AML / KYC

AML / KYC

Southeast Asia CTF Group Established

By Editors | 23/11/2017

Group led initially by AUSTRAC and Philippines Anti-Money Laundering Council aims to disrupt sources of funding, movement and use of funds.

AML / KYC

The Challenges for Offshore Banks Onboarding China’s HNWIs

By Appway | 20/11/2017

Digital onboarding can help banks provide a superior customer experience, guarantee AML compliance and improve internal efficiency.

AML / KYC

Hong Kong to Continue to Allow Mutual Fund Sales Commissions

By Editors | 20/11/2017

Securities and Futures Commission says Hong Kong is not ready to ban commissions and introduce a pay for advice model.

Fintech / Regtech

The Final Frontier of Financial Regulation

By Peter Guy | 20/11/2017

FSB’s recent paper on artificial intelligence and machine learning reveal how far we are from managing its unknown effects on financial markets.

AML / KYC

Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia to Hold CTF Summit

By Editors | 16/11/2017

Summit to include ‘codeathon’, with 80 participants demonstrating new digital tools and ideas to address the challenge of terrorist financing.

AML / KYC

MAS MD Sets out Fintech Regulation Agenda

By Editors | 16/11/2017

Ravi Menon sets out raft of initiatives including new Payment Services Bill, technology risk management guidelines, machine readable forms.

AML / KYC

Singapore Launches Cybercrime Centre

By Garima Chitkara | 16/11/2017

Centre is a collaboration between FS-ISAC and MAS; will provide internship training cybercrime fighters from Temasek Polytechnic.

AML / KYC

AUSTRAC Hails Tabcorp Fine for AML/CTF Breaches

By Garima Chitkara | 16/11/2017

Casino and gaming operator fined more than $34mn for a series of AML/CTF failures; AUSTRAC stresses management responsibility.