Africa's fintech boom demands stronger AML compliance. Learn how new crypto regulations in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa affect your business.
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AI AML Assurance: Why AI-Powered AML Systems Need Independent Review
AI AML assurance is the independent review of how artificial intelligence is governed, used and performed within a firm’s anti-money laundering controls. It matters because AI is increasingly embedded in many of the AML controls that matter most: customer risk scoring, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, adverse media and case investigation.…
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Is Your AML Screening Actually Working? What Regulators Found
Recent UK regulatory findings reveal why financial-crime controls need to be tested for effectiveness, not simply documented in policies and procedures. Most financial institutions have documented financial-crime controls, including AML screening, sanctions screening and transaction monitoring. The harder question is whether those controls continue to work under pressure. Complex payment…
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FIU-IND Registration for NBFCs, Chit Funds and Other Non-Banking Financial Institutions
Why FIU-IND’s Periodic Naming of Non-Compliant Firms Changes the Stakes FIU-IND has published three lists of non-compliant NBFCs in 2026 alone. The latest, dated 17 August 2026, names 3,293 firms that have not completed registration on the FINnet 2.0 portal. For any reporting entity that is required to register with…
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Travel Rule Compliance Audit: How VASPs Can Prepare in 2026
The Travel Rule is no longer primarily a legislative gap. According to FATF’s seventh targeted update, published in July 2026, 91 of 109 surveyed jurisdictions now have Travel Rule legislation in force. However, 55 of those 91 jurisdictions (60%) had not yet issued findings or directives or taken enforcement or…
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Sanctions and PEP Screening: Requirements, Best Practices and Recent Developments
In just fifteen days, regulators and courts in the UK, the EU and the US issued a series of sanctions-related developments in 2026. First, the UK announced plans to double its maximum sanctions penalty, alongside an alert about the A7 network, which claimed to have settled more than US$86 billion…
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Does an Offshore Crypto Exchange Need FIU-IND Registration?
Does your offshore crypto exchange need FIU-IND registration? Learn which activities trigger PMLA obligations and what happens without compliance.
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AML Consulting Firms in India: How to Choose the Right Partner
Choosing the correct AML consulting firm in India requires evaluating PMLA expertise, FIU-IND experience and industry knowledge. Here is what to look for.
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SAR Confidentiality and Customer Communication: What FinCEN’s 2026 Guidance Means for Banks and Credit Unions
US regulators clarify SAR confidentiality rules for customer communication. Learn what banks can and cannot say about suspicious activity and account closures.
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Post-Grey-List Africa: Why Independent AML Audits Matter More, Not Less, After Exit
Independent AML Audits in Africa are becoming increasingly important as businesses respond to evolving regulatory expectations and a changing FATF landscape. Nigeria and South Africa have exited the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, commonly known as the FATF grey list. Their removal in October…