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AML/CFTTechnology
Solutions
Implementing robust, effective and efficient AML/CFT
Monitoring Solutions
Francois Combrinck
29% ofTechnology Projects are Successful:
Delivered on time, within budget, within scope,
realized value and satisfied stakeholders*
* Source: Standish Group Chaos Report 2015
19% ofTechnology Projects are outright failures
and failed to meet any success criteria
29% Success
19% Fail
52% ofTechnology Projects meet only some
success criteria
52% Challenged
58% of Small projects using an Agile
methodology are successful.
Collaboration
• Executive
Sponsorship
• Emotional Maturity
• User Involvement
Process
• Optimisation
• Standard
Architecture
• Agile Process
• Modest Execution
Expertise
• Skilled Resources
• Project Management
Expertise
• Clear Business
Objectives
• Individualsand
Interactionsover
processesand tools
• Workingsoftware over
comprehensive
documentation
• Customer Collaboration
over contractnegotiation
• Respondingto change
over followingaplan
Source: agilemanifesto.org
• IncreasedRevenue
• Reduced Speed to Market
• IncreasedQuality
• IncreasedVisibility
• Improved Risk
Management
• Greater Flexibility
• Greater Cost Control
• More Engagement
• IncreasedCustomer
Satisfaction
• Right Product
Source: allaboutagile.com
What is Agile?
Risk
CoverageCompliance
Governance
Analysis
Design
BuildTest
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Analysis
Design
BuildTest
Implement
Analysis
Design
BuildTest
Implement
Analysis
Design
BuildTest
Implement
Coverage
• ProductsCoverage
• SystemsCoverage
Risk
• Product Rules
• Money Laundering
Risks
Compliance
• Internal Policies
• NationalLegislation
• InternationalBest
Practiceand
Standards
Quality requirements are
Source: A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of KnowledgeVersion 3.o
Analysis
Design
BuildTest
Implement
“A useful representation of a need”
Solution Agnostic
Testable
Clear and Unambiguous
Complete
Consistent
Prioritized
Analysis
Design
BuildTest
Implement
Analysis
Design
BuildTest
Implement
Technology
Process
Data
Complete
Monitoring
Control
Residency
Data
ConsiderationsTechnology
Process
Data
Monitoring
Universe
Control
Cloud
Most Appropriate Source
Transformations from system of record to
monitoring
Understanding the risk introduced by each
transformation
Completeness of data
Technology
ConsiderationsTechnology
Process
Data
Monitoring
Universe
Control
Cloud
Most Appropriate Solution or Solutions
Size vs. Sophistication
Market Leader or Startup
The Myth of the TacticalSolution
Process
ConsiderationsTechnology
Process
Data
Monitoring
Universe
Control
Cloud
Integral to Overall Solution
Analysis Processes for Efficient Analysis and
Effective Reporting
Control Processes to Ensure Effectiveness and
Efficiency of Monitoring
Change Processes
Solution Controls
Technology
Process
Data
Monitoring
Universe
Control
Cloud
Operational
Controls for
Effectiveness
Controls that monitor data completeness
Controls that monitor process execution
Operational
Controls for
Efficiency
Controls that monitor back-end and front-end stability
Controls that monitor quality of alerting
Controls that monitor quality of alert analysis
Controls that monitor quality of reporting
Solution Residency
ConsiderationsTechnology
Process
Data
Monitoring
Universe
Control
Cloud
Multi-Jurisdictional Monitoring Solutions
Desired Level of Control
Desired Level of Oversight
Data Privacy
Cloud
Cloud Computing
OptionsTechnology
Process
Data
Monitoring
Universe
Control
Cloud
Solution Hosted On-Site (No
Cloud)
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Software as a Service (SaaS)
MoreControl,
GreaterFixedCost
LessControl,Less
FixedCost
Total Monitoring
Technology
Process
Data
Monitoring
Universe
Control
Cloud
Customer
Screening
Customer
Due
Diligence
Data
Quality in
Customer
Lifecycle
Transaction
Monitoring
Customer
Risk
Assessment
Analysis
Design
Build
Test and
Tune
Implement
Analysis
Design
Build
Test and
Tune
Implement
• Alert Quality
• False Positives
• Machine
Learning
• Money
Laundering Risk
• Coverage
• Systems
Processes
• Business
Processes
• Completeness
• Accuracy
• Controls
Testing for
Effectiveness
Testing for
Efficiency
Tuning for
Efficiency
Tuning for
Effectiveness
Greater
Control
Less Risk
Innovative
Monitoring
Sources
• Standish Group: Chaos Report (2015); Summary extracted from https://www.infoq.com/articles/standish-
chaos-2015 on 3 October 2016.
• Benefits of Agile: Retrieved from allaboutagile.com on 22 October 2016 (http://www.allaboutagile.com/10-
good-reasons-to-do-agile-development/)
• The Agile Manifesto: Retrieved from agilemanifesto.org on 22 October 2016
• International Institute of Business Analysis: A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of KnowledgeVersion
3.0, April 2015.
• Joe Barios:What Every Business Analyst Must Know About Cloud Computing; Retrieved from
https://www.joebarrios.com/five-things-business-analyst-know-cloud-computing/ on 23 October 2016.
• PriceWaterhouseCooper: StressTesting anti-money laundering / counter-terrorist financing frameworks for
the securities industry; Retrieved from
http://www.pwchk.com/webmedia/doc/636119486865834411_forensic_anti_money_laundering_oct2016.p
df on 2 November 2016
• Keith Furst: How to Conduct an AML System Assessment

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