Businesses are enduring a perfect storm of challenges as they navigate today’s hyperconnected markets, profound disruption and economic pressures on the back of the global pandemic and the ever present threat of financial crime. In the race to combat the trillion-dollar industry of financial crime, it’s no time for organisations such as yours to go it alone. Make no mistake – we are in this together.

KPMG is taking a stand to help change the way the threat of financial crime is tackled. It’s time to join forces – with each other and with the game-changing power of modern technology, giving your business a solid platform for responsible growth, confident decision-making, bolder innovation and sustainable advances in performance and efficiency.

Winning this battle requires you to strike the right balance amid the 'push and pull' of regulatory compliance – implementing a vigilant, proactive approach that keeps you in step with regulators at a cost and speed that fits your business and strategy.  The confident implementation of technology, and consistently aligning it with experience will help ensure that your capabilities are always in ‘the right place at the right time.’ 

Our KPMG professionals are here to assist you and guide you to safeguard your business and help you tackle financial crime.  Please contact one of our team (see below) to discover more about our services and support. 

Whether it’s reviewing your existing AML programme, transforming it for the future, or dealing with regulatory inquiries and scrutiny, our team can help you.

Does your client due diligence meet current regulatory standards?  Are you subject to a remediation project following a regulatory inspection?  We can assist with independent review testing of your current policies, processes and records to ensure these are in line with required regulation and guidance, and provide assistance with regulatory remediation programmes.   

When considering whether your screening systems are fit for purpose, facing challenges with alert volumes, or being investigated for sanctions breaches, our team have the knowledge and experience to guide you through the process.

Whether you need to manage your organisation’s fraud risks, optimise your fraud operations, find effective ways of reducing costs or address new regulatory requirements impacting fraud, we can help.

When you need to understand the new regulatory environment, conduct risk assessments and control testing, require remediation for problems of the past or need to transform the culture and capability of your business.

If considering whether your TM controls are appropriate for your business, your scenarios and thresholds are set properly, or when you’re exploring advanced technology solutions, we bring the right combination of subject and technical knowledge to help you achieve your objectives.

When shaping your approach to ABC risk management to deliver effective outcomes, testing to ensure your compliance framework is robust and fit for purpose, or when you require support to investigate a potential issue, we bring deep expertise and pragmatic solutions throughout.

When you need to optimise your CDD processes and technology, face large scale remediation, or want to outsource the process to a third party, we have a track record of effective delivery at scale.

When considering whether your conduct risk control framework and surveillance techniques are adequate to detect market abuse and insider dealing, or when you need access to proven surveillance solutions, our teams are on hand to assist.

Whether you’re concerned about operational risks from third-party exposure or ensuring your network of third parties don’t attract legal or reputational risks to your brand, we help reduce exposure to financial, legal, regulatory, operational, reputational and governmental risk.

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