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2007 Archive
20 December 2007
Systech SA, a Buenos Aires based company specializing in solutions for combating financial crime and fraud, today announced the integration of their advanced AML software solution VIGIA® with World-Check’s pioneering intelligence database of money launderers, fraudsters, PEPs, terrorists and sanctioned entities amongst other high risk categories.
3 December 2007
World-Check, the leading provider of structured risk intelligence, today announced the appointment of Carl Ricketts to the position of Chief Information Officer. He will assume responsibility for all areas of World-Check’s technological and operational IT practises.
26 November 2007
Unique turnkey solution to deliver effortless and efficient KYC, PEP and anti-money laundering compliance. World-Check, the leading global provider of structured risk intelligence, today announced a strategic partnership with data quality specialists Datanomic, to provide a unique turnkey solution for the batch screening of client databases. The partnership provides customers with an accurate and automated foundation for mitigating risk when screening client records.
21 November 2007
World-Check, the leading global provider of structured risk intelligence, is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a finalist in the category ‘Best Anti Money Laundering Product’ in the Banking Technology magazine’s Reader’s Choice awards 2007. These awards run alongside the long standing European Banking Technology awards.
20 November 2007
The United States Department of the Treasury designated the Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO) under Executive order 13224 on the 15 November 2007. This move by the Office of Foreign Assets Control aims to target financing vehicles of terrorist groups. TRO branches globally reportedly collected in excess of US$20m in post-2004 tsunami fundraising alone.
6 November 2007
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Treasury has added fifteen Colombian individuals to the official sanctions list as “Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers Kingpins” (SDNTK)s. World-Check is proud to announce that all fifteen individuals were already profiled on its database.
5 November 2007
World-Check, the leading provider of open-source risk intelligence on individuals and businesses, today announced the appointment of Mike Ainslie to the position of Chief Operating Officer. He will assume responsibility for the company’s operational growth strategy, including the expansion of its global team of respected industry professionals.
3 October 2007
World-Check, the global provider of risk-related intelligence on individuals and businesses, today announced the launch of its counter-terrorism e-newsletter, the latest addition to its series of intelligence alert newsletters.
3 October 2007
World-Check’s annual Compliance Leadership Forum, now in its third year, has once again brought together the world’s leading professionals from the financial, legal, enforcement and regulatory sectors to identify common compliance concerns and emerging challenges. The two-day event is by invitation only and is organised to encourage cross-border cooperation within industry and between industry and enforcement.
1 October 2007
World-Check founder and CEO, David Leppan, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Kripa Sridharan as Head of Research Asia for World-Check as of July, 17th 2007.
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Specialist Research Unit dedicated to Organis...
World-Check is delighted to announce the establishment of the Organised Crime Research Unit (OCRU), a specialist research unit dedicated solely to researching organized crime and counterfeiting. To re...more
Confessions of a Money Launderer on summer br...
"Confessions of a Money Launderer" series written by Kenneth Rijock is currently on a summer break. The popular series will return to the website in September. If you are a new visitor...more
World-Check CEO releases PEP discussion paper
David Leppan, World-Check Founder and CEO, has today released a ground-breaking discussion paper entitled “PEPS: Moving Forward”. Delivered to the Egmont discussion group earlier this mont...more
Recent OFAC designations: World-Check ahead a...
World-Check, has once again alerted clients to high risk individuals years ahead of their names appearing on a sanctions list. Recent OFAC designations include terrorism-related individuals as well as...more
Alert: Replacing Keyword - IDAC to IIROC
World-Check would like to alert our users to the fact that we will be removing the IDAC (Investment Dealers Association of Canada) keyword from profiles and relacing this with a new keyword IIROC (Inv...more
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