The mounting challenge of trade for AML compliance Trade financing is a big business for banks, with letters of credit and an important revenue stream. For the developing world, global trade is key to economic growth. The global trade finance market, with an estimated value of $5.2 trillion, [...]
Nigerian fintech selects SONAR SaaS solution for AML and sanctions screening to create new revenue opportunities and boost customer service. ThetaRay, a leading provider of AI-powered transaction monitoring technology, today announced that ARCA, a premier African payment services provider, will [...]
The industry is on a search for new technologies to manage AML compliance, with AI top of mind now that fintech events are taking place again around the world. Hesitation around making the transition from a rules-based to an artificial intelligence-driven solution can be caused by [...]
Correspondent banking is a vital system that helps to connect smaller and underdeveloped communities to the world’s financial ecosystem. In the last decade or so, the need for correspondent banking has boomed across the globe. The global pandemic further kicked this increase into overdrive, with [...]
When I began my career, back in the late 90s, I was hyper-focused on rule-based technology and methodology. Rules represented our best chance at using automation to monitor transactions and prevent money laundering and other financial crimes. Two decades have passed, and it’s easy to see how [...]