Financial Crime Compliance: What to Expect in 2025

Financial Crime Compliance: What to Expect in 2025

As we move further into 2025, the landscape of financial crime compliance continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace. With global financial crime costing the economy approximately $1.4 trillion annually, organisations face mounting pressure to strengthen their compliance frameworks while maintaining operational efficiency. This comprehensive overview examines the five crucial trends that will define financial […]

Emerging AML Threats in 2025: What Financial Institutions Need to Know

Emerging AML Threats in 2025 What Financial Institutions Need to Know

The financial ecosystem faces unprecedented challenges as we navigate through 2025. Anti-Money Laundering (AML) risks have evolved dramatically, requiring financial institutions to adapt their compliance strategies to combat increasingly sophisticated criminal activities. This comprehensive analysis explores the most significant AML threats emerging in today’s complex financial landscape. The evolving nature of financial crime The landscape […]

Why are AML/CFT Training Courses essential for your financial institution?

Why are AML/CFT Training Courses essential for your financial institution?

In today’s complex financial landscape, robust Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) training programs are no longer optional—they’re essential for financial institutions’ survival and success. As Mauritius strengthens its position as Africa’s premier financial hub, companies must adapt to evolving AML/CFT and compliance requirements while protecting against sophisticated financial crimes.  What makes […]

Strengthening defences: a strategic insight for International Fraud Awareness Week 2024

International Fraud Awareness Week 2024

International Fraud Awareness Week 2024 arrives as financial institutions, businesses, and regulatory bodies confront a challenging landscape of increasingly sophisticated fraud tactics. Organised by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), this week serves as a global call to action for organisations and professionals alike to heighten their vigilance against fraud, develop resilient strategies, and […]

Common Money Laundering Techniques and How to Detect Them

Common Money Laundering Techniques and How to Detect Them

Money laundering is an ominous financial offence committed by criminals to make their ill-gotten gains generated from other crimes such as organised crime, drug trafficking, terrorism financing, and corruption (just to name a few) appear legitimate, thus enabling them to integrate the funds into the lawful economy. It is a complex and sophisticated process that […]

What is Money Laundering and How Does It Affect the Economy?

What is Money Laundering and How Does It Affect the Economy?

Money laundering is a serious financial crime involving the concealment of illegally obtained money’s origins. This process enables criminals to make their ill-gotten gains appear legitimate, allowing them to integrate the funds into the legal economy. The origins of money laundering can be traced to the prohibition era in the United States when gangsters such […]