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Writing by Richard Paxton, independent industry coverage and company announcements. A curated record of the thinking, partnerships and technologies shaping financial services.

12 distinct references across 5 publication channels 2016 - 2026
American BankerInsiderFinance WirePR NewswireFinTech GlobalAIFinTech100
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Coverage of the work behind intelligent financial-crime operations and more responsible AI adoption, alongside Richard Paxton's long-running commentary.

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12 references

01

Why Velocity FSS sees investigations as AI’s biggest opportunity

Interview with Velocity FSS product leadership on agentic AI investigators, human oversight, screening and financial-crime operations.

2026-07-06Read original ↗︎
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Sixth annual AIFinTech100 recognises the firms redefining AI innovation in financial services

The 2026 AIFinTech100 announcement includes Velocity FinCrime Solutions Suite among selected AI innovators in financial services. This is recognition of Velocity, not an award specifically for Alacer consulting.

2026-06-17Read original ↗︎
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03

Al Jazeera Investigation Targets the Gold Industry

Commentary on an investigative series examining illicit gold flows and financial crime exposure. Listed under InsiderFinance Wire on Richard Paxton’s Medium profile.

2023-04-11Read original ↗︎
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04

DOJ is Getting Tough on Corporate Crime Enforcement and Compliance

Analysis of the US Department of Justice’s 2023 corporate crime enforcement and compliance policy updates.

2023-03-24Read original ↗︎
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05

FinCEN and USPS Issue Alert Related to Rampant Check Theft & Fraud

Commentary on a joint FinCEN and USPS alert addressing mail-related check theft and fraud risk.

2023-03-09Read original ↗︎
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The Art World is Ripe for Regulation & Compliance, But Will it Comply?

Examines financial crime controls and regulatory questions in art-market transactions.

2023-02-27Read original ↗︎
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07

Alacer and CRB Monitor partner to strengthen cannabis-related business screening

The Alacer Group announced a CRB Monitor data partnership to improve screening through its Velocity suite. Richard Paxton was quoted as Alacer Group CEO.

2023-02-21Read original ↗︎
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How Today’s FinCrime Technology Disrupts Criminal Profit Streams

Discusses how technology and controls can disrupt money laundering and related criminal business models.

2023-02-14Read original ↗︎
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Nationwide Weed Trafficking & Money Laundering Ring Busted

Discussion of cannabis-related financial crime, laundering networks and the banking compliance challenge.

2023-02-08Read original ↗︎
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10

Alacer Group partners with NominoData to expand FinCrime intelligence

Announcement of the NominoData data-services partnership for Alacer’s Velocity financial crime platform, including comments from Richard Paxton.

2022-10-06Read original ↗︎
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Vital4 and The Alacer Group partnership improves Velocity

Announcement of the Vital4 partnership to enhance AML data and screening capabilities, with commentary from Richard Paxton.

2022-08-16Read original ↗︎
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12

AML Scandals that Flew Under the Radar in ’15

An American Banker BankThink opinion piece by Richard Paxton examining lesser-known money-laundering cases. The publisher article URL could not be recovered; the linked Medium excerpt explicitly credits American Banker.

2016-01-21Read author excerpt ↗︎
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Editorial transparency: Articles by Richard Paxton are labeled as authored pieces. PR Newswire items are company-issued announcements, not independent reporting. AIFinTech100 is a FinTech Global recognition of Velocity FinCrime Solutions Suite. Six InsiderFinance Wire articles are confirmed by Medium's author profile, but individual article URLs were not recoverable, so their links lead to that profile. The American Banker contribution is supported by Richard's Medium excerpt and a third-party citation; the original American Banker URL remains unverified. Browse all 39 previously identified Medium titles ↗︎

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