AML / KYC

    AML / KYC

    Sri Lanka Shortlists Three Firms to Build Shared KYC Facility

    By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 07/07/2020

    The three shortlisted firms, including one from Sweden, will begin work on a proof-of-concept, which is expected to be completed in six to nine months.

    AML / KYC

    Using Privacy Preserving Analysis to Tackle Financial Crime

    By Manesh Samtani | 07/07/2020

    Privacy enhancing technologies, or PETs, may provide a “similar or, even, identical utility” compared to analysis of the raw data in some use-cases, says an FFIS paper.

    AML / KYC

    CBIRC Discloses List of ‘Illegal Shareholders’ of Banks, Insurers

    By Editors | 06/07/2020

    20 of the 38 companies on the list are linked to either Baoshang Bank or Anbang Insurance, which both needed a state bailout in recent years.

    AML / KYC

    S. Korea Approves Use of Biometrics for Digital Identification

    By Editors | 06/07/2020

    Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has revised bank transaction law to allow the use of biometrics for identification in bank teller transactions.

    AML / KYC

    Spanish Court Penalises Four ICBC Employees for AML Violations

    By Editors | 06/07/2020

    Criminal groups deposited millions of euros cash into accounts at ICBC Spain using split payments, in-house accounts and false identity documents to evade detection.

    AML / KYC

    Global Banks Seek Clarity on ‘Hong Kong Autonomy Act’

    By Editors | 05/07/2020

    Under the legislation, banks can be penalised for conducting a ‘significant transaction’ with Chinese individuals or entities named as having contributed to the erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy.

    AML / KYC

    Singapore Authorities Probe Two Companies with Wirecard Links

    By Editors | 04/07/2020

    Citadelle Corporate Services is said to have handled Wirecard monies without a trust business licence. Senjo Group is said to have falsified accounts.

    AML / KYC

    Taiwan Financial Firms Call for KYC Rule Changes

    By Editors | 04/07/2020

    Taiwanese financial firms are asking the FSC to allow identity authentication methods other than the unwieldy government-issued Citizen Digital Certificates.

    AML / KYC

    Economic Downturn Presents Opportunities for Corporate Fraud

    By Chris Fordham | 03/07/2020

    Drawing from the Fraud Triangle Theory, Alvarez & Marsal’s Chris Fordham discusses how the current crisis has created a perfect storm for fraud and misconduct.

    AML / KYC

    Automatic Exchange Uncovers €10tr in Offshore Accounts in 2019

    By Editors | 02/07/2020

    The automatic exchange of information by tax authorities in nearly 100 countries uncovered data on 84 million accounts held offshore in 2019.

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