Finovate

JANUARY 24, 2025

Many FIs need to significantly upgrade their payment processing systems to handle real-time transactions, which also need to uphold fraud detection and AML/CTF rules in real time. Shabi: Complying with the MiCA framework is the first thing that comes to mind when cryptocurrency and the EU are mentioned in the same sentence.

Regulations

Fintech News

JULY 17, 2024

This decrease suggests that the anti-money laundering (AML) programmes of centralised exchanges are becoming more effective at detecting and mitigating laundering activity. In 2024, the top 100 bitcoin consolidation wallets received £968 million worth of bitcoin from over 14,970 distinct addresses.

Money Laundering

PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2018

Charges of money laundering and illegal money transmission have been levied against a 21-year-old bitcoin dealer in California. The charges allege that Burrell sold roughly $750,000 in bitcoin to about 900 individuals throughout the United States over a period that stretched from January 2015 to April 2016.

Money Laundering

Clearly Payments

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Additionally, payment regulation mandates stringent security measures, data protection standards, and adherence to anti-money laundering (AML) regulations to thwart fraud, cybersecurity breaches, and illicit financial activities.

Regulations

Finextra

JUNE 30, 2025

While their mechanisms may vary, they all aim to combine the trust and stability of fiat currencies (most commonly the US Dollar) associated with traditional banking infrastructure with the efficiency of blockchain-based transfers, thereby avoiding the volatility inherent in traditional cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ethereum.

Stablecoins

Fintech News

MAY 29, 2025

Government-led regulation in Japan Similarly, Japan has taken a government-driven approach to stablecoin regulation, providing a clear legal framework that distinguishes stablecoins from other crypto assets. This makes XSGD one of the worlds largest non-USD stablecoins.

Stablecoins