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Finovate Global: Talking Fintech Regulation in the European Union with EverC’s Maya Shabi

Finovate

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. For any crypto business operating in the EU, heavy compliance standards are becoming the norm, much like other industries that come with significant AML/CTF risks.

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In the age of crypto, is FATF playing catch-up on Recommendation 16?

The Payments Association

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has long been the global standard-setter for AML and CTF measures. While this requirement has been a cornerstone of AML and CTF efforts, its implementation has traditionally focused on the banking sector, which operates within well-defined regulatory frameworks.

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WhiteBIT Surpasses 5 Million Users, Strengthening Its Leadership in Europe’s Crypto Market

Fintech Review

Expanding Ecosystem and Technological Advancements WhiteBIT has also made strategic advancements in blockchain technology, unveiling its rebranded blockchain, Whitechain, which has already processed 50 million transactions and facilitated 25,000 NFTs. In its growth, security remains a top priority for WhiteBIT.

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Here Are All The Licensed Crypto Services Providers in Singapore

Fintech News

The move aims to protect against financial crime and loss, particularly in digital fraud, and includes broadening DPT service definitions and enhancing Anti-Money Laundering (AML) protocols such as Customer Due Diligence and transaction monitoring. They broker exchanges of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and other digital assets.

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How will money transferring between countries look in five years?

Finance Magnates

INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS (CROSS-BORDER): International payments would become much more easier (as KYC, AML check would be a whole lot better). Even Bitcoins. ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING: AML regulations and enforcement have indeed become more stringent, with increased cooperation between financial institutions and regulators.

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5 Tales from the Crypto: Acquisitions, New Markets, New Rules, and New Tools

Finovate

Investors and traders on its platform can buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more than 350 other cryptocurrencies. The regulations build on legislation first issued in 2021 by the European Commission as part of a reform of the EU’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) program.