Finovate

JUNE 4, 2024

AMLYZE , a regtech specializing in combating financial crime that made its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope earlier this year , has forged a strategic partnership with Aura Cloud. ” Govina added, “Together, we will empower financial institutions to stay ahead of the curve in the fight against financial crime.”

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

When it comes to financial crime, it seems, the bad guys are getting away with financial murder. The implication, then, is that financial institutions are not doing what they could or should do to detect and prevent financial crimes. One microcosm of fraud and regulatory scrutiny is cryptocurrencies.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2018

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced that it will get one step closer to creating international standards for cryptocurrency when it launches its first set of rules in June of 2019. Last year, the U.K. And earlier this year it was revealed that the U.S.

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FICO

DECEMBER 23, 2020

In the wake of such radical changes, as we look to the year ahead, the challenge for global banks and financial institutions at large has never been greater. Here is how we predict banks will endeavor to enhance their financial crimes controls in 2021: 1. Machine Learning Will Play a Great Role in Fighting Money Laundering.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Blanco , director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ( FinCEN ), said banks need to be wary of risks with cryptocurrency, according to remarks planned to be given at the ACAMS AML (anti-money laundering) virtual conference on Tuesday (Sept.

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Fintech News

JULY 17, 2024

The rapid ascent of cryptocurrency has ushered in a new era of financial innovation, but it has also created novel challenges in combating financial crime. These services blend the cryptocurrencies of many users together, making it difficult to trace the origin of funds. billion of value received in April alone.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In recent years, the world has witnessed a rapid rise in the popularity and adoption of cryptocurrencies. As this digital revolution continues to reshape the financial landscape, it is crucial to examine the future of the monetary system and address the challenges the crypto industry faces.

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Neopay

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The digital revolution, spearheaded by digital banking, cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital payment systems, has significantly contributed to the exponential rise in global financial crime compliance costs. EMEA’s overall financial crime compliance costs are nearly 39.8%

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FICO

AUGUST 12, 2021

Financial Institutions’ compliance officers and teams should be concerned that Open Banking may render their existing AML/CTF and KYC compliance programs inadequate. They provide added services to customers ranging from personal budgeting and spending alerts to personal funds transfers and cryptocurrency wallets.

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FICO

JUNE 23, 2022

The Role of Data in Managing Fraud and Financial Crime Today. In case you missed it, FICO World 2022 was a very welcome return to in-person learning and networking for the global fraud detection and financial crime-fighting community. Fraud Detection and AML Collaboration. Tue, 07/02/2019 - 02:45. by TJ Horan.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

And, while terrorist use of cryptocurrency is still evolving, certain terrorist groups have solicited cryptocurrency donations running into the millions of dollars via online social media campaigns.”. billion of cryptocurrency reportedly was lost to theft or fraud – double that of the previous year.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 9, 2024

AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS: The Next Generation of Payments Enhancing Convenient and Secure Access to Financial Services The Next Digital Revolution Global Mobile Wallets and Super-apps Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Adoption Cross-Border Payment Innovations The Future of Financial Crime Levels of Connection – 2.0

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

The second was the rise of cryptocurrency (though during his remarks he tended to refer to it as Convertible Virtual Currency or CVC). That lack of robustness in response, he noted, is particularly worrisome, given the nature to which detecting and preventing modern financial crime is increasingly a data driven team effort.

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FICO

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Cryptocurrency exchange rates have skyrocketed in the past month. According to a recent report , the total of cryptocurrency related frauds and thefts stands at a staggering $7.69b. At the same time, all top US banks now have customers transacting in cryptocurrency through virtual asset service providers (VASP’s).

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2020

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has fined Michael LaFontaine, former chief operational risk officer at U.S. Bank $185 million for numerous offenses, including “willfully violating” BSA mandates for having an anti-money laundering (AML) procedure. The automated transaction monitoring software U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

WatchDOG AML is a “holistic” anti-money laundering (AML) offering that works to prevent financial crime by “identifying suspicious activity in real time with an enterprise transaction monitoring system,” according to the firms. Computer Services, Inc. COVID Programs Allowing Loan Deferrals Have Shown Mixed Outcomes.

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Stax

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

That’s a lot of money being exchanged—and also provides a huge amount of possibility for financial crime. Financial crime can take on several faces, including (cyber) fraud, cryptocurrency scams, and money laundering—and companies offering financial services can lose out on serious bucks. In the U.S.,

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The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

With over 240 million customers across the globe, global blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency exchange, Binance is seeking top compliance and investigation talent to ensure it can keep pace with the industry and company’s rapid maturation and growth. “We Morgan where she led the financial crime-related reviews for APAC regions.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2018

Treasury’s financial crime unit is picking up enforcement of cryptocurrency platforms that don’t have strong internal mechanisms in place to prevent money laundering, according to a report in Reuters. The cryptocurrency platforms in the U.S. isn’t the only country looking to crack down on the cryptocurrency market.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 13, 2024

Fenergo has released their annual financial fines analysis, showcasing that penalties for failing to comply with anti-money laundering (AML), KYC, environmental, social, and governance (ESG), sanctions and customer due diligence (CDD) regulations totalled $6.6billion in 2023, up considerably from $4.2billion in 2022 and $5.4billion in 2021.

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The Payments Association

JANUARY 31, 2025

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has long been the global standard-setter for AML and CTF measures. 16) has been pivotal in addressing the traceability of financial transactions, requiring the inclusion of originator and beneficiary information in wire transfers to prevent misuse for illicit purposes. By doing so, R.16

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

The head of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has warned FinTech firms that they must abide by anti-money laundering (AML) laws. The warning seems to be aimed toward cryptocurrency exchanges and FinTech firms that have the ability to allow anonymous users to utilize funds for criminal behavior.

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Finovate

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) agrees to acquire Japanese robo-advisory firm WealthNavi for $664 million. Cryptocurrencies Taiwan expedites implementation of its new Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations for cryptocurrency companies. Mortgagetech U.K. ’s retail banking brands.

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The Fintech Times

AUGUST 19, 2024

Looking to do so, and in turn, advance the development of cryptocurrencies in the country, Bybit , the crypto exchange, has expanded into Argentina. Recently, the Argentine General Inspectorate of Justice (IGJ) approved a company using cryptocurrencies as registered capital.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Kenneth Blanco, said on Friday (Nov. The director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Kenneth Blanco, said on Friday (Nov. 15) that the U.S. 15) that the U.S. That’s what our expectation is.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Iain Armstrong, regulatory affairs practice lead for ComplyAdvantage “The EU is even gearing up to regulate football clubs for AML/CFT. We should expect this to continue with more firms outside of financial institutions being regulated. “One area still not discussed enough is social media networks.

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Fintech Finance

AUGUST 2, 2024

Advanced Features and Capabilities Key features include support for SWIFT, SEPA, and ISO20022 payment formats, device fingerprinting, biometric authentication, real-time monitoring, and AML screening. AML Screening : Sanctions and watchlist screening, transaction pattern analysis for detecting money laundering activities.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2020

But Kellerman and other security experts advocated at the hearing for legislative measures, such as modernizing anti-money laundering (AML) and forfeiture rules and moving the Secret Service to the Treasury Department, to help combat the threat. ” A memo included with the subcommittee’s documents also pointed to the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Plus, Jumio is strenghtening its anti-money laundering (AML) functions. Jumio Bolsters Financial Crime Detection Capabilities With Beam’s AML Platform. Jumio is bolstering its AML functions, having announced a deal for Beam Solutions’ AML platform. The news follows Jumio’s Sept.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2019

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recently released guidelines intended to increase the transparency of digital asset transactions, as regulators push for greater cryptocurrency oversight. 51 percent: Portion of global businesses that plan to invest more in detecting and preventing financial crime.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

Regulators are passing stricter policies, as well as cracking down on anti-money laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC) and sanctions noncompliance. The March AML/KYC Tracker® explores the changing regulatory environment and new initiatives for improving customer identity verification and authentication. Around The AML/KYC World.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Whether done in-person or by bits and bytes, the objective of the money launderer is to capture funds, move them quickly through the banking system and extract funds at the other end — at bank branches or ATMs, via Western Union money transfers, in the form of cryptocurrencies or however they can. “To

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The Paypers

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Binance Canada , a blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, has announced it will partner with MinervaAI , for the detection and investigation of financial crimes.

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The Paypers

APRIL 22, 2019

(The Paypers) The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has penalised a “peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchanger” for breaking anti-money laundering (AML) rules.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that it has issued revised Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs), which will now require U.S. Earlier this year, it was reported that FinCEN would be keeping a closer eye on cryptocurrency because it was receiving 1,500 complaints per month about suspicious activity.

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Neopay

JULY 18, 2024

The Scale of Money Laundering Global Scale: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimates that annual laundering volumes range from 2% to 5% of global GDP. Cryptocurrency: Chainalysis reported that $23.8 billion in cryptocurrency was laundered in 2022, representing a 68% increase over 2021. trillion and $5.54

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FICO

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

While around one in five banks (19%) felt that increasing fines and penalties was the most feasible way to improve financial probity, a further 40 percent thought it was necessary to better resource the regulators. Asian Money Laundering Scandals: AML Solution Capabilities. It is a large problem to solve. McConaghy added.

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