Factors driving credit score decreases observed among student loan holders involved behaviors such as delinquency on credit products including bankcards, auto loans, and mortgages

Research shows balance aggregation results in modest impact to FICO® Scores

Analysis identified modest impacts to FICO Scores from forbearance-related potential increases in mortgage balance.

Azerbaijan's largest bank has started using FICO software to take an integrated approach to combating financial crime - money laundering and terrorist finance

Fraud and compliance must work together to put the customer at the heart of eKYC strategy

The availability of leaked documents such as the Paradise and Panama Papers provides an alternative source of data that can help identify suspicious organizations

The key to reducing false positives while detecting more money laundering and other financial crimes is to radically improve detection

The set-up of a score validation can greatly influence model performance results — and sometimes inflate them

Due to all the fines and scandals in 2018, I am convinced that AI will play a more important role in financial crime compliance.

To comply with tax regulations, it is a must for a bank to check customers against these lists to avoid non-compliance, a damaged reputation and the support of illegal activity.

The directives are clear for all EU entities, and the lack of compliance in the recent Baltics case has hurt the bank's share price and reputation.

Banks are really starting to take a more integrated approach to financial crime management, and our announcement today about First National Bank (FNB) of Lebanon is a case in point.

Clearly, we need other approaches to AML case management than hiring investigators. An increase in both effectiveness and efficiency of the overall compliance process is required.

While the financial industry transformation features some of the same elements as their retail counterparts, its origins and intra-competitive responses are unique, and the results are still excitingly in flux.

Looking ahead to 2018, I predict a rising trend for organizations to do four things better than today in the realm of financial crime.