Projected costs for financial crime compliance among financial services companies worldwide reached nearly $214 billion last year, according to LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

The Global True Cost of Compliance 2020 report found the biggest increases in compliance costs came in Western Europe, particularly Germany, and in the United States.

Aaron Nicodemus is the Editor-in-Chief of Compliance Week. He previously worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Law and as business editor at the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass. Email: aaron.nicodemus@complianceweek.com LinkedIn:...