On June 1, 2023 the EU Parliament paved the way for regulation that will have fundamental implications for the way companies operating within the EU assess and monitor their supply chains for the risk of human and environmental rights violations.

The current role of KYC screening in PBWM KYC screening plays a crucial role in PBWM industry, ensuring compliance with regulations, mitigating financial risks, and maintaining the integrity of the financial system. As the industry evolves, the adoption of digital KYC screening processes becomes increasingly important to streamline operations. However, this sector faces unique challenges

Adverse media screening dates back several decades and has evolved alongside the changing media landscape.

KYC (Know Your Customer) screening is an essential process for businesses to identify and verify their clients’ identities as well as surfacing any potential risks associated with them. This process helps mitigate the risk of financial fraud, money laundering and other illegal activities by following KYC regulations. The information gathered during KYC screening can come from various sources, including both structured and unstructured data sets; processing these data sets presents several difficulties that businesses must overcome.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Know Your Customer (KYC) screening are two important regulatory frameworks in the world of data protection and financial services. GDPR and KYC screening can conflict in several ways, particularly in relation to the collection and storage of personal data. However, it is mandatory for organizations to comply with both by carefully balancing the requirements of each and taking appropriate measures to protect personal data.

Perpetual KYC (pkyc) has become a buzz phrase in the last few years due to a combination of heightened scrutiny from regulators and huge advancements in automation technology. In this article, smartKYC’s CEO Dermot Corrigan provides insight on the definition of perpetual KYC, the implications for other KYC monitoring activities, such as periodic refresh, and points to some of the solutions that can meet the technical challenges perpetual KYC presents.

As we addressed in our latest adverse media post, there is an array of categories—and subcategories— of negative news screening that need to be properly screened for accurate and relevant results. But how do people look for and analyse adverse media in foreign languages? And why is this still so difficult?

We have won the award for ‘Best Financial Crime Solution’ at the RegTech Insight APAC Awards!

It is well known that ‘adverse media’ screening is the process of searching for negative news and other data sources about an individual or company for due diligence purposes.

We have won the award for ‘Best Financial Crime Solution’ at the RegTech Insight USA Awards!

Earlier this month, The Wolfsberg Group published its guidance on Negative News Screening (NNS). They “developed this Guidance to assist FIs in establishing their NNS framework in support of Financial Crime Risk Management.”

An expert opinion piece from smartKYC CEO, Dermot Corrigan