Accuity Insights Blog

As barriers continue to fall and international trade increases, the need for fast, accurate and efficient cross-border payments will continue to escalate. Meeting this need can only be accomplished with initiatives like ISO 20022.

The 5th Anti-money Laundering Directive came into force in January, but it seems as though many organisations – law firms included – are lagging behind in their compliance. This blog as first seen on the Law Society of England and Wales website explains what changes and requirements the directive introduces, and what you need to […]

As the current humanitarian crisis unfolds, how are governments adapting their sanctions regimes - and how can organisations keep up?

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the world in ways that will linger long after the virus has been brought under control.

As part of our ‘Ask the Expert’ series, we ask Nicholas Turner, Of Counsel with Steptoe & Johnson in Hong Kong and author of the weekly Sanctions Top-5 blog, about the trends he’s seeing across the global sanctions landscape.

Money laundering, terrorism financing, and financial crime are growing problems – the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime believes that between 2% and 5% of global GDP is laundered every year (that’s between €715 billion and €1.87 trillion).

In the cargo sector, better compliance isn’t only about protecting your business; it’s also about improved competitive advantage for carriers.

Last year the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a new Framework for OFAC Compliance Commitments, outlining the five essential components of a sanctions compliance program and the root causes of compliance violations. Do you have these in place?

International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated mid-February, is a day implemented by UNESCO and UN-Women to promote full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls. At present, less than 30% of researchers worldwide are women. According to UNESCO data (2014 – 2016), around 30% of all female […]

Increased regulatory scrutiny as evidenced by recent OFAC enforcement actions against insurance providers is a growing concern across the board. It is sending insurance and reinsurance companies a clear message that they need to strengthen compliance. Companies that are still doing AML checks manually – which is not uncommon – are now looking to automate this process.

As a brand new decade gets underway, we’re taking a reflective look back at our top five most visited blogs of 2019. From Adverse Media Screening to Trade Compliance, and Payments Ecosystems to making KYC scalable – we covered a number of emerging industry trends throughout the year.

‘Twas the night of risk and compliance, when all through fintech Not a regulator was stirring, sanctions screening had all been checked...