If you share a digital scan of your passport or driving license without being certain who will receive it – or why – it’s very likely to end up in the wrong hands. Alarmingly, around a third of people in the UK have already experienced some form of identity theft. There are multiple safeguards out … Continued
November is fully underway, and budgeting season begins. In order to truly get ahead of 2026, budgets must be allocated accordingly to enhance systems and create operational wins across the board; something valuable compliance tools can achieve with buy-in from the Chief Financial Officer and other key stakeholders. Naturally the discourse around compliance revolves around … Continued
By Erin Daubinet – Customer Success From obligation to opportunity For too long, regulatory compliance has been viewed as an unavoidable cost of doing business – absorbing resources, slowing down processes, and always scrambling to catch up with regulatory advancements. Today, that perception is changing. RegTech provides the software: advanced tools that automate, analyse, and … Continued
As usual with financial compliance, if you fail to spot real risk, there’s dire repercussions. In the case of blanket de-risking, there’s an even greater Pandora’s Box of implications beyond stalling financial access to low-risk entities – wrongly chasing the “ghost customers” who rely on those they bank with the most. There’s already been a … Continued
Cybercrime is on an upward trajectory thanks to digitalisation, and that’s a worry for us all. Data infiltration can affect every consumer; access to bank accounts, but also social media profiles and stored e-commerce details ripe for identity theft or even romance scams. In that light, this Cybersecurity Awareness Month feels more timely than ever. … Continued
Preventing financial crime is something we’re always working on at RelyComply, and now with the launch into the UK, we have started to hear from Brits about the implementation of the digital ID and what that means for them. Financial services have always identified people through KYC, KYB, and AML processes – but what happens … Continued
Why the UK is the next frontier in the battle against financial crime RelyComply launching in the UK marks a new milestone for us, and is the first of many to come. With our beginnings in South Africa, we started out with a simple, albeit ambitious mission: to reduce, and ultimately end financial crime through … Continued
Luxury real estate has long been synonymous with risk. From purchasing offshore residences for tax avoidance to the seizure of properties from sanctioned individuals, housing is a hotbed of anti-money laundering (AML) focus, with criminals hiding in an industry integral to everyone, everywhere. The industry is complex even before cross-border activity is considered. Ownership structures … Continued
London, UK: Wednesday 8th October 2025; 07:00am RelyComply, a South African founded anti-financial crime platform, specialising in Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Know-Your-Customer (KYC), and Know-Your-Business (KYB) processes, has announced its launch in the UK. It plans to vastly overhaul how financial crime is combated across the country. The award-winning, end-to-end platform significantly decreases the likelihood of … Continued
Besides the negative connotations of a FATF greylisting, it’s a jolt for a nation to react and correct its AML functions from that initial failure. That is, if the efforts by the interrogated country are deemed effective in creating positive change, and a “sustained political commitment”. South Africa is currently within the zone of judgement; … Continued