Staying Ahead of Changing Sanctions - Deemed Ownership Rule
When it comes to sanctions compliance, increasing geopolitical uncertainty is pushing governments...
8 Free OSINT tools for AML
The following is a useful guide to understanding open source intelligence (OSINT) tools for risk...
3 Ways Sigma Uses AI to Help You Futureproof Risk & Compliance
After earning a spot on the 2023 AIFintech100, in this blog our engineers unpack three AI-driven...
Everything You Need to Know About OFAC List Search
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is a department of the U.S. Treasury that is...
Using NAICS codes for more effective AML
One of the most important factors for knowing your customer (KYC) in commercial relationships is...
AML in Banking: What You Need To Know
Since the AML ACT of 2020, there has been an overall shift in the U.S. regulatory regime toward...
Red Flags for Money Laundering: Top 12 to Watch Out For
When it comes to red flags for money laundering, knowing what warning signs to look out for is...
Sigma Ratings’ 2023 Risk & Compliance Trends
For the past 5 years, future predictions in risk and compliance is something that we have fun...
What is Enhanced Due Diligence
Enhanced Due Diligence is a process that happens as part of Know Your Customer requirements and...
Does Using Google Search Strings for Adverse Media Screening Work?
Adverse media is increasingly important for financial institutions and global corporates. Google...
Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO)
The concept of “Ultimate Beneficial Owner” (or UBO) is critically important in corporate law and...
Guide to Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs)
Politically exposed persons are political or public figures and high-powered senior executives,...
Sigma Ratings Expands to include 500,000 High-Risk Addresses
Sigma Ratings has grown our high-risk addresses database to half a million, which is a massive leap...
Sigma Ratings launches ongoing KYB & KYC monitoring
Delivering ongoing monitoring to clients is a massive evolution of Sigma Ratings' platform, and our...
Streamlined Sigma news alerts for added efficiency
At Sigma, the product improvements we invest in aim to deliver a flawless experience to our user...
Sigma Enhances Risk Curation Capabilities to Improve Efficiency & Scale
As our journey to transform compliance and due diligence teams’ workflows continues, we’ve recently...
American Banker Reports Treasury Seeking to Spur AI Innovation Amid Pressure to Fight Money Laundering
Last week, American Banker reported that the U.S. Treasury was looking to spur AI innovation amid...
The Tax Justice Network Releases the 2022 Financial Secrecy Index
This week, the Tax Justice Network (“TJN”) released the 2022 Financial Secrecy Index, which ranks...
What is the Difference between Shell, Shelf and Front Company
After the release of the Panama Papers in 2015, the terms “shell company” or “shelf company” became...
Sigma Releases New Self Service Enhancements | Sigma Monitoring
Sigma Monitoring has been further enhanced to offer new self-service capabilities that allow for...
How to Identify a Shell Company and the Associated Red Flags
In the aftermath of the 2016 Panama Papers data leak, the term "shell company" rapidly emerged in...
