Crime-fighting blog
From time to time, we blog about our crime-fighting journey—our motivation, our path forward, and what we do to help you stop financial crime. Come join the discussion.
Creating our values, part 4: creation and the big reveal
The journey to define our core values comes to an end.
Creating our values, part 3: a year of buildup
What would the world miss if Salv didn’t exist? Why should people join Salv? What is the DNA of a Salver?
Creating our values, part 2: how Budapest set the foundation
We built a remote-friendly environment where you can learn and improve, and create the impact that will be deeply felt throughout the company.
It’s time to streamline your RFI process
Let’s end the harmful practice of processing RFIs via email (or multiple customer portals, which can be equally time-consuming).
Interview with Ray Blake: financial crime and cost of compliance
Ray Blake talks about the financial crime landscape in the UK, emerging regulatory changes, and how much it costs firms to stay compliant.
Best KYC software and tools
The right KYC software can be a game changer for your business. What technology, software, and tools can make your life easier this year?
The year of collaborative crime-fighting (in review)
Taavi Tamkivi looks back on 2022 and explores what the future may bring for Salv.
Creating our values, part 1: why culture isn’t just a buzzword
The stronger the culture, the less corporate processes a company needs. Our core values guide us in all our decisions.
Augmented compliance: interview with Baptiste Forestier (LinkCy)
Baptiste Forestier, chief compliance officer at LinkCy, on finding the best balance between compliance and business.
The complete guide to sanctions screening
With sanctions screening, you can identify and mitigate sanctions exposure and support your compliance team.
Collaborative crime-fighting celebrates its 1 year anniversary
Salv Bridge made collaborative crime-fighting not only possible, but fully operational.
Working at Salv: Kairi, the voice of people
Kairi Pauskar helped build Salv’s unique company culture, and made sure that everyone onboard shares the same values.
Reflections from Money20/20 Europe
Money20/20 Europe is a global event that brings together great fintech startups, investors, and established companies.
Good old startup culture doesn’t last forever – does it?
Companies don’t really change for the better. But Salv’s unique startup culture sets us apart from others. What makes us different?
A guide to effective transaction monitoring
You can turn transaction monitoring into a powerful tool to maintain compliance and fight financial crime. Learn how.
Screening alert search engine: a better way to access alerts
Follow the evolution of our screening alert backlog into a powerful screening alert search engine: search and access alerts like a pro.
What is collaborative crime-fighting?
What unites collaborative crime-fighting and information sharing and how we can use it to tackle financial crime – as an industry.
Biggest fintech events in Europe
Some of the biggest fintech events in Europe include Money20/20 Europe, MoneyLIVE Summit, and Fintech World Forum.
Public-private and private-private information sharing to combat financial crime
We look into ways to detect and disrupt financial crime through public-private and private-private information sharing.
What is financial crime?
The most common financial crimes are money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, bribery, and corruption.
Salv Bridge Estonia pilot outcomes
Salv Bridge opens a new chapter in collaborative investigations of fraud, money laundering, and sanctions.
Feature development at Salv: data upload case study
Feature development is a big part of product engineering at Salv. Now you can learn how it works.
Working at Salv: Stiven, business development wizard
Stiven shares his journey to a career in business development and sales. His philosophy is simple: take action.
The next big trend in AML: counterparty monitoring
Monitoring, detecting, and investigating money laundering and fraud just got easier with counterparty monitoring.
Working at Salv: Artjom, product engineer
What does it mean to work for a startup? Artjom Vassiljev shares his experience of product engineering at Salv.
Top movies and TV shows about money laundering and fraud
We created a list of the top TV shows and movies to advance your knowledge of money laundering and fraud.
Best AML software
What software does AML use? Have a look at our selection of top AML software for banks and fintechs.
To hack or not to hack? Security hackathon at Salv
Salv hosted a security hackathon based on OWASP Top Ten Web Application Security Risks.
100 million reasons to celebrate – AML Platform’s big 2021
In 2021, our clients chose Salv’s KYC, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring and risk assessment functions.
AML Bridge: celebrating 100 investigative collaborations
AML Bridge has enabled 100 investigative collaborations to stop financial crime. Banks report significant loss reduction amid the rising volume of investigat…
The key to battling FinCrime? Collaboration and speed
Tiina Hiller shares key takeaways from the FinCrime Experts Meetup that Salv hosted jointly with Lithuanian AML Centre of Excellence.
Why haven’t we solved money laundering yet?
Money laundering is a curse of the digital age. Criminals launder an estimated €4tn every year, much of which goes to fund drug trafficking and terrorism.
Salv engineering key principles
Salv’s engineering key principles, as outlined by our co-founder Sergei Rumjantsev.
Data Protection Day. What does it mean for AML?
GDPR regulation can actively help us meet AML/CFT goals, and our AML Bridge project plays a major part too.
AML Bridge pilot update – December 2020
Salv is building a decentralised network for sharing anti-money laundering (AML) intelligence between the banks.
Best financial crime podcasts to strengthen your AML game
Get a glimpse of the shady world of financial crime through the stories of seasoned crime-fighters.
Working at Salv: Rando, product engineer
Meet Rando, a product engineer at Salv. Read how Salv’s mission and clear vision helps Rando solve customer issues.
Our biggest customer is fake
We needed a dataset to test real-life transaction monitoring scenarios. Our team of data scientists had to get creative.
Building Salv’s identity, part 3: developing the brand identity
Jaanus Kase, our head of design, describes his experience developing Salv’s brand identity.
Building Salv’s identity, part 2: producing the design
Jaanus Kase talks about visual aspects, including logo design, that helped develop Salv’s unique brand identity.
Building Salv’s identity, part 1: history, mission & name
Our purpose at Salv is to stop financial crime. How did it help us develop our mission and identity?
Working at Salv: Raido, product engineer
Meet Raido Türk, a product engineer at Salv. Read how Salv’s great company culture helps Raido grow and follow his dreams.
5 ways to beat financial criminals at their own game
To stay ahead of financial criminals, we must adjust our technology and stay on track with the mission.
Working towards a mission changes everything
Money laundering is a massive issue. Our dream at Salv is to stop it once and for all. What helps us stay focused on our goals?
Creating the environment we want to work in
Salv’s company culture is built on our mission and values. We fight financial crime to make the world a better place. And we do it together.
Working at Salv: Tarmo, product engineer
Meet Tarmo Kalling, a product engineer at Salv. Read how Salv’s great company culture helps Tarmo achieve new heights in his career.
How AML crises can make our future brighter
How Danske bank scandal strengthened the anti-money laundering (AML) community and what we can learn from it.
Pillar 4: How to measure your compliance effectiveness
Struggling to set your AML metrics, especially when it comes to how effective your compliance is? It’s not as hard as you think. We promise.
There’s a reason you can’t keep up with AML regulations
Increasing regulations doesn’t reduce the number of anti-money laundering (AML) scandals. But we know what does.
Criminals are fast. Your AML must be faster
Technology enables financial criminals to get ahead of the law. How can compliance teams keep up and beat the bad guys?
Pillar 3: How to measure your AML costs
Struggling to set your AML metrics, especially when it comes to how much your AML is costing your business? It’s not as hard as you think. We promise.
Pillar 2: How to measure your customer impact
Struggling to set your AML metrics, especially when it comes to how your AML impacts your customers? It’s not as hard as you think. We promise.
Pillar 1: How to measure your crime-fighting effectiveness
Struggling to set your AML metrics, especially when it comes to how well your company actually fights crime? It’s not as hard as you think. We promise.
Why we couldn’t ignore AML
Compliance, at first, sounded both intimidating and dry. But when I began to learn about AML, I discovered it was anything but. And I couldn’t ignore it.
Why you should choose a job that makes a difference
If you’re looking for a startup job, you might be tempted to choose the trendiest company. Instead, opt for one that makes the world a better place for us all.
Building your own AML compliance? This is what you can do differently
Building your own Anti Money Laundering (AML) Compliance from the ground up isn’t easy. I know, because I’ve done it for a fast-growing global startup.
