The pandemic has accelerated the transition to a cashless society as UK retailers have banned the use of cash in their stores and are only accepting contactless and credit card payments. It is a widely held belief that a cashless society could potentially decrease financial crime and reduce money laundering activity. In this article, we explore whether a cashless society could actually end financial crime or simply drive criminals to use more sophisticated digital methods. Learn more. … Read More
Remote Customer Onboarding
How FinTechs Are Transforming SME Lending
The unprecedented uncertainty caused by the pandemic is having a profound impact on SMEs around the globe. Lenders must ensure they deliver funds quickly and efficiently to help ensure the survival of small businesses. With lockdown measures still in place for many, we how lenders can deliver faster funding for SMEs during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. … Read More
5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive: Do We Need Rules or a Flexible Approach?
Customers want the convenience of opening a bank account in minutes from a mobile phone, and firms need to efficiently respond to this increasing customer demand for remote onboarding. These same firms are also beginning to see opportunities arise with the advent of Open Banking and PSD2. NorthRow offers innovative remote onboarding solutions to help financial firms with their complex compliance, identity and security demands, simplifying client onboarding via a single API. Learn more now. … Read More
Acceleration to Secure, Remote Customer Onboarding
Customers want the convenience of opening a bank account in minutes from a mobile phone, and firms need to efficiently respond to this increasing customer demand for remote onboarding. These same firms are also beginning to see opportunities arise with the advent of Open Banking and PSD2. NorthRow offers innovative remote onboarding solutions to help financial firms with their complex compliance, identity and security demands, simplifying client onboarding via a single API. … Read More
Client Suitability & Appropriateness
Whether a financial institution is offering investment advice, portfolio management or providing non-advice services such as execution-only services, the relevant suitability and/or appropriateness checks must always be carried out. NorthRow has partnered with muinmos to automate client suitability and appropriateness checks. … Read More