The Federal Reserve’s proposed AML/CFT rule would give banks more flexibility to focus resources on higher-risk activity. However, its undefined “significant or systemic” enforcement standard is raising questions about oversight, accountability, and how banks will prove their risk decisions.
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GENIUS Act AML Rules Are Due July 18: What Stablecoin Issuers Need to Know
The United States is days away from an important deadline for stablecoin regulation. The GENIUS Act requires the U.S. Department of the Treasury and other...
How AI Cuts AML Delays and Regulatory Risk
Learn how AI financial crime compliance platforms reduce AML delays, improve fraud detection, and strengthen audit-ready regulatory workflows.
FinCEN Fuel Smuggling Alert: Why Fiscal Fuel Theft Raises New FTO/DTO Risk for Financial Institutions
On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a supplemental alert warning financial institutions to...
OFAC Screening Software: Best Practices for Faster, More Accurate Sanctions Compliance
Learn OFAC screening best practices, what to look for in an OFAC screening tool, and how Sigma360 helps teams reduce false positives and detect hidden risk.
Sigma360 vs. Dow Jones Risk & Compliance: Why Modern Compliance Teams Are Moving Beyond Legacy Risk Data
Dow Jones Risk & Compliance is known for trusted sanctions, PEP, watchlist, and adverse media data. Sigma360 goes further by unifying risk data, AI automation, adverse media, screening, perpetual KYC, and investigations in one platform built for faster, more accurate compliance decisions.
New MiCA Obligations for CASPs in the EU: What Crypto-Asset Service Providers Need to Know
MiCA has moved from regulatory preparation to operational reality for crypto-asset service providers serving EU clients. This guide breaks down the core obligations CASPs need to understand in 2026, from authorization and governance to AML controls, custody, client disclosures, market abuse monitoring, and the July 1, 2026 transition deadline.
From Patchwork to Partnership: How Sigma360 and Stack21 Are Helping Firms Escape the Frankenstack Trap
The Rise of the Frankenstack Modern compliance departments are trapped in a structural crisis. To keep pace with rapidly-shifting regulations, financial...
Top Adverse Media Screening Tools in 2026
Adverse media screening is no longer a nice-to-have step in customer due diligence. It is one of the controls compliance teams rely on to find risk before it...
Sigma360 vs LexisNexis Risk Solutions for Financial Crime Compliance Software
If you are evaluating financial services compliance software in 2026, the Sigma360 vs. LexisNexis Risk Solutions decision usually comes down to one...
The FBI’s Crypto Crackdown Is a Warning About the Gaps Compliance Teams Still Can’t See
Find out how the FBI’s latest strategies in crypto crime reveal the importance of integrated compliance systems. The most important signal from the FBI’s latest crypto enforcement push is not the size of the losses, the value of the assets seized, or even the scale of the criminal networks uncovered.
From Watchlist Updates to Early Risk Signals: What OFAC’s Latest Iran Sanctions Show About Modern Screening
Discover what OFAC’s Iran sanctions reveal for OFAC screening, highlighting the importance of context-rich intelligence over basic list matching for effective risk management.

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