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Volex selects complead for screening and ongoing monitoring Volex selects complead for screening and ongoing monitoring Melis Alparslan Melis Alparslan 27 October 2026 3 min read Where Fraud Ends and Money Laundering Begins: Why Fraud and AML Teams Need to Talk Where Fraud Ends and Money Laundering Begins: Why Fraud and AML Teams Need to Talk Javid Khasayev Javid Khasayev 27 October 2026 9 min read The Hidden UBO Problem: When Beneficial Ownership Cannot Be Clearly Established The Hidden UBO Problem: When Beneficial Ownership Cannot Be Clearly Established Dilara Diker Dilara Diker 26 October 2026 15 min read PASHA Capital selects complead Fusion for client compliance PASHA Capital selects complead Fusion for client compliance Melis Alparslan Melis Alparslan 23 October 2026 3 min read Hepsiburada selects complead Fusion for merchant compliance Hepsiburada selects complead Fusion for merchant compliance Sinan Tekin Sinan Tekin 16 October 2026 3 min read
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AML & Financial Crime Compliance

Programme design, risk assessments, controls and the evidence supervisors ask for.

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AML Careers: Roles, Salaries, and Certifications Like CAMS AML & Financial Crime Compliance AML Careers: Roles, Salaries, and Certifications Like CAMS AML careers explained: the main financial crime roles, what the pay data shows, how to get in, and how CAMS, CFE, CGSS, CFCS, CAMI and CRCM compare. Ufuk Gürdaş Ufuk Gürdaş 8 Oct 2026 · 11 min read Suspicious Activity Reporting: How to File a SAR or STR AML & Financial Crime Compliance Suspicious Activity Reporting: How to File a SAR or STR How to file a SAR or STR: when suspicion triggers a report, US, UK and EU deadlines, writing a usable narrative, SAR vs CTR and tipping off rules. Burçak Aydın Burçak Aydın 6 Oct 2026 · 16 min read Money Laundering Methods and Typologies: 2026 Guide AML & Financial Crime Compliance Money Laundering Methods and Typologies: 2026 Guide How money laundering works in 2026: The three stages, the main methods and typologies from structuring to crypto, and how each one is detected. Ufuk Gürdaş Ufuk Gürdaş 29 Sep 2026 · 12 min read
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Fraud Prevention

Scams, mule networks, payment fraud and the controls that stop them.

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Which country has the most scammers? The top 20 by source Fraud Prevention Which country has the most scammers? The top 20 by source Nigeria ranks first on the World Cybercrime Index scams ranking. See the top 20, where scam centers operate now and where victims lose the most money. Fatih Coşkun Fatih Coşkun 13 Oct 2026 · 16 min read Fraud Detection and Prevention for Financial Institutions Fraud Prevention Fraud Detection and Prevention for Financial Institutions How financial institutions detect and prevent fraud: detection layers, fraud types, monitoring rules, FRAML convergence and the metrics that matter. Barbaros Sercan Barbaros Sercan 23 Sep 2026 · 15 min read Biggest crypto scams and frauds in history, ranked (2026) Fraud Prevention Biggest crypto scams and frauds in history, ranked (2026) Terra and Luna is the biggest crypto scam, with over $40 billion in investor losses per US prosecutors. FTX, Celsius and OneCoin follow, with outcomes. Sinan Tekin Sinan Tekin 7 Aug 2025 · 17 min read Where Fraud Ends and Money Laundering Begins: Why Fraud and AML Teams Need to Talk Fraud Prevention Where Fraud Ends and Money Laundering Begins: Why Fraud and AML Teams Need to Talk Fraud is the predicate, laundering is what follows, and one payment can carry both. A fraud lead on why fraud and AML teams need one shared playbook. Javid Khasayev Javid Khasayev 27 Oct 2026 · 9 min read
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Transaction Monitoring

Scenario design, thresholds, tuning and the path from alert to report.

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AML transaction monitoring rules: 25 examples and thresholds Transaction Monitoring AML transaction monitoring rules: 25 examples and thresholds 25 AML transaction monitoring rules, each with its logic, an illustrative threshold, the data it needs and its false positive trap, plus the tuning method. Ufuk Gürdaş Ufuk Gürdaş 9 Oct 2026 · 20 min read AML transaction monitoring: how it works and what to run Transaction Monitoring AML transaction monitoring: how it works and what to run How AML transaction monitoring works stage by stage, the ten rules a fintech runs first with thresholds, and the record an examiner expects at each step. Minhac Celik Minhac Celik 23 Sep 2026 · 20 min read
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KYC & Customer Onboarding

Identity verification, due diligence tiers and onboarding journeys that still convert.

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KYC Requirements by Country: How the Rules Differ KYC & Customer Onboarding KYC Requirements by Country: How the Rules Differ How KYC rules differ across 15 markets: regulators, national ID rails, beneficial ownership thresholds, eKYC acceptance, and data localization. Minhac Celik Minhac Celik 23 Sep 2026 · 13 min read
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What is smurfing? Meaning in AML, cuckoo smurfing, examples Transaction Monitoring What is smurfing? Meaning in AML, cuckoo smurfing, examples Smurfing is splitting criminal cash among several people so no deposit reaches a reporting line. See how it works, cuckoo smurfing, red flags and the law. Minhac Celik Minhac Celik 23 Oct 2026 · 8 min read What is structuring? Why splitting cash deposits is a crime Transaction Monitoring What is structuring? Why splitting cash deposits is a crime Structuring is splitting cash to stay under a reporting line, and in the US it is a crime even with clean money. See the law by country and the red flags. Minhac Celik Minhac Celik 23 Oct 2026 · 7 min read What is payroll fraud? From ghost employees to diversion Fraud Prevention What is payroll fraud? From ghost employees to diversion Payroll fraud is money taken through a payroll: ghost employees, padded hours, pay rate changes and diverted paychecks. See the red flags and the law. Burçak Aydın Burçak Aydın 22 Oct 2026 · 11 min read What is insider fraud? When trusted access becomes fraud Fraud Prevention What is insider fraud? When trusted access becomes fraud Insider fraud is fraud by someone the firm trusted with access. See who counts as an insider, how it works, the warning signs and US, UK and EU law. Burçak Aydın Burçak Aydın 22 Oct 2026 · 11 min read What is healthcare fraud? Billing schemes and the law Fraud Prevention What is healthcare fraud? Billing schemes and the law Healthcare fraud is a false claim or bill to a public or private health payer. See the main schemes, warning signs, US and UK law and what a bank sees. Burçak Aydın Burçak Aydın 22 Oct 2026 · 10 min read What is procurement fraud? Bid rigging and kickbacks Fraud Prevention What is procurement fraud? Bid rigging and kickbacks Procurement fraud is cheating in how a company or public body buys: bid rigging, kickbacks, fake suppliers, false invoices. Red flags and US, UK, EU law. Burçak Aydın Burçak Aydın 22 Oct 2026 · 11 min read What is charity fraud? Fake charities and donation scams Fraud Prevention What is charity fraud? Fake charities and donation scams Charity fraud uses a good cause to take money: fake charities, disaster appeals, insider theft and terror fronts. Signs, US and UK law, where to report. Burçak Aydın Burçak Aydın 22 Oct 2026 · 11 min read What is bankruptcy fraud? Schemes, examples and law Fraud Prevention What is bankruptcy fraud? Schemes, examples and law Bankruptcy fraud is cheating a bankruptcy case: hidden assets, false oaths, transfers before filing and petition mills. Signs, plus US and UK law. Burçak Aydın Burçak Aydın 22 Oct 2026 · 10 min read What is cyber fraud? Online fraud types and warning signs Fraud Prevention What is cyber fraud? Online fraud types and warning signs Cyber fraud is fraud committed through the internet or other technology. See how it works, which types cost the most in 2025, warning signs and the law. Burçak Aydın Burçak Aydın 22 Oct 2026 · 11 min read What is bank fraud? Schemes against banks and customers Fraud Prevention What is bank fraud? Schemes against banks and customers Bank fraud takes money a bank owns or holds, from loans to customer deposits. Learn the types, examples, red flags and the 30 year US maximum. Burçak Aydın Burçak Aydın 22 Oct 2026 · 11 min read What Is an AML Compliance Officer? Role and Duties Anti Money-Laundering What Is an AML Compliance Officer? Role and Duties What an AML compliance officer does, how to choose one, and what the EBA guidelines and the EU AML Regulation expect from the role. Sinan Tekin Sinan Tekin 24 Sep 2026 · 7 min read What Is Transaction Laundering? How It Works and Red Flags Anti Money-Laundering What Is Transaction Laundering? How It Works and Red Flags Transaction laundering hides illegal sales behind an approved merchant account. Learn how it works, the red flags, and how payment firms can stop it. Sinan Tekin Sinan Tekin 24 Sep 2026 · 7 min read
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Regulations & Enforcement

Rule changes, supervisory expectations and what enforcement actions teach.

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FATF Recommendations: all 40 by group and how they are rated Regulations & Enforcement FATF Recommendations: all 40 by group and how they are rated FATF Recommendations set the global AML and CFT standard. All 40 by group, the C to NC ratings, the 11 Immediate Outcomes and what firms must do. Burçak Aydın Burçak Aydın 14 Oct 2026 · 19 min read Cryptocurrency regulations by country: 24 markets compared Regulations & Enforcement Cryptocurrency regulations by country: 24 markets compared Crypto regulation by country: 24 markets by regulator, licensing route and posture, each checked against a primary source, plus MiCA and the travel rule. Minhac Celik Minhac Celik 12 Oct 2026 · 22 min read High-Risk Countries and FATF Lists: The Complete Guide (2026) Regulations & Enforcement High-Risk Countries and FATF Lists: The Complete Guide (2026) What high-risk countries and the FATF grey and black lists are, how they differ from sanctions, how country risk is scored, and how to turn a list change into concrete action. Minhac Celik Minhac Celik 28 Sep 2026 · 12 min read Most corrupt countries in the world, ranked by CPI score Regulations & Enforcement Most corrupt countries in the world, ranked by CPI score South Sudan and Somalia are the most corrupt countries in the world, both at 9 out of 100 in the CPI 2025. See the top 10, the top 20 and why. Melis Alparslan Melis Alparslan 23 Sep 2025 · 16 min read
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KYB & Business Verification

Company data, ownership chains and finding the beneficial owner behind the structure.

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KYB and UBO Verification: The Complete Guide (2026) KYB & Business Verification KYB and UBO Verification: The Complete Guide (2026) How KYB and UBO verification work: Resolving beneficial owners through layered structures, thresholds by jurisdiction, and screening the ownership cascade. Minhac Celik Minhac Celik 29 Sep 2026 · 12 min read The Hidden UBO Problem: When Beneficial Ownership Cannot Be Clearly Established KYB & Business Verification The Hidden UBO Problem: When Beneficial Ownership Cannot Be Clearly Established When the beneficial owner cannot be identified, FATF, EU and UK rules let a firm record the senior managing official. Five structures and the file record. Dilara Diker Dilara Diker 26 Oct 2026 · 15 min read
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AML & Financial Crime Compliance 3 Programme design, risk assessments, controls and the evidence supervisors ask for. Browse Fraud Prevention 4 Scams, mule networks, payment fraud and the controls that stop them. Browse Transaction Monitoring 2 Scenario design, thresholds, tuning and the path from alert to report. Annual Report Browse KYC & Customer Onboarding 1 Identity verification, due diligence tiers and onboarding journeys that still convert. Browse Regulations & Enforcement 7 Rule changes, supervisory expectations and what enforcement actions teach. Browse KYB & Business Verification 2 Company data, ownership chains and finding the beneficial owner behind the structure. Browse Company Updates 14 Stay updated with the latest product releases, partnerships, company milestones, industry events, innovations, and important business announcements. Browse Customer Updates 5 Browse Adverse Media 1 Explore adverse media screening guides, compliance best practices, risk detection strategies, regulatory insights, and news to strengthen customer due diligence. Browse Counter-Terrorist Financing‎ 1 Learn about counter-terrorist financing regulations, detection methods, risk assessments, compliance obligations, and strategies to prevent illicit financial activities. Browse PEP & RCA 1 Politically exposed persons, relatives and close associates, and negative news that matters. Browse

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