Earlier this year I joined a panel at NTT DATA’s London headquarters for a session called Sanctions in the London Market: Regulation, Risk and Reality. The room was made up of people who run sanctions compliance for a living, and the conversation was more candid than most events of this kind manage. Three things came […]
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The business of predicting the future has developed into a multibillion-dollar industry, and one that continues to grow at an exponential rate. Prediction markets now allow users to effectively trade shares on the outcome of future events without the stigma associated with conventional wagering. In these markets, rather than betting against a casino or sportsbook […]
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Despite years of progressive regulatory scrutiny and the widespread implementation of increasingly-sophisticated financial surveillance systems, anti-money laundering (AML) failures continue to expose vulnerabilities in the international banking system. Unfortunately for all parties involved, when these compliance controls fail at major financial institutions, the consequences can extend well beyond corporate balance sheets to negatively affect national […]
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