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The ABC’s of AML: Glossary of compliance terms

You may not know your KYB from your KBA just yet, but don’t worry; we have your back. Here’s Alloy’s cheat sheet to common terms you’ll hear when focusing on AML compliance.

Exploring Fintech Compliance Trends in 2023: Insights from Industry Leaders

Unlock the future of fintech compliance with industry experts from Alloy, Cable, Stash, and Treasury Prime

The 2023 State of Compliance Benchmark Report

Looking at compliance trends in 2023 and making predictions for 2024

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What is an Identity Risk Solution?

An Identity Risk Solution is an end-to-end platform to manage identity, fraud, credit, and compliance risks throughout the customer lifecycle.

KYC, KYB, KYT: Know your K-Y terminology

K…Y…What?! Learn the acronyms that will help you safeguard your fintech business

Framing Fintech: Navigating the fintech and sponsor bank partnership

Paintbrush founder & CEO Stephen Walter talks about founding a fintech, finding a sponsor bank, and staying compliant as regulatory attention on bank/fintech partnerships intensifies.

Perpetual KYC: automated risk-based compliance

Many banks and fintechs are opting for perpetual KYC instead of periodic reviews. We break down what perpetual KYC is, how to implement it, and how to balance cost with risk.

A brief history of the evolution of fraud technology

We take a look at the evolution of fraud technology over the past two decades to help gain a better understanding of how banks and fintechs can fight fraud, maintain their customers’ trust, and continue to keep up with customer expectations for the onboarding experience—even as new threats emerge.

Cannabis Compliance: How banks can tap into the budding marijuana industry

In honor of the official/unofficial holiday in celebration of marijuana — lovingly referred to as "4/20" — we take a look at cannabis compliance requirements. Experts from BCB Community Bank and Shield Compliance share their tips for banks and fintechs thinking about opening a cannabis program.

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The digital transformation of in-branch account opening

There’s been a lot of talk about how customers only want to operate online nowadays. In response, businesses are focused on building or improving their digital experience — and they should be. Gen Z and millennials tend to opt for online experiences before in-person ones, but that doesn’t mean you can forget about your in-person experience.

When and how to file a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR)

What is a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR)? Who is required to file a SAR? When do you need to file one? How do you file one? — Alloy's Director of Compliance answers all these questions and more.

Sole proprietorships vs. LLCs: how to verify small businesses

KYC, KYB, and AML laws require financial institutions to verify a company’s (and its beneficial owners’) identity before offering the business financial services or products. We break down the nuances of onboarding sole props vs. LLCs.

Eight years of bringing Alloy’s vision, mission, and values to life

Alloy's co-founder and CEO, Tommy Nicholas, reflects on the foundations that help inform everything we do here at Alloy.

What is transaction monitoring?

In the age of dating apps, you have to sift through a lot of weird texts and bad first dates before you find your perfect match. Oddly enough, fintech companies and banks follow a similar process when they onboard new customers and monitor their ongoing financial activity.

How to stay compliant with sanctions screening obligations

Breaking down sanctions watchlists screening, know-your-counterparties, and more.

Alloy launches new capabilities to enable clients to accelerate growth

Alloy streamlines global identity management with new features that help clients operating across markets stay compliant with local KYC and AML regulations while preventing fraud.

Why your KYB is only as good as your KYC

While much of the digital KYC (or know-your-customer) process can be automated today, its business counterpart—KYB, or “know your business”—still requires significant manual work for most financial institutions (FIs). We’re here to unpack the delicate relationship between KYC and KYB. A smooth KYC process can keep your team’s KYB workload manageable at scale, even when onboarding businesses of different types and sizes.

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Alloy expands crypto capabilities

We’re excited to announce Alloy’s identity and risk offering for crypto companies. We’ve been working with our existing crypto customers to build out a robust package of best practices and features. We’ve also deepened our coverage by forming data partnerships and integrations with crypto-native providers such as Chainalysis, Fiat Republic, and Fortress, making Alloy’s Identity Decisioning Platform even more powerful for crypto companies.

Fintech leaders share compliance, fraud concerns heading into 2023

A lot changed in fintech over the past year. 2021 was the year of the fintech founder. We saw epic funding rounds, huge valuations, and a number of lucrative exits. A year later, the market has shifted dramatically, priorities have changed, and fintech leaders are adapting to the new normal. Alloy and Gartner Peer Insights surveyed 100 fintech leaders to find out how the macroeconomic environment is affecting them.

As the OCC takes closer aim at BaaS, banks and fintech companies need to do some trust exercises

In a recent article for Bank Automation News, our Director of Compliance, Clint Hewyworth, outlines the current regulatory landscape for bank/fintech partnerships and shares advice on how banks and fintech companies can strengthen their relationships in light of increased regulation.

Industry Insights: Align Your Identity Fraud Verification and CIP Origination Strategies

Hear from Alloy and Wintrust as they discuss challenges, lessons learned, and their outlook of identity fraud and CIP in 2023 and beyond.

The convergence of TradFi compliance & regulation and crypto

Watch a conversation about crypto regulation and risk-forward compliance with experts from Alloy, Chainalysis and Bates Group.

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Navigating New Threats in Digital Transformation: How to Prepare with a Focus on Fraud and KYC

Join experts from Alloy and Valley Bank in a webinar hosted in partnership with Consumer Bankers Association.

To reach fintech’s next level, infrastructure providers must address these pain points

Alloy CRO, Laura Spiekerman, writes about how infrastructure providers can help fintech companies address fraud and other common fintech pain points.

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