When most walk into a bank, they deal with the public-facing staff. Bank tellers. Maybe a loan officer. But what many don’t realize is that there is a whole group of personnel behind the scenes, yet they are on the front line against financial crime. They are the anti-money laundering compliance staff. You don’t interact with them directly, but they’re the ones looking for signs of suspicious financial activity. Sara Beth Felix is an anti-money laundering expert and consultant who helps banks get their compliance act together. Designated host Yaya Jata Fanusie recently spoke to Sarah Beth Felix about how good AML experts are wired differently and need to be active and perceptive in identifying suspicious transactions within their institutions.

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Designated’s Proud Sponsors: Amid escalating regulatory demands and a surge in fraud, the need for financial institutions to remain compliant, efficient, and informed is paramount. What’s getting in the way? Manual processes? Lack of insight to regulatory changes? Lack of transparency for decision making?​ ​ With Thomson Reuters Risk & Fraud Solutions, financial institutions achieve more than 40% more efficient customer onboarding – making their teams even faster at reducing risk to fraudulent losses at the same time.​ ​ Thomson Reuters Risk & Fraud Solutions empower financial institutions to safely onboard and continuously evaluate customers, members, and vendors and increase new business securely through automated technology.​ ​ Thomson Reuters equips institutions to navigate complexities with confidence by elevating beyond mere risk management, setting new industry standards for decision-making and operational efficiency. Visit TR.com/CLEAR to learn more. 

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Hummingbird is a compliance operating system reimagining what's possible from financial crime investigations. By providing financial institutions with fast and easy data integrations, seamless report filing, and time-saving automation and AI tools, Hummingbird helps those on the front lines of financial crime quickly get to the heart of each investigation. Today’s criminals are sophisticated, tech-savvy, and agile. The tools used to fight them should be too. To learn more, visit hummingbird.co or follow us on LinkedIn. 

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Illicit Edge: Breaking News for Financial Crime Yaya Jata Fanusie, a former CIA analyst with years of experience in counterterrorism and financial crime investigations, will go behind the scenes with the professionals working to safeguard the global financial system from illicit acts.

When most walk into a bank, they deal with the public-facing staff. Bank tellers. Maybe a loan officer. But what many don’t realize is that there is a whole group of personnel behind the scenes, yet they are on the front line against financial crime. They are the anti-money laundering compliance staff. You don’t interact with them directly, but they’re the ones looking for signs of suspicious financial activity. Sara Beth Felix is an anti-money laundering expert and consultant who helps banks get their compliance act together. Designated host Yaya Jata Fanusie recently spoke to Sarah Beth Felix about how good AML experts are wired differently and need to be active and perceptive in identifying suspicious transactions within their institutions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Designated’s Proud Sponsors: Amid escalating regulatory demands and a surge in fraud, the need for financial institutions to remain compliant, efficient, and informed is paramount. What’s getting in the way? Manual processes? Lack of insight to regulatory changes? Lack of transparency for decision making?​ ​ With Thomson Reuters Risk & Fraud Solutions, financial institutions achieve more than 40% more efficient customer onboarding – making their teams even faster at reducing risk to fraudulent losses at the same time.​ ​ Thomson Reuters Risk & Fraud Solutions empower financial institutions to safely onboard and continuously evaluate customers, members, and vendors and increase new business securely through automated technology.​ ​ Thomson Reuters equips institutions to navigate complexities with confidence by elevating beyond mere risk management, setting new industry standards for decision-making and operational efficiency. Visit TR.com/CLEAR to learn more. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hummingbird is a compliance operating system reimagining what's possible from financial crime investigations. By providing financial institutions with fast and easy data integrations, seamless report filing, and time-saving automation and AI tools, Hummingbird helps those on the front lines of financial crime quickly get to the heart of each investigation. Today’s criminals are sophisticated, tech-savvy, and agile. The tools used to fight them should be too. To learn more, visit hummingbird.co or follow us on LinkedIn. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Illicit Edge: Breaking News for Financial Crime Yaya Jata Fanusie, a former CIA analyst with years of experience in counterterrorism and financial crime investigations, will go behind the scenes with the professionals working to safeguard the global financial system from illicit acts.

Designated with Yaya Jata Fanusie will focus on financial crime investigations, sanctions enforcement, and the key illicit finance challenges facing the world. Yaya Jata Fanusie, a former CIA analyst with years of experience in counterterrorism and financial crime investigations, will go behind the scenes with the professionals working to safeguard the global financial system from illicit acts.

Designated with Yaya Jata Fanusie

When most walk into a bank, they deal with the public-facing staff. Bank tellers. Maybe a loan officer. But what many don’t realize is that there is a whole group of personnel behind the scenes, yet they are on the front line against financial crime. They are the anti-money laundering compliance staff. You don’t interact with them directly, but they’re the ones looking for signs of suspicious financial activity. Sara Beth Felix is an anti-money laundering expert and consultant who helps banks get their compliance act together. Designated host Yaya Jata Fanusie recently spoke to Sarah Beth Felix about how good AML experts are wired differently and need to be active and perceptive in identifying suspicious transactions within their institutions.

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Designated’s Proud Sponsors: 

Amid escalating regulatory demands and a surge in fraud, the need for financial institutions to remain compliant, efficient, and informed is paramount. What’s getting in the way? Manual processes?  Lack of insight to regulatory changes?  Lack of transparency for decision making?​
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With Thomson Reuters Risk & Fraud Solutions, financial institutions achieve more than 40% more efficient customer onboarding – making their teams even faster at reducing risk to fraudulent losses at the same time.​
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Thomson Reuters Risk & Fraud Solutions empower financial institutions to safely onboard and continuously evaluate customers, members, and vendors and increase new business securely through automated technology.​
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Thomson Reuters equips institutions to navigate complexities with confidence by elevating beyond mere risk management, setting new industry standards for decision-making and operational efficiency.
 
Visit TR.com/CLEAR to learn more.

The Financial Crime Playbook: with Sarah Beth Felix | Designated

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