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AMLA's final due-diligence standards: what changes for AI-assisted KYC
AMLA sent its CDD, business-relationship and group-wide RTS to the Commission on 1 Oct 2026. What they and AMLR Article 76(5) mean for AI in KYC.
Colorado Replaced Its AI Act: What SB 26-189 Requires in 2027
Colorado SB 26-189 replaces the 2024 AI Act with ADMT disclosure, explanation, data-correction, human-review, and recordkeeping duties from January 2027.
SAFR for AML: Governing Compliance-Triage AI Agents at Runtime
MAS SAFR names compliance triage among its heightened-concern applications. An AML triage agent walkthrough: mandate, controls, dispositions, audit record.
Suspicious Activity Report (SAR/STR) Template: A Maker-Checker Narrative You Can Defend
A practitioner SAR/STR template: the 5W1H narrative structure, a source-evidence checklist, and two complete synthetic narratives (a US FinCEN SAR and a French Tracfin declaration) with reviewer corrections and maker-checker sign-off.
AMLR 2027 Readiness Checklist: Closing the Gap Before the EU Single Rulebook Applies
A practitioner gap-assessment for AMLR (Reg (EU) 2024/1624) before its 10 July 2027 application: UBO 25%, EDD, Article 10 risk assessment, EUR 10,000 cash limit, AMLA standards.
AI Agent Audit Checklist: 10 Controls and Evidence Tests
Copy a 10-part AI agent audit checklist for ownership, identity, access, approvals, runtime controls, lineage, changes, incidents, retention, and sampling.