Napier Blog

Recently, Napier’s Head of Analytics, Dr Janet Bastiman, joined an expert panel at the two-day FinCrime World Forum – a GRC World Forums Experience event.

Germany’s finance watchdog BaFin hires top Swiss regulator as their new president, London art galleries are issued an “amber alert” from the National Crime Authority and UBS appeal their £3.85 billion fine from 2019.

Napier CEO, Julian Dixon, chatted to Oliver Bullough, journalist and author of the best-selling Moneyland, at the FinCrime World Forum earlier this week.

ABN Amro is now suspected of “culpable money laundering”, Ireland extends their money laundering regulations to cryptocurrencies and the FCA accuses NatWest of failing in their AML processes

Our Chief AI Officer disucssed how AI-driven regtech gives financial institues a more holistic view of customer behaviour, reduce false positives, and more in The Paypers.

FinCEN has informed art and antiquities traders that they will be subject to the same reporting standards as financial institutions; Trinidad & Tobago’s FIU received a record number of SARs and South Korea is set to impose heavy penalties on cryptocurrency violations.

We had the pleasure of hosting a discussion focussing on Digital Transformation of Financial Services - Read the summar or watch the replay.

We are proud to announce that we have been shortlisted as one of the Best Vendor Solutions for Financial Crime at the RegTech Insight Awards 2021.

Malaysian regulators hand AmBank a £500 million 1MDB-linked settlement, FinCEN looks forward to regulatory changes and Cyprus lifts the blinds on Ultimate Beneficial Ownership.

It is easy to take innovation in the field of AML technology for granted but without it, our fight against financial crime would be utterly lost.

Reports suggest UK universities unknowingly facilitate money laundering, a UN Commission report spotlights international financial system failures, and the UAE takes a major step in combating money laundering.

Andy Maguire takes a seat on our Advisory Board to provide insight and strategic direction as we continue our rapid global expansion.

When it comes to AML solutions, end-to-end systems are becoming increasingly important. But why? And what exactly does this term mean anyway?

APAC takes centre stage as HK$8 billion is laundered through Hong Kong, Crown Resorts expect further investigations, and the Philippines is set to introduce a new money laundering framework.

As we return to work after the Chinese New Year break, I’ve had time to reflect on Napier’s APAC journey so far, including who we are today and who we strive to be.

A $2 shell company helped laundered millions of dollars, North Korean hackers find a way to fund the regime and Mastercard is set to allow crypto payments.

Our Chief Operating Officer Greg Watson and Chief AI Officer Luca Primerano had the pleasure of speaking at the AML & FinCrime Tech Forum hosted by FinTech Global.

Buy now, pay later firms create problems for banks, the UAE imposes fines on 11 institutions and Malta is set to limit cash transactions.

We had the pleasure of bringing together an incredible group of women in our webinar dedicated to looking at the current challenges facing the world of compliance.

Earlier this month, our CEO Julian Dixon was invited to chat to Claus Christensen, CEO and co-founder of Know Your Customer, as part of its regular RegTalks series.

Napeier has been selected as the AML/CTF technology platform of choice for one of Australia’s most trusted brands, Australia Post.

Capital One admits to AML failures, the Vatican bank convicts a former senior official and Australian banks helped wash money for cartels.

Technological advances combined with important ethical and moral considerations have helped ensure the best AI-powered AML systems are now highly explainable and therefore simple for data analysts to use.

China triples their AML related fines in 2020, Australian banks come in second for the highest value of fines and Deutsche Bank enters and ends another scandal.

6AMLD is the EU’s most comprehensive regulation yet in the fight against money laundering. It gives authorities more power to prosecute and it heaves more responsibility on to businesses to comply.