Industry articles
Vendor comparisons, market analysis, and notes from working with Swiss financial institutions.
Negative news screening for Swiss casinos: navigating AMLA and the Money Gaming Act
Swiss casinos sit under two laws and a different supervisor than banks. The AML expectations are not lighter and the documentation bar is just as high. Here is what gaming-board audits actually check.
FinIA expectations for Swiss asset managers: AML obligations under FINMA supervision
Since FinIA came into force, Swiss asset managers and trustees report directly to FINMA. The AML obligations did not get lighter, the audit bar got more explicit. Here is what FINMA actually checks.
Transaction monitoring vs negative news screening: where they meet, where they don't
Transaction monitoring watches payment flows; negative news screening investigates entities. Buyers conflate them. Here is what each system actually does and where they hand off to each other.
Vendor due diligence: what a Swiss bank's procurement team should be asking
A Swiss bank evaluating a software vendor is not running a generic procurement exercise. Specific FINMA circulars, the Banking Act's secrecy provisions, and SBA self-regulation set the floor for what has to be asked. Here is the version of the checklist that maps to the regulation.
OpenSanctions vs LSEG World-Check: how to evaluate them for Swiss FIs
Choosing a sanctions data provider locks you into a multi-year operational dependency. Here is what to evaluate, what each provider publishes about itself, and where the regulator expects you to do your own homework.