KYC & CDD

    News on regulatory requirements, innovations, and challenges in customer identification, risk assessments, and due diligence processes for financial institutions.

    PEPs & Sanctions

    SWIFT’s Sanctions Screening Service Exceeds 500 Customers

    By Samuel Riding | 08/09/2016

    Hong Kong, 7 September 2016 – SWIFT announces another important milestone for its hosted compliance services – the 500th customer […]

    KYC & CDD

    SEBI Eyes KYC System Reform

    By Samuel Riding | 05/09/2016

    Market intermediaries are having difficulties with centralised system.

    Anti-Bribery & Corruption

    Dow Jones Risk & Compliance Enhances China SOC Database

    By Samuel Riding | 31/08/2016

    HONG KONG (August 31, 2016) – Dow Jones Risk and Compliance announced that its third party risk data now includes […]

    KYC & CDD

    Fintech Start-ups Including KYC Platform Enter Accenture’s APAC Innovation Lab

    By Samuel Riding | 25/08/2016

    Accenture announced that eight leading financial technology (fintech) companies including a KYC platform began a 12-week mentorship program in the […]

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Bangladesh Probes Trusts’ Tax Compliance, Sources of Funds

    By Samuel Riding | 24/08/2016

    Concerns raised by APG on money laundering, but decline in disclosures could be due to shrinking NGO funding.

    Data Privacy

    Australian Banks Reject Open Data Call

    By Samuel Riding | 22/08/2016

    Gap between fintech and traditional banking made clear in responses to Productivity Commission inquiry.

    KYC & CDD

    India Penalises Cooperative Banks for KYC Failures

    By Samuel Riding | 18/08/2016

    Four lenders fined for violating KYC and other regulations

    KYC & CDD

    HK to Issue New Account Opening Guidelines

    By Samuel Riding | 16/08/2016

    HKMA responds to concerns about SME and start-up access to banking services.

    AI Risk & Governance

    10 Things You Need to Know About Regtech

    By Samuel Riding | 15/08/2016

    Technology is transforming compliance and client relationships.

    KYC & CDD

    Kyc.com, Dow Jones, Exiger and Regulatory DataCorp Partner to Integrate Sanctions, Screening and Client Risk Assessment

    By Editors | 12/08/2016

    Utility to support firms, regulatory bodies and multiple jurisdictions.

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