Weekly analysis on AML, KYT, KYA and the changing RegTech landscape.
FinTech Global selects WIDTH from over 500 nominated firms among the 50 most innovative companies tackling financial crime and fraud. CEO Chye Kit Chionh on the "Frankenstein architecture" problem and what comes next.
Read Article →AML stops criminals from disguising illegal funds as legitimate income. The pillar guide — what it covers, how money laundering works, the major regional regimes, and what compliance teams need to operate it well.
Read Article →Faster onboarding, structured escalations, centralised visibility, and consistent reviews — workflow automation moves AML operations from manual coordination to scalable infrastructure.
Read Article →Spreadsheets, email approvals, and disconnected reviews look manageable at first — but they compound into inconsistent reviews, missed escalations, weak audit trails, and rising human-error risk as you scale.
Read Article →Fragmented systems, manual reviews, and disconnected approvals create compliance risk as you scale. Workflow-driven AML operations centralise visibility and reduce bottlenecks.
Read Article →AI-assisted compliance becomes credible when institutions can reconstruct what the AI saw, what it changed, and who accepted the decision. From AML operations to agentic AI and KYA.
Read Article →MAS, HKMA and SFC are testing AML controls as connected workflows, not policy documents. WIDTH reviews recent APAC enforcement and what compliance leaders should do next.
Read Article →KYC, KYB, AML, fraud detection, and case management on one audit trail — built on a decade of Cynopsis Solutions compliance engineering, following Vernal Capital's October 2025 acquisition.
Read Article →MLROs face personal liability when periodic reviews miss risk changes. Event-driven monitoring triggers reviews on actual risk events — reducing false positives by 65–95%.
Read Article →DNFBPs face mounting regulatory pressure. Abu Dhabi fined 29 institutions in H1 2025. Australia's Tranche 2 arrives in 2026. Is your firm ready?
Read Article →42% of analyst time is spent on tasks AI can automate. IMDA's framework requires upfront risk scoping, human accountability, and technical controls.
Read Article →Illicit crypto topped $30 billion, accounting for 84% of illegal transaction volume. OKX paid $500M for AML failures. 85 jurisdictions now enforce the Travel Rule.
Read Article →Identity verification alone cannot uncover real risk. Transaction monitoring — velocity patterns, mixer usage, cross-chain flows — is where compliance meets reality.
Read Article →AI-enhanced fraud is 4.5x more profitable than traditional methods. 85% of compliance leaders cite AI accountability as their top concern. Who is responsible when AI fails?
Read Article →AI agents now handle KYC reviews and transaction monitoring autonomously. The KYA framework defines how to assess, monitor, and audit AI agent trustworthiness.
Read Article →Deepfake attacks surged 783%. Virtual camera attacks up 2,665%. Fraudsters create 15 million fake accounts in minutes. Traditional KYC cannot keep pace.
Read Article →Banks spend 80% of analyst time on alerts that turn out to be false positives. AI-native monitoring reasons about behaviour in context — cutting noise by 95%.
Read Article →500+ institutions across 180 jurisdictions use WIDTH to close the gap between reading and doing.