The Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) initiative is helping facilitate the free flow of payments and reduce the complexity of cross-border payments within Europe. SEPA zone benefits are numerous, but these payments are also creating new challenges for financial institutions and payment service [...]
The new normal of digital banking post-Covid-19 is driving fintech growth in the UAE, where online payment platforms are improving accessibility to help resolve a pressing need for financial inclusion. Cross-border payments are a necessity in the UAE where migrant workers make up 90% of the [...]
Financial institutions are seeking more advanced technology that can protect their networks against money laundering and cybercrime and enable them to increase profits. ThetaRay is rising to the challenge of helping banks and fintechs with unique and powerful AI (Artificial Intelligence) solutions [...]
The uphill battle against money laundering and financial crime in 2022 was marked by progress in some areas but offset by a mountain of new challenges. In fact, progress in AML programs appears to be “stuck,” according to the Basel AML Index which ranks money laundering and terrorist [...]
Compliance professionals have surely had a very stressful year in 2022 with the extra burden of transaction screening work, amid a 95% jump in sanctions list updates due to the Russia-Ukraine war. This regulatory pressure is not expected to fade away in 2023 with new sanctions packages being [...]
The Middle East, at a crossroads between Europe, Africa, and Asia, is playing an increasingly global role on the financial scene. Today, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) serves as a financial hub in the region, with commerce, banks, and fintech operating out of Abu Dhabi and Dubai. UAE fintech is [...]