Tag Archives: AML

2809, 2020

P2P Payments: A Balancing Act Between Ease-of-use And Compliance

Tobias Bumm/ September 28, 2020/ Uncategorized

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) payments are increasingly popular for their simplicity, speed, and global reach. Unfortunately, this also attracts financial crime. But often the responsibilities to fight crime is vaguely split between banks and payment intermediaries. However, both parties are under constant pressure to improve. Not just to keep up with the criminals, but also to keep up with regulators. Overall, the use of P2P payments will most likely increase in the future and therefore trust is crucial for its success.

0508, 2020

Online travel platforms and money laundering

Tobias Bumm/ August 5, 2020/ Uncategorized

While Germany, Spain and Greece were popular vacation destinations in 2018, bookings for North Africa and Turkey are on the rise this year. No matter where to: more and more trips are not booked through a travel agency, but by tourists themselves on online travel platforms. In Germany, 40 percent of bookings already in 2017 – trend rising. The Internet

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2607, 2020

The Art of Money Laundering

Tobias Bumm/ July 26, 2020/ Uncategorized

The art market is confronted with a new law, which comes with additional requirements. The 5th EU money laundering directive has been converted into national law on January 10. Now, art dealers and art brokers are obliged to identify clients and to assess risks. Affected are transactions with a value of 10,000 euros or more – not only the cash business, but all other transactions.

2806, 2020

Micro-Money Laundering: From Video Games To Online Markets

Tamara Tanaskovic/ June 28, 2020/ Uncategorized

Stronger controls on traditional financial transactions and more effective systems to identify fraud and money laundering forces criminals to look for new ways to launder money. Often, digital channels and online platforms offer loopholes, especially for small payments. Microtransactions happen often below the radar of law enforcement and regulatory agencies. However, thousands of such small electronic payments can accumulate fast to significant amounts.

0903, 2020

A set of rules to protect the financial system

Tobias Bumm/ March 9, 2020/ Uncategorized

In order to protect the financial system from abuse, measures to comply with national and international embargo regulations are required. Filter software systems and their rule sets are of great importance there. However, these must be analyzed regularly to guarantee optimal hit quality.

1811, 2019

AI And The Revolution Of The Bank And Customer Relationship

Frank Erdle/ November 18, 2019/ Uncategorized

Digital assistants with Artificial Intelligence (AI) are on the rise in the financial sector.
One in three customers have no concerns using voice commands in banking. How a cutting-edge AI algorithm can lead to better control of sales management and higher business goals.

1510, 2019

Digital Transformation and Compliance

Tobias Bumm/ October 15, 2019/ Uncategorized

While digitization is progressing, financial institutions are facing difficult tasks. Data is the new precious asset. New technologies must be implemented fast while the daily business runs on the existing system. But challenges are one of the best ways to spark innovation. Interdisciplinary teams have already been formed to embrace this transformation.