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Oracle Unveils Automated AML Tuning Service That Makes Compliance Smarter, Faster, and Cheaper

Oracle has launched the Automated Scenario Calibration (ASC) Cloud Service, part of its Financial Crime and Compliance Management suite, to transform how financial institutions...

HKMA Slams IOB Hong Kong with Hefty HK$8.5M Fine in Major AML Overhaul

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has penalized Indian Overseas Bank’s Hong Kong Branch with a fine of HK$8.5 million (about ₹9.3 crore) for...

Crypto Meets Compliance: U.S. Treasury Wants DeFi Smart Contracts to Verify Your Identity Before You Trade

The U.S. Treasury, under Secretary Janet Yellen, has unveiled a proposal that could fundamentally change how decentralized finance operates. As part of the GENIUS...

Scoring Crypto for Clean Exits: How BIS Wants to Tag and Track Tainted Tokens at Cash-Out Points

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has put forward a striking proposal: assigning compliance scores to crypto assets and wallets based on their exposure...

From FATF to Fintech: Luis Urrutia Joins Bitso to Lead Global Regulatory Strategy

Bitso, Latin America’s leading crypto-powered financial services company, has appointed Luis Urrutia as its new General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Global Regulatory...

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RBI Penalises Pune Cooperative Bank for KYC Upload Failures

RBI fined Dharmavir Sambhaji Urban Cooperative Bank ₹10,000 for late CKYCR uploads — one of dozens of cooperative-bank KYC actions in 2026.

DNB Fines ABN AMRO €8.5M Over AML Due Diligence Failures

De Nederlandsche Bank has fined ABN AMRO €8.5m over structural due diligence failures on high-risk customers between 2023 and 2024.

PEP Screening Explained

What a politically exposed person is, why PEPs are higher risk, how screening works, and how to manage a PEP relationship under AML rules.

Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) vs Customer Due Diligence (CDD).

What customer due diligence and enhanced due diligence mean, how they differ, and when higher-risk customers require the enhanced approach.
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