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OpusDatum launches new WTR Knowledge Hub to transform global compliance landscape

The Payments Association

The WTR Knowledge Hub serves as an essential repository for up-to-date information on global implementation of wire transfer regulations, highlighting adoption of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Travel Rule, country-specific regulations, and regional legislative frameworks.

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Here’s How 10 APAC Markets Are Approaching Crypto Regulation

Fintech News

2023 marked a pivotal year in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region’s approach to crypto regulation, influenced significantly by the preceding implosion of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX exchange and the collapse of of Terra, the algorithmic stablecoin created by Korean entrepreneur Do Kwon.

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‘Travel Rule’ To Force Crypto Exchanges To Share Customer Data

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government is going to strictly oversee the implementation of rules that would force crypto exchanges, marketplaces and digital wallets to identify their customers when they do transactions over a certain monetary threshold, according to a report by Reuters. 15) that the U.S. The amount of money laundering crime may exceed $4.3

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

The Payments Association

As crypto reshapes finance, the FATF’s Travel Rule struggles to keep pacecan global regulators close the gap on illicit transactions? The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has long been the global standard-setter for AML and CTF measures. Among its 40 Recommendations, Recommendation 16 (R.16)

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Deep Dive: Cracking Down On Cryptocurrency Exchange Cybercrime With AML/KYC Compliance

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Government regulators and cryptocurrency exchanges are frantically looking for ways to regulate and prevent the laundering of stolen money through cryptocurrencies, with some methods showing more promise than others. Enforcing AML/KYC Compliance At Cryptocurrency Exchanges. Cryptocurrency-related crimes totaled $4.3 or the U.S.,

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The EBA issues ‘travel rule’ guidance to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing in transfers of funds and crypto assets

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The European Banking Authority (EBA) issued new Guidelines on the so-called ‘travel rule’, i.e. the information that should accompany transfers of funds and certain crypto assets. This rule will help tackle the abuse of such transfers for money laundering and terrorist financing purposes.

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U.S. Gov’t. Will Enforce AML Rules For Crypto

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government is going to strictly oversee the implementation of rules that would force crypto exchanges, marketplaces and digital wallets to identify their customers when they do transactions over a certain monetary threshold, according to a report by Reuters. 15) that the U.S. The amount of money laundering crime may exceed $4.3

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