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Ensuring Banking Compliance Through Project Management Expertise

Perficient

To bolster its capabilities and ensure compliance, the bank sought assistance from Perficient in delivering exceptional project and program management services to tackle their significant hurdles.

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Key Components of a Strong Sanctions Compliance Program

Abrigo

Create an effective sanctions program Considering the current economic and political environment, it is crucial that financial institutions maintain a strong sanctions compliance program (SCP). Takeaway 1 OFAC has issued new guidance on the essential components of a strong compliance program. learn more.

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6 Reasons Financial Institutions Are Embracing Risk and Regulation Tactics

Perficient

In the fast-paced realm of finance, the significance of regulatory risk and compliance management practices cannot be overstated. The Role of Regulatory Risk and Compliance 1. Compliance with these legal obligations is not only mandated by regulatory authorities but also necessary for maintaining an institution’s reputation.

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Enforcing AML/KYC Compliance When Legal Precedent Does Not Apply

PYMNTS

Social distancing restrictions implemented to curb the virus’s spread are preventing compliance professionals from obtaining physical identification documents and holding in-person meetings that typically enforced anti-money laundering/know your customer (AML/KYC) compliance. Compliance Enforcement Goes Remote With Biometrics.

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Know your customer: Tips for front-line staff to support CDD compliance

Abrigo

Teaching branch staff these KYC tips can aid CDD compliance BSA Officers can help tellers and other branch staff learn how to ask questions that both foster relationships and support CDD compliance. . But they can also help your BSA team by supporting Know Your Customer (KYC) and Customer Due Diligence (CDD) compliance. .

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority Drafts Guidelines for Virtual Banks

Bank Innovation

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has released draft guidelines for virtual banks looking to set up in the region, the South China Morning Post reported today. The authority, which will issue its final guidelines on the matter in May, is proposing that virtual banks will need to have a minimum of $38.6 million U.S., or […].

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Compliance In The Clouds: How The Pandemic Is Affecting Banks' Cloud-Native Futures

PYMNTS

He explained that the cloud can help FIs swiftly respond to compliance and security challenges during the pandemic. The Cloud And Compliance Challenges. Coming back to ‘What is the compliance aspect?’ at least for Germany and Europe, the regulation is well-defined [for banks],” Schmidt said.