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Pallavi Kapale

Pallavi Kapale Senior Financial Crime Officer (2LOD) at Bank of China (UK) Limited

The Journey from Writing to Exiting: The Importance of Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR)

Are you looking to learn more about Suspicious Activity Reporting? From writing reports to exiting, I've got you covered! Let's dive in and explore the world of Suspicious Activity Reporting together. Filing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) is a critical process that facilitates financial institutions in their efforts to combat money laundering

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Oliver Tearle

Oliver Tearle Head of Technology Innovation at The ai Corporation

Fraud Fighters Are Getting Smarter: How Machines Are Learning to Spot Sneaky Transactions

Fighting fraud is like playing a game of cat and mouse. But what if the 'mouse' could learn the cat's every move? Machine learning in fraud detection creates a system that constantly gets better at spotting fraudulent transactions, no matter how the fraudsters try to disguise them. This technology has been around for a while, with the first system...

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Nick Green

Nick Green Director at Purple Patch Broking Ltd

Breaking down The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) introduces key changes to Companies House, aiming to enhance the accuracy and reliability of business information. Designed to enhance transparency and combat economic crime, here’s how it will help: Reforms to Companies House: The ECCTA mandates that companies must have an ‘appropriate ad...

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Garima Chaudhary

Garima Chaudhary Head of Fin. Crime Solution Consulting at Oracle

How to Get Started with GenAI in Financial Crime Compliance

There’s a new subset of artificial intelligence/machine learning (ML) that are taking over news feeds called Generative AI aka Gen AI. As compared to where traditional ML model output predicts, classify or cluster, Gen AI as the name suggests aims to create new content like text, video, audio, image, or code from the training data. Encouraged by...

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Nickii Mallia

Nickii Mallia Business Development Manager at Aqubix Ltd - KYC Portal

Best Practices for Implementing a KYC/AML platform in Financial Institutions

In the rapidly evolving financial landscape, implementing a robust KYC/AML platform is paramount for financial institutions. Effective processes not only ensure regulatory compliance but also enhance customer experience and streamline operations. This blog outlines the steps for a successful KYC/AML platform implementation, addresses common challe...

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Pallavi Kapale

Pallavi Kapale Senior Financial Crime Officer (2LOD) at Bank of China (UK) Limited

The Journey from Writing to Exiting: The Importance of Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR)

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Impact Study

Payment Fraud in 2024: Who is Liable?

Fraud is a billion-dollar business in the Instant Payments era. Statistics show that ecommerce fraud is predicted to exceed $48 billion globally by the end of 2023 alone and could exceed $362 billion between 2023 and 2028.  In 2024, banks will not only contend with the changing liability landscape, but the upcoming adoption of ISO 20022 as well. Both represent a historical shift in the financial services industry. To prepare for a higher degree of liability in a data-rich environment, banks need to address the holistic landscape of fraud mitigation.  This Finextra impact study, produced in association with NICE Actimize, addresses the changing liability landscape and what banks need to do to prepare for regulatory changes and increased fraud protection.  We cover:  Shifting liability and the impact of new PSR regulation  ISO 20022’s impact on the financial industry  Financial industry priorities in 2024  And more. 

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Payments Modernisation: The Big Survey 2024

Welcome to the fourth edition of The Big Survey. Our annual report, surveying 350 senior bankers across the globe, offers a unique vantage point on the ever-evolving landscape of payments modernisation. Over the years, we’ve uncovered fresh developments and enduring challenges alike, painting a detailed picture of the industry’s trajectory. As we navigate 2024, the financial services sector is in the midst of profound transformation. Our latest insights highlight the critical need to modernise payment systems swiftly and effectively, driven by rising customer expectations and stringent regulatory demands.  Download our 2024 survey to learn about:  The current state of capabilities  Why payments architecture is more flexible than ever before  Financial institutions’ budgets and spending priorities  The global drive towards real-time and cross-border  And much more. 

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Impact Study

Fraud and AML Case Management: How to Operate at the Speed of Risk

The digital revolution has fuelled a surge in transactions, while economic turmoil, geopolitical tensions and shifting regulations have emboldened sophisticated financial criminals. As a result, fraud is costing financial institutions more than ever before.  Traditional siloed systems and manual process have left financial institutions vulnerable by drowning investigators and analysts in data, while starving them of actionable insights to stay ahead of risk.  This Finextra impact study, produced in association with NICE Actimize, explore how institutions can bolster their fraud management and anti-money laundering (AML) prevention systems to stay ahead of risk, reduce operational costs and investigations time, and meet changing business and regulatory requirements.  We cover:  How to resolve siloed case management  How to fix fractured data  How to create a faster, more intelligent workflow  And more. 

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The global approach to solving payee verification challenges

Albert Sitelis, Head of Partnerships & Market Development at Banfico, discusses the hurdles of meeting the IP regulation compliance deadline for payee verification at EBAday 2024. With over 5000 PSPs in Europe, connectivity remains a major challenge, despite existing name check systems in several countries. Sitelis stresses collaboration among schemes, technical providers, and banks as crucial, and advocates for broader industry involvement beyond banks to combat APP fraud globally, suggesting the need for enhanced data analysis beyond name matching.

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Hamish Monk

Hamish Monk Reporter at Finextra

How to prevent a cyber-attack

In June, Russian ransomware-as-a-service gang, Qilin, stole data covering 300 million NHS patient interactions – and demanded an alleged £40 million for its return. The leak meant that two of the health service’s biggest trusts, King’s College hospital and Guy’s & St Thomas’, “had to cancel 1,134 planned operations, including cancer and trans...

Hamish Monk

Hamish Monk Reporter at Finextra

How to spot APP fraud

According to Nick Green, director, Purple Patch Broking, “APP fraud is now the number one payments threat and is expected to reach $5.25 billion by 2026.” Last year alone, UK bank fraud losses topped £1 billion. Authorised push payments (APP) fraud is the increasingly sophisticated financial crime that tricks victims into sending funds directly...

Dominique Dierks

Dominique Dierks Content Manager at Finextra

AML Basics: How to prevent money laundering

In today’s globalised economy, money laundering is increasingly concerning for financial institutions worldwide. 2022 alone, the worst-recorded year for AML events, recorded over 16,000 AML events. In the UK, the government estimates that money laundering costs every single household £255 a year. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that crimin...