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Crime
Property fraud – coming to a town near you
The leading AML check companies are all reporting criminal activity in regional locations, highlighting how London isn’t always the epicentre, reports Lisa Isaacs.
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Leading AML expert says traditional identity checking ‘soon obsolete’
John Dobson says increasing sophistication among fraudsters and launderers means traditional electronic and paper methods are easy to swerve.
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Property businesses at risk of breaching GDPR
Anti-money laundering specialist claims brokers, lenders and conveyancers are among the worst offenders when it comes to GDPR breaches.
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Crime
Face up to it
Money laundering using property transactions may be an age-old problem, but 2021 will present new threats and changes for agents on the frontline, says Lisa Isaacs.
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Expert blog: Lax AML effort among super-prime agents is “appalling”
Expert Martin Cheek says too many agents are "rolling out the red carpet for fraudsters" following damning government report.
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Online agents are more attractive to money laundering criminals, warns HMRC
Lack of face-to-face contact is a key reason why criminals graduate towards internet agents, its latest updated AML guidance says.
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AML expert slams banks for betraying agents who ‘follow money laundering rules’
John Dobson says he is appalled that banks such as HSBC and Barclays have been accused of 'turning a blind eye' to dirty money.
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SmartSearch adds new facial recognition
SmartSearch has added a new facial recognition feature to its award winning digital anti-money-laundering (AML) platform, providing additional peace of mind to clients requiring visual confirmation of customer ID.
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Features
Dirty cash, clean solutions
Are you on the money? Lisa Isaacs discovers that just 12 per cent of agents understand their AML obligations.
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Government’s stalling on AML will put agents at risk
The government is supposed to implement the latest AML regulations by 20th January but has so far done nothing, says John Dobson.
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