ComplyAdvantage hires Jim Anning as chief data officer
Source: ComplyAdvantage
ComplyAdvantage, the leading fraud and financial crime detection firm, has named Jim Anning as the company’s Chief Data Officer as part of its commitment to innovation in anti-money laundering / countering financial terrorism (AML/CFT) services.
Aveni AI platform to support compliance with UK Consumer Duty rules
Source: Aveni
UK Regtech company Aveni.ai has promised to help financial services firms meet new Consumer Duty regulation with the development of its game-changing Aveni Detect product.
Compliance.ai raises $6m; appoints new CEO
US RegTech software firm Compliance.ai has raised $6 million in funding and appointed a new CEO to replace co-founder Kayvan Alikhani. The new funding comes from existing investor Cota Capital and new investment partner Jam Fintop.
45% of firms failing to detect criminal 'ghosts'
Source: Smartsearch
Almost half (45 per cent) of finance and banking firms are failing to carry out crucial “ghost-buster” checks on new business clients, newly released data shows.
Firms failing to monitor social messaging
Financial services firms are falling short in their efforts to monitor employees' use of social media messaging despite ear-marking communications surveillance as an investment priority, according to recent research.
Canadian banks team on KYC solution
Some of Canada's biggest banks are joining forces with market and infrastructure services provider CanDeal to set up a centralised KYC offering for the capital markets industry.
EBA publishes Guidelines on role and responsibilities of the AML/CFT compliance officer
Source: EBA
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its Guidelines specifying the role and responsibilities of the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) compliance officer and of the management body of credit or financial institutions.
Block says ex-employee accessed customer data without permission
Block has informed the SEC that a former employee has downloaded reports, without permission, containing customer information on US Cash App users.
