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Colin Bristow
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Director, Pre-Sales Support

A wide range of experience gained over 15 years working with the financial services sector, Colin has spent time advising organisations in usage of machine learning, intelligent systems technologies and analytics for improvement in business advantage. Colin has worked globally in the areas of Risk, Fraud, AML and technology (including Hadoop) for a wide range of financial services firms. He has spent over 5 years working at SAS, and is currently responsible for supporting one of the global banking organisations in setting a strategy and direction for usage of advanced analytics.

Artificial Intelligence | Risk Management
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How can technology help insurers with the fight against money laundering?

Money laundering is a growing threat within the insurance industry. The regulatory framework within banking is adding stronger controls and governance processes which will encourage launderers to seek alternative areas to launder funds. While insurance presents a different type of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) risk, the risks still exist. Long considered

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence
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Anti-money laundering requirements: Are the stakes increasing?

Part 504 of the US Department of Financial Services Superintendent’s Regulations seems to significantly up the requirements for firms to conduct ongoing review and continuously improve their approach to anti-money laundering (AML) monitoring. But is it really very different from the intergovernmental Financial Action Task Force's broader suggestions to introduce