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Adverse Media Screening in AML & KYC: The Wolfsberg Framework in Practice

There is no shortage of regulatory guidance on adverse media screening. FATF Recommendation 10 sets the risk-based foundation. The EU’s…

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HMRC’s New AML Manual: What It Means for CDD, Source of Wealth and Adverse Media Monitoring

HMRC has, for the first time, brought its scattered AML sector guidance into a single manual. It sets out the…

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smartKYC wins Best Financial Crime Investigation and Reporting Solution at the RegTech Insight Awards Europe 2026

Recognition for a platform built around one conviction: that every output must be traceable, explainable, and defensible to a regulator…

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smartKYC Wins ‘Best AI/ML Solution for ESG’ at the ESG Insight Awards, 2023

We have won the award for ‘Best AI/ML Solution for ESG’ at the ESG Insight Awards!

Structuring the Unstructured: The Challenges of Screening Open Source Intelligence

KYC (Know Your Customer) screening is an essential process for businesses to identify and verify their clients’ identities as well…

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smartKYC’s Response to MAS Guidelines on: Strengthening AML / CFT Name Screening Practice

smartKYC has pioneered the use of artificial intelligence to address the very shortcomings MAS identifies. Here we review MAS’ observations…

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Jargon Buster: Entity Resolution

What is entity resolution and why is it important? When carrying out Know Your Customer (KYC) screening, a challenge many…

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How smartKYC helps mitigate ESG risk

ESG is very topical at the moment but there continues to be confusion around the term and what it means…

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Key Trends & Dates for AML Regulation for 2022

One thing that is for certain in 2022 is that globally we can expect to see further AML regulations, particularly…

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Recommendations for retail banks on how to bridge the gaps identified in their financial crime systems as set out by the FCA

On 21 May this year, the FCA wrote an open letter to CEOs of the retail banking industry in the…

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smartKYC Announces Hindi Language and Script Addition to its Multilingual Natural Language Processing Technology

smartKYC, the world’s most advanced enterprise solution for KYC due diligence automation, has today announced the addition of the Hindi…

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Natural Multi Language Processing: A Smart Approach to KYC Screening Wealth Management Clients

Private banks and wealth managers face unique KYC screening demands. Their clients will often require a more enhanced background check…