Insights and Resources

The publication of the UK’s 2025 National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing presents an opportunity, but only if firms use it in a meaningful way.

Matt Russell from Avyse Partners delves into the underlying issues behind Monzo’s £21 million fine.

ICA’s Helen Siegieda outlines practical solutions to money laundering and terrorist financing risks identified by the UK Gambling Commission.

Matt Russell from Avyse Partners delves into the underlying issues behind Monzo’s £21 million fine.

Vera Cherepanova sets out why it’s time to recognise the value compliance officers bring to the boardroom.

Dan Byrne from the Corporate Governance Institute outlines the benefits and key traits of resilient leaders.

Terrorism is effective because it is unpredictable. The uncertainty and fear terror attacks generate is dependent on their being difficult, sometimes almost impossible, to anticipate and prevent.

By understanding the variety of ways in which terrorist attacks are supported, compliance professionals play a central role in making them that much more difficult to plan and execute.

There’s a lot of noise in the industry on the use of AI in financial crime compliance, most notably concerns about explainability, bias and governance. These are legitimate considerations. But we need to be honest with ourselves and ask: are we holding AI to a far higher standard than we hold human analysts? And if we are, how do we reconfigure our expectations?

Key takeaways from a Fraud Advisory Panel webinar exploring how charities can protect themselves from insider fraud and develop a counter-fraud culture.

As the compliance landscape evolves, the line between ESG and traditional financial crime frameworks is increasingly blurred. Nowhere is this convergence more apparent than in the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), a landmark EU regulation that places on companies a legal obligation to identify and mitigate adverse human rights and environmental impacts across their supply chains.

The opportunities and risks of integrating AI into due diligence processes are explored by global intelligence and cyber security consultants S-RM.

This article explores the money laundering risks and red flags associated with cryptocurrencies.

Provision 29 of the UK Corporate Governance Code requires boards to declare the effectiveness of internal controls. Understanding your organisation’s readiness is the first step.

Only 1.6% of firms have ‘fully integrated’ AI into governance, risk and compliance (GRC) processes despite more than half (51%) viewing ‘advancements in AI and technology’ as the biggest driver for change in GRC over the next five years, according to a new report from the International Compliance Association

The International Compliance Association (ICA) announced the winners of the 2025 ICA Compliance Awards Europe during a star-studded ceremony held at the Westminster Park Plaza, London last evening.