What We Learned in DC Last Week: Signals of a Shifting Threat Landscape
During recent conversations in Washington, DC, the Sigma360 team engaged with various leaders...
The Importance of Ongoing Monitoring in Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
The Anti-Money Laundering (AML) legislation is enacted with the aim of the detection and prevention...
A Practical Guide to KYC Automation: Smarter Compliance in the Age of Escalating Risk
Regulators don’t wait. Criminals don’t pause. And legacy compliance tools? They’re still playing...
Staying Ahead of Crypto Compliance: Why AI-Driven Tools Are the New Standard
The cryptocurrency landscape is maturing — and fast.
Scaling Risk Management: How Enterprise Financial Institutions Stay Ahead of Threats
Financial institutions face increasing pressure to stay ahead of risks and complex regulatory...
Sanctions Risk Hiding in Plain Sight: Leveraging Advanced Adverse Media to Strengthen Your Sanctions Program
When implementing a sanctions-compliance program, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset...
The Definitive Guide to Choosing a Screening Software Solution
8 Areas that Must be Part of Your Evaluation of a Screening Provider & Why False Positives Alone...
Modernizing Risk & Compliance and Anti Money Laundering Operations with AI
In today’s fast-paced and highly regulated world, businesses can’t afford to wait for risks to...
Identifying Russia-Related Risk through Derived Data
On November 21, 2024, the U.S. Treasury Department escalated its sanctions compliance efforts by...
The Next Trump Presidency: Strategic Considerations for Sanctions & Financial Crime Risk Operations in the First 100 Days
Without the need for a drawn out political process post Election Day, the Trump transition team can...
ABA Highlights 2024
Anti-money laundering (AML), sanctions compliance and anti-fraud expectations are rapidly changing,...
OFAC Compliance Sanctions Resources
Below are key resources and recent guidance related to OFAC compliance, sanctions programs, and...
Why Automated Sanction Screening is Likely Not Enough
Ensuring A Fully Integrated & Configurable Approach to Data and Screening Technology In the past...
3 Simple Tests for Better Matching and More Efficient Name Screening
Taking another look at your name matching logic is probably worthwhile, especially now Meeting...
The Nuances of Effective Sanctions Screening
Watchlist and Name Screening is More Complex Than You Might Think - Some Areas of Consideration...
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...
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...
