AML / KYC

AML / KYC

US Law Firms Launch New Class Actions Against Westpac

By Editors | 04/02/2020

The class actions seek damages for investors who lost money on Westpac ADRs following the civil penalty orders filed against the bank by AUSTRAC last November.

AML / KYC

OCBC Speeds Up Criminal Probes Through Automated System ‘POET’

By Editors | 03/02/2020

‘POET’ digitally receives and responds to investigation requests with minimal human intervention, allowing OCBC to respond to law enforcement requests within 1-2 working days.

AML / KYC

BNM Publishes Consultation Response on New AML/CFT Framework

By Editors | 03/02/2020

BNM will publish further guidance on the methods used for verifying customer and beneficial owner information and for authenticating their documents.

AML / KYC

SEBI Panel Proposes Tighter Norms for Related Party Transactions

By Editors | 29/01/2020

Any member of the promoter group would be deemed a related party regardless of shareholding. Any shareholder with more than 20% of a listed company’s shares would also be deemed a related party.

AML / KYC

Sanctions Screening Short Cuts Not Worth the Risk: Refinitiv

By Manesh Samtani | 29/01/2020

Increasingly aggressive US sanctions policies highlight the need for financial institutions to adopt and implement a sophisticated risk-based approach to compliance.

AML / KYC

Singapore’s Payment Services Act Comes Into Force

By Manesh Samtani | 28/01/2020

The PS Act gives MAS formal supervisory powers over technology, cybersecurity and AML/CFT controls at payment services firms, including cryptocurrency and e-wallet companies.

AML / KYC

SEBI to Augment Social Media Monitoring to Fight Manipulation

By Editors | 24/01/2020

SEBI is working on a ‘data lake’ project that will use AI, machine learning and NLP tech to analyse unstructured data and augment market surveillance.

AML / KYC

China Issues Guidelines on Facial Recognition Enabled Payments

By Editors | 23/01/2020

The guidelines set out principles for the use of facial recognition technology in payments, covering user consent and the collection, storage and use of facial data.

Fintech / Regtech

What FATF Recommendation 16 Means for the Crypto Industry

By Michael Ou | 22/01/2020

Implementing strict KYC processes to comply with the ‘travel rule’ may be costly, but it is a necessary sacrifice to build a stronger industry in the long-run, says Michael Ou at CoolBitX.