Article: Anti-Money Laundering Spending Up 71 Percent at North American Banks.

KPMG Survey Shows North American Banks Report Highest AML Spend Rate Globally And Most Substantial Increase in Suspicious Activity Reports

NEW YORK, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank executives say spending to combat money-laundering activities rose by 71 percent in North America over the past three years, mainly to pay for IT systems and training staff, according to a new survey by KPMG International. It was the highest spending rate increase among the regions surveyed, and well above the 58 percent global average.

With an expectation that the appropriate IT systems are now in place to support monitoring and regulatory reforms, those same North American ...

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