Blog Post

Financial Warfare: Sanctions and Watchlists Disrupt Terror Funding Networks Amid International Conflict

In early March, U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released a statement informing American financial institutions that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental body that establishes international standards for anti-money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism, and countering the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (AML/CFT/CPF) recently updated its […]

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Transaction Analysis

The Compliance Conundrum: How AI Hype Can Create New AML Risks

The integration of artificial intelligence into anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) programs in the United States is no longer theoretical; it is actively reshaping how banks approach sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, and customer due diligence (CDD). Yet with the great promise offered by ever-developing AI solutions within this space also comes growing risk: […]

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Flags of the U.S. & Iran

Iran’s Shadow Banking Exploits Casts Spotlight On Fintech Sanctions Compliance

Rising geopolitical tensions are intensifying the pressure currently placed on both domestic and international financial institutions to strengthen their compliance safeguards, and nowhere is this more evident than in the rapidly expanding Financial Technology (“FinTech”) sector. Financial intelligence recently released by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) suggests that global conflict and […]

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