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What Is Transaction Fraud and How Can Businesses Detect It

Kaan Demir

11 min Read

Transaction Monitoring

Learn key types of transaction fraud and effective detection using AI with AML screening to cut chargebacks, prevent account takeovers, and protect online payments.

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How do CDD and EDD keep financial institutions safe from PEPs_

Breaking Down CDD vs EDD in AML Compliance

Protect your crypto wallets from scams with AML Watcher’s new feature, “crypto wallet screening,” which mitigates risks related to suspicious wallet activities.

Everything You Need to Know About Crypto Wallet Screening

Failure to comply with AML laws in the UAE leads to strict penalties, emphasizing the UAE's commitment to maintaining compliance and financial integrity.

A Guide to Simplified AML Compliance in the United Arab Emirates

How El Chapo’s Drug Cartel Facilitated Money Laundering?

Why Continuous Adverse Media Monitoring Beats Periodic Checks

Kaan Demir

13 min Read

A practical guide on why continuous adverse media monitoring matters, and how AML Watcher delivers this capability that aligns with global AML expectations.

Why Continuous Adverse Media Monitoring Beats Periodic Checks

4 Ways Regtech will Transform AML/KYC Controls

Kaan Demir

13 min Read

Financial institutions are encouraged to deploy Regtech solutions in a unified fight against financial crimes. This blog entails Regtech AML compliance, growing Regtech market value

Why Financial Due Diligence Matters and How to Get it Right?

Kaan Demir

14 min Read

Explore why strong financial due diligence is vital, how it protects businesses from risks, ensures regulatory compliance, and builds trustworthy relationships.

Why Financial Due Diligence Matters and How to Get It Right_

Here is What Changed in the U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela in 2026

Kaan Demir

09 min Read

Explore Venezuela’s economic turmoil, American sanctions and their impacts on Venezuela.

AML Watcher’s Data Shapes Compliance Week’s Analysis of Derisking in Cyprus Banks

Kaan Demir

11 min Read

Cypriot banks' de-risking calls into question how much de-risking or misguided de-risking has affected Cyprus's economy. Let’s find the answer here.

AML Watcher’s Data Shapes Compliance Week’s Analysis of Derisking in Cyprus Banks

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Difference Between Currency Transaction Report and Suspicious Activity Report

Kaan Demir

14 min Read

Understand CTR vs SAR, why filings often fail, and how technology helps banks focus on reports that truly matter.

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What Is Transaction Fraud and How Can Businesses Detect It

Kaan Demir

11 min Read

Learn key types of transaction fraud and effective detection using AI with AML screening to cut chargebacks, prevent account takeovers, and protect online payments.

What are the Top 10 Financial Data Leaks?

Kaan Demir

10 min Read

Explore the famous financial data leaks and understand the impact of offshore leaks on the legislation and regulatory efforts around the globe.

What are the Top 10 Financial Data Leaks?

The Rise of Cyber Laundering and Cyber terrorism in the Digital Age

Kaan Demir

14 min Read

Cyber laundering and cyberterrorism are reshaping digital finance, challenging financial institutions to detect and prevent complex illicit activities.

The Rise of Cyber Laundering and Cyberterrorism in the Digital Age

How to Reduce AML Compliance Costs without Budget Cuts

Kristina Zakharchenko

12 min Read

Explore the factors behind the increase in compliance costs for businesses and the means through which they can be reduced.

Discover the significance of MiCA regulation and its impact on the crypto industry. Understand the key provisions of this regulatory framework.

MiCA Regulation: How the EU is Shaping the Future of Crypto Asset Compliance?

Kaan Demir

24 min Read

Find out how the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation establishes a regulatory framework for crypto assets in the EU and strengthens financial integrity.

How Fraud as a Service is Changing the Face of Digital Crime

Kaan Demir

15 min Read

Discover FaaS: the on-demand fraud marketplace powering modern cybercrime and how institutions can detect and stop these complex schemes.

A Guide to FinCEN AML Risk Scoring Model for Investment Advisors

Kaan Demir

19 min Read

Learn how RIAs can apply AML client risk scoring to meet FinCEN’s AML/CFT rules, streamline due diligence, and detect high-risk clients with accuracy.