will revolutionise financial crime prevention, but a balanced approach that includes strict oversight will be key to maximising its benefits.
AML / KYC
Regulating GenAI: New Tools, Old Challenges
30/07/2024
Striking the right balance between automation and human expertise is vital to ensure the effective use of GenAI technology.
AML / KYC
BSP Details Efforts to Address Fraud and Scam Threats
25/06/2024
BSP officials discuss efforts to address fraud and scam threats through new requirements for banks and a thematic review of fraud management during 2024.
AML / KYC
Japan’s AML Landscape and the Need for Effective Governance
03/06/2024
Former regulator and AML subject matter expert Hiroshi Ozaki discusses Japan’s financial crime threat landscape and how firms can mitigate risk through effective governance.
AML / KYC
Achieving Effectiveness in AML is a Shared Mission: HKMA’s Carmen Chu
25/03/2024
Ms Carmen Chu discusses Hong Kong’s threat landscape, HKMA’s efforts to improve industry effectiveness, and key messages for FIs on collaboration and the use of technology.
AML / KYC
Use of AI for AML Could Lower Effectiveness: Report
14/03/2024
A new report from NICE Actimize and Regulation Asia sheds light on APAC’s use of technology to fight financial crime.
AML / KYC
AML Effectiveness Requires Risk Awareness, Quality Data: JFSA
10/01/2023
The FSA’s Daisuke Mamba and Hiroshi Ozaki discuss the regulator’s approach to its AML/CFT inspections and recent work to develop shared AML systems for the industry.
AML / KYC
AUSTRAC: Risk Assessments Must be Alive to Emerging Threats
08/01/2023
Top official Brad Brown discusses AUSTRAC’s ongoing work to upgrade its reporting system and further advance Australia’s AML/CTF system.
AML / KYC
HKMA to Scale Up AML Efforts in 2023: Carmen Chu
04/01/2023
Executive Director Carmen Chu discusses the actions the HKMA is taking to disrupt AML threats to Hong Kong, and technology initiatives that are making a difference.
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