All Technology articles – Page 12
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News BriefAmazon unit fined $35M under GDPR for employee productivity tracking
Amazon’s warehouse management arm in France was assessed a penalty of €32 million (U.S. $35 million) for violating the General Data Protection Regulation by excessively tracking the productivity of employees.
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News BriefWells Fargo unit fined $425K by FINRA over trade disclosures
Wells Fargo Securities agreed to pay a $425,000 penalty as part of a settlement with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority addressing allegations of disclosure lapses affecting millions of trade confirmations and related supervisory failures.
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PremiumAML pros say tech, not hiring, will keep them ahead of financial crime
A survey of financial crime professionals found that while three of every four companies added more anti-money laundering employees in 2023, nearly all respondents said growing their department’s headcount alone won’t keep up with emerging risks.
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News BriefNYDFS proposes AI use guidance for insurers
The New York State Department of Financial Services issued for public comment guidance for insurers operating in the state regarding their use of artificial intelligence systems and other predictive technologies.
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PremiumLessons from Albemarle, ABB: How data-driven compliance can help your firm
Andrew McBride, chief risk officer of Albemarle Corp., and Tapan Debnath, head of integrity, regulatory affairs and data privacy at ABB, discussed how and why their respective organizations use data analytics to conduct business as part of a recent webcast.
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PremiumNIST report: Mitigating the risks of cyberattacks on AI systems
Cyberattacks on artificial intelligence systems are increasing, so it’s important users know their vulnerabilities and try to soften the damage if they get hit, according to a new report by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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PremiumDeepfakes: A silent threat to digital integrity and AML efforts
Deepfakes have emerged in the digital world as a silent pandemic threatening not only our digital integrity but becoming a major risk to anti-money laundering efforts.
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News BriefFinCEN analysis: Most common identity-related suspicious activities
Fraud remains the leading form of identity-related suspicious activity cited in Bank Secrecy Act reports by a large margin, while technologies enable greater overall risks around exploitation, according to new research from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
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News BriefReport: Canada’s FINTRAC to increase reliance on AI
Canada’s financial intelligence agency aims to increase its use of artificial intelligence technology to improve its capabilities to analyze data and detect suspicious activity, according to an agency official.
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OpinionTen things I’d like to see happen in 2024
Election years in the United States, United Kingdom, and at European Parliament, along with ongoing geopolitical tensions, make 2024 difficult to predict—aside from the expectation compliance officers will be busy.
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PremiumCompliance lessons from Rite Aid facial recognition case
The Federal Trade Commission was clear in its recent enforcement action against Rite Aid regarding its expectations for companies using facial recognition technology or any biometric security or surveillance systems.
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PremiumEthical compliance for facial recognition technology
The lack of clear regulations and guidelines for the ethical use of facial recognition technology further exacerbates concerns of discriminatory practices and potential infringements on human rights.
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News BriefCFTC names chief data officer to boost analytic capabilities
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced two appointments to its Division of Data designed to help the agency leverage analytics and emerging technologies to improve its policymaking and oversight efforts.
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PremiumQ&A: Wolters Kluwer EVP on using AI to ease data analysis
Sandeep Sacheti, executive vice president for customer information management and operational excellence at Wolters Kluwer, shares with Compliance Week how the company’s financial and corporate compliance division uses artificial intelligence to manage and analyze data.
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PremiumShades of GDPR? Experts assess AI Act as global standard
As the European Union’s AI Act sets its sights on 2026 to take full effect, experts are concerned other key jurisdictions might introduce divergent legislation that treats artificial intelligence use differently, thus making it difficult for companies to ensure compliance.
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News BriefRite Aid gets 5-year facial recognition use ban from FTC
Retail pharmacy chain Rite Aid agreed to a five-year ban on its use of facial recognition technology for surveillance purposes as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.
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PremiumExperts: More privacy rules, enforcement expected in 2024
Businesses can prepare for a bumpy ride as the 2024 global landscape of data privacy and other related laws and regulations begins to take shape.
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News BriefAI Act moves toward final approval
The European Union’s landmark legal framework to regulate artificial intelligence received political agreement, moving one step closer to official adoption.
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PremiumTackling off-channel communications? Don’t forget ephemeral messaging
As if creating policies and procedures to handle employee use of off-channel communications is not difficult enough, ephemeral messaging platforms can make it even more difficult to recover messages in transit.
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PremiumEfficiency, consistency among goals of modernized TPRM program
Managing directors at KPMG share how firms are making strides in building robust third-party risk management programs for the future.