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01Feb 2021

Monivation and Sybrin join forces to address Global Regulatory Compliance Challenges

Monivation, an innovative regulatory compliance technology company, have joined forces with Sybrin, a leading global and mult ...

27Jan 2021

AI: The Double-Edged Sword in AML/CTF Compliance

ACAMS TODAY - AI: The Double-Edged Sword in AML/CTF Compliance. Penned by our very own Ilze Calitz (Co-Founder & Chief Legal ...

09Jul 2020

Startupbootcamp Afritech - Winner!

MONIVATION was a proud participant in the Startupbootcamp AfriTech Hackathon and, we won for the challenge requiring technolo ...

03Apr 2020

Money Laundering: An infinite game of cat and mouse?

The war against money laundering is undergoing a revolution, one that benefits both sides. For centuries money launderers and ...

16Mar 2020

Will the coronavirus drive us towards a contactless society?

On Wednesday 11th March 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the Coronavirus, now known as COVID-19, to be a pa ...

04Mar 2020

Real Estate: When the gatekeeper becomes the inn-keeper

Most were shocked with the news that Pam Golding Properties allegedly played a key role in the facilitation of money launderi ...

29Jan 2020

Life’s too short to learn from your own mistakes. So, learn from others.

Having won the UK Prosperity Games 2019 held in Cape Town in August 2019, the UK Department for International Trade (DIT) and ...

01Nov 2019

Ever heard of the term “Augmented Intelligence” and wondered what it’s all about?

Augmented Intelligence is a human centred partnership model of people and Artificial Intelligence (AI), which combines the be ...

29Aug 2019

The impact of Conduct Law on a Bank's right to unilaterally close a customer's account

This article seeks to determine whether the Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill not only limits a Bank’s contractual right ...

21Aug 2019

Getting the Pitch Right: My experience at the UK Prosperity Games

I recently had the privilege of being a participant in the inaugural #UKProsperityGames2019 for Africa, a virtual investment ...

28Mar 2019

5 Survival tips for the imminent FICAA deadline

With less than a few days to go until the implementation deadline of the Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Act 1 of 201 ...

25Mar 2019

Empowering staff with Augmented Intelligence for people.

Empowering staff with Artificial Intelligence for people - The Monivation Digital Compliance Officer

06Mar 2019

Are you ready for the April 2019 FICAA deadline?

Are you ready for the April 2019 FICAA deadline? The Monivation Team can assist with final preparations, audits and conforma ...

15Aug 2018

Your Risk Management and Compliance Programme doesn’t need to break the bank.

In this article I discuss some of the high-level requirements Accountable Institutions need to put in place to become complia ...

05Jul 2018

Part 3: Risk Based Approach: Is less the new more?

How do you go about implementing an effective and bespoke RBA, whilst living up to the aim and philosophy of the FIC Amendmen ...

25Jun 2018

Insurers: What to expect from your new FICA “Big Brother” – Prudential Authority!

On 1 April 2018 the Twin Peaks model was welcomed with mixed emotions as responses varied from one extreme to the other.

11May 2018

Part 2: Risk Based Approach: Critical success factors for an effective RBA

Different industries and sectors have different financial crime risks which they have exposure to – therefore, the adoption o ...

26Apr 2018

Part 1: Risk Based Approach: Is less the new more?

Interpretation-based regulatory requirements, the establishment of multiple Regulatory Bodies, digital innovation and RegTech ...

19Feb 2018

Rethink: Training your staff on Compliance in the Digital Era

How do we solve this problem then? How do we empower our staff to act in a compliant manner every day, follow all the numerou ...