Jan 28, 2020   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

ComplyAdvantage Releases Annual Global Compliance Report 2020

NEW YORK, LONDON, and SINGAPORE, Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ComplyAdvantage, the regtech company transforming the compliance industry through data science and Machine learning to neutralize the risk of financial crimes, today released the '2020 Global Compliance Report.'

From regtech innovation to the ever shifting regulatory landscape, the report explores how technology and politics are set to shape Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter Financing of Terrorism (CFT) in 2020 and beyond.

Major themes include:

    --  Sanctions: Sanctions are set to be used increasingly as a tool of 'first
        resort' by the current United States administration. How can financial
        institutions prepare for increasingly divergent sanctions in 2020 and
        beyond?
    --  Money Laundering: Techniques will continue to rapidly evolve. They will
        increasingly involve sophisticated use of new technology and the
        exploitation of vulnerable demographics. The nexus with cyber crime will
        strengthen.
    --  Regulatory Landscape: While regulatory changes are occurring around the
        globe, the AML framework will continue to creak under pressure.
        Regulatory divergence challenges the evolution of global, regional, and
        national compliance.
    --  Innovation: Financial institutions will work ever more closely with
        regulators to harness the potential of regulatory technology, especially
        machine learning. Expect 2020 to be a year of deepening engagement,
        where "partnership" will be a strong theme, especially between the
        public and private sectors.

Financial institutions and corporates are forced to navigate an AML/CFT ecosystem facing immense pressure and strain from competing narratives of national politics, global economic inequality, and rapid socio-economic changes.

"Rapidly evolving economic and political developments are putting more and more pressure on companies that operate across regulatory boundaries. Shifting of regulatory tectonic plates driven by the United States, Russia, Iran, and China make this landscape increasingly challenging to navigate. A robust enforcement and supervision regime relies upon international consensus which is being aggressively challenged. As technology enables a rapid increase in international financial flows and the complexity of supply chains, now more than ever companies have to be alert to the huge challenges they face when combating money laundering, adhering to sanctions regulations and maintaining reputational integrity," said Charles Delingpole, Founder and CEO of ComplyAdvantage.

"Our 2020 Global Compliance Report analyzes regulatory divergence, money laundering, and innovation, focusing on how financial institutions and corporates combat a moving target," Delingpole added.

About ComplyAdvantage:
It is estimated that trillions of dollars are laundered annually funding financial crime and yet less than 3% is ever caught. ComplyAdvantage's vision is to take on and neutralize the risk of money laundering, terrorist financing, corruption and all other global financial crimes by providing the world's only dynamic global risk database of people and companies. Powering a suite of configurable cloud services, ComplyAdvantage integrates seamlessly to help automate and reduce the frustration of complying with Sanctions, AML, and CFT regulations.

Founded in 2014, ComplyAdvantage works with over 500 enterprise clients across 75 countries. Backed by Index Ventures and Balderton Capital, ComplyAdvantage has four global hubs in London, New York, Cluj-Napoca, and Singapore. For more information, go to complyadvantage.com.

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