BSA/AML: Manual Monitoring Systems

When it comes to monitoring for suspicious activity as part of your BSA/AML program, your institution’s size and complexity generally plays a role when determining whether you can/should use manual monitoring processes or a more advanced software-based system that might utilize artificial intelligence. No matter which type of monitoring your institution uses however, you won’t find a one-size-fits-all approach. Since each institution has its own set of unique risks (customer base, geographic location, etc.), their monitoring systems will be unique as well.

Kevin explains more in the video.


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Video Highlights:

  • Monitoring systems are necessary to detect suspicious activity and can be manual or automated.
  • Manual monitoring includes reviewing currency transaction reports, large cash item reports, and balance changes.
  • Employees should alert the BSA team of any unusual activity.

Published
2023/06/16

 

Kevin Edwards

Kevin brings years of experience and a unique perspective on regulatory matters to our clients. A self-proclaimed geek and accredited CRCM, Kevin is also a recovering attorney with experience as in-house counsel for a large regional bank and one of the leading national title insurance providers. For reasons unknown, Kevin decided to leave the safety and serenity of his desk job to seek fortune and glory as a wandering adventurer. Like a bank compliance version of Kwai Chang Caine, The Man with No Name or Don Quixote, he now travels the land seeking to help those in need and righting compliance wrongs, wherever he may find them. Kevin lives in Sioux Falls with his two children, who are surprisingly normal after having endured their father’s vivid imagination for their entire lives. He won’t admit to having any hobbies, because apparently “Regulations never sleep.” (While he does say this in his Batman voice, we’re pretty sure he’s joking.) From the looks of his Facebook page, he likes the outdoors and spending time with his large extended family (who seem like relatively normal people).

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