The Payments Association

JANUARY 13, 2025

However, PSPs must ensure their systems and processes support this capability, which may involve implementing blockchain analytics tools and strengthening compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) regulations. This also positions them as thought leaders in the sector.

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The Payments Association

MARCH 19, 2025

The rapid adoption of digital wallets has introduced a complex web of regulatory considerations, ranging from data privacy and cybersecurity to anti-money laundering (AML) compliance and cross-border transaction governance. The question is not if but how severe and far-reaching these new rules will be.

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The Fintech Times

JULY 7, 2025

Common use cases include fraud detection, anti-money laundering, cybersecurity and back-office automation. Another 10 per cent of firms say they plan to adopt AI in the next three years, a sign that usage is growing quickly.

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Fintech Review

APRIL 11, 2025

It aims to streamline, automate, and enhance how people and businesses interact with money. This includes services like mobile banking, peer-to-peer payments, investment platforms, and blockchain applications. It covers identity verification, anti-money laundering (AML), transaction monitoring, and reporting automation.

FinTech 52

FinTech Online and Mobile Banking Payment APIs and Integration Cross-Border 52

Finextra

JUNE 23, 2025

It classifies payment stablecoin issuers as regulated financial institutions, pulling them firmly under anti-money laundering and consumer protection rules. Institutions Jump In: The New Era of Bank-Issued Digital Money Off of the back of the passing of the GENIUS ACT, JP Morgan announced JPMD. So, what exactly is JPMD?

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The Payments Association

JULY 15, 2025

This highlights growing industry anxiety about criminals leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance their capabilities, from sophisticated social engineering attacks to automated money laundering schemes. Blockchain and distributed ledger technology showed moderate readiness levels, with 40% achieving advanced or full preparation.

Financial Crimes 88

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The Payments Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Key objectives of the act The primary objectives of the 2023 Act include: Preventing and detecting economic crime: The Act seeks to close loopholes in existing legislation and give enforcement agencies greater powers to investigate and prosecute financial crimes such as fraud, money laundering, and corruption. Read More

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The global nature of cryptocurrencies presents regulatory hurdles, particularly in areas like anti-money laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT). Navigating the Challenges Requires A Balancing Act While Singapore is forging ahead in the digital asset space, it also acknowledges the challenges that lie ahead.

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Finextra

JUNE 26, 2025

Operating on blockchain networks, stablecoin payments are available 24/7, bypassing the limitations of traditional banking hours and weekend closures. A key financial benefit for merchants is the elimination of chargeback risks due to the irreversible nature of blockchain transactions.

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Stablecoins Payment APIs and Integration Fraud Prevention Cross-Border 52

Fintech News

JUNE 17, 2025

This is crucial to fighting money laundering and terrorist financing. It requires financial institutions and crypto firms alike to collect and share accurate information on both the sender and recipient of virtual asset transfers.

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Fintech Review

MAY 4, 2025

It is non-negotiable for any business handling payments, onboarding customers, or moving money across borders. Strong Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) frameworks are now expected not just by regulators, but by enterprise partners and customers.

Payment APIs and Integration 76

Payment APIs and Integration FinTech Multi-Currency Embedded Finance 76

Fintech Review

MAY 14, 2025

However, they must still meet basic consumer protection, anti-money laundering , and operational resilience standards. AirCarbon Exchange used the Abu Dhabi Global Market sandbox to launch a blockchain-based carbon trading platform. Challenges and Criticism Despite their success, regulatory sandboxes are not perfect.

Innovation 52

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The Fintech Times

JUNE 26, 2025

East Africa’s I&M Group , a regional financial services provider, has partnered with ThetaRay , a global specialist in cognitive AI for financial crime compliance, to roll out an end-to-end anti-money laundering platform across five countries.

FinTech 59

FinTech AI Online and Mobile Banking Non-Bank 59

Finextra

JULY 2, 2025

The last few years have also seen an explosion of blockchain-based financial products—decentralised finance (DeFi), NFTs, a proliferation of altcoins and memecoins. When the pace of innovation exceeds the frameworks of regulation or ethical practice, we risk creating systems that appear sleek but ultimately prove unsustainable.

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Finextra

JUNE 26, 2025

Operating on blockchain networks, stablecoin payments are available 24/7, bypassing the limitations of traditional banking hours and weekend closures. A key financial benefit for merchants is the elimination of chargeback risks due to the irreversible nature of blockchain transactions. Pay with TRIO offers: Settlement in minutes.

Stablecoins 52

Stablecoins Payment APIs and Integration Cross-Border Account Takeovers 52

Finextra

JUNE 6, 2025

State-level money transmitter licenses. FinCEN registration as Money Services Businesses. Compliant exchanges implement robust Know Your Customer ( KYC ) procedures and Anti-Money Laundering ( AML ) protocols.

Cryptocurrency 72

Cryptocurrency Volume Regulatory Compliance Compliance 72

Fintech Weekly

JULY 17, 2025

That means they’d need to follow the same anti-money laundering and know-your-customer rules as banks and brokerages. It sends a clear message that, if you’re handling people’s money, digital or not, you need to play by the rules. Because of its distributed ledger system, Blockchain. Innovative demos.

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Blockchain Rules Regulations FinTech 78

Finextra

JULY 7, 2025

Location Joburg Followers 5 Opinions 24 Follow Unfollow Tokenised stocks are making headlines as the finance world flirts with the blockchain revolution. Along the way, well keep a global perspective and touch on both primary markets (raising money) and secondary markets (trading those tokens). What Exactly Are Tokenised Stocks?

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Payments Dive

JULY 14, 2025

has fallen behind, Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger told the Senate panel. “[W]e Digital assets and blockchain technology are revolutionizing financial services, supply chains, and digital identity. Criminals use cash-based money laundering strategies in significant part because cash offers anonymity.

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Fintech News

JUNE 3, 2024

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region faces significant challenges in combating money laundering due to its diverse economies, large volume of cross-border trade, and varying levels of regulatory enforcement across different countries — the trends of money laundering in Asia Pacific are constantly evolving.

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Finextra

MAY 1, 2024

Researchers from Elliptic, IBM Watson and MIT have used AI to detect money laundering on the Bitcoin blockchain.

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Money Laundering Research Bitcoin Blockchain 90

Fintech News

JULY 17, 2024

A recent comprehensive report by Chainalysis sheds light on the intricate world of crypto-related money laundering. The Scale of Crypto Money Laundering The magnitude of crypto-related money laundering is staggering. Usage of mixers peaked in 2022, with over US$1.5 billion of value received in April alone.

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Payments Source

DECEMBER 10, 2019

s blockchain-based information network for payments is drawing the greatest interest in Japan, a country long blamed for weak measures against money laundering. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s

Money Laundering 90

Money Laundering Blockchain Payments AML 90

PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

billion raise to back the creation of its Telegram One Network (TON) blockchain initiative. In other news, the individual behind the cryptocurrency project that purportedly had anti-money laundering features was brought forward on wire fraud and money laundering charges by the U.S.

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Money Laundering AML Bitcoin Cryptocurrency 103

PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

Developed by a London startup of the same name, AZTEC offers encryption of blockchain data at a lower cost, and with a more efficient process, than previous versions. It’s being tested by the most important bank in blockchain today. JPMorgan Chase is testing out a zero-knowledge privacy solution called AZTEC.

Money Laundering 75

Money Laundering Bitcoin Blockchain Cryptocurrency 75

CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2020

This massive market, which includes a broad range of financial “plumbing” services, could be poised for a blockchain shake-up. This approach relies on layers of middlemen, contributing to inefficiencies and even creating opportunities for foul play like money laundering and corruption. First name. Company Name. Phone number.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2020

House of Representatives Committee on Small Businesses is going to hold a hearing on the benefits of blockchain technology for entrepreneurs. ET, and will be called “Building Blocks of Change: The Benefits of Blockchain Technology for Small Businesses.”. The hearing is set for Wednesday, March 4 at 11:30 a.m.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 18, 2024

Crypto exchange, Binance has played a massive part in solving a major crypto-assisted money laundering case in Taiwan involving nearly NT$200million (approximately US$6million). Binance was able to share its blockchain expertise and intelligence to help law enforcement bring the suspects to justice.

Money Laundering 69

Money Laundering Law Enforcement Financial Crimes Crime 69

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

s blockchain-based information network for payments, Bloomberg reported on Monday (Dec. A country long blamed for weak measures against money laundering, Japan has over 80 banks interested in joining the Interbank Information Network (IIN), said executive Daizaburo Sanai. Japan is looking to JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s

Money Laundering 52

Money Laundering Payment Networks Law Enforcement AML 52

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Blockchain companies raised more venture capital and private equity funding in H1’21 than any full year in history. download our best of blockchain research. download our best of blockchain research. But blockchain’s potential extends well beyond crypto and NFTs. First name. Company name. Phone number.

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Payments Source

MARCH 9, 2020

Regulations should require building better blockchain technology at the banks. The Treasury secretary’s recent Senate testimony coming down on cryptocurrencies is misguided.

Money Laundering 71

Money Laundering Bitcoin Treasury Cryptocurrency 71

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The emergence of the “network of network” strategies on the parts of Visa and Mastercard have opened the door for faster payments, for the electronification of payments — and for blockchain to underpin it all. Crypto has been held up by critics as a conduit to fraud and money laundering.

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Cryptocurrency Blockchain Bitcoin Online and Mobile Banking 129

Neopay

JULY 18, 2024

Money laundering is a pervasive issue, affecting economies and societies worldwide. This clandestine nature makes it challenging to quantify the exact amount laundered annually. The anonymity offered by cryptocurrencies makes them attractive for laundering illicit funds.

Money Laundering 52

Money Laundering AML Cryptocurrency Crime 52

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Distributed ledger technology (DLT) — which uses tech like blockchain to verify transactions without the need for a centralized authority — is gaining traction as a way to revamp capital markets infrastructure by making it more streamlined, improving transparency, and reducing associated fees. Submit your application here before November 25.

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Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) Blockchain Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Money Laundering 98

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Enterprise blockchain platform XinFin is joining the R3 consortium, with the R3 Corda marketplace hosting several XinFin apps for business users, the companies said in a press release Friday (Feb. Financial institutions that use the R3 Corda blockchain platform can gain access to and integrate these apps.

Blockchain 79

Blockchain Money Laundering Finance Settlement 79

PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2019

It may seem that cross-border payments were in the … well … crosshairs this past week, with a number of country-by-country and company-by-company initiatives using blockchain and other methods to speed payments and lower fees. That comes as SWIFT is working with R3’s blockchain platform, Corda. A Larger Stage.

Cross-Border Payments 92

Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Blockchain Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) 92

PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2019

The International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) and the World Bank are partnering up to launch a private blockchain and “quasi-cryptocurrency.”. Once the test is complete, the World Bank and IMF might then use blockchain to launch smart contracts, fight money laundering and boost transparency.

Cryptocurrency 78

Cryptocurrency Blockchain Money Laundering Digital Currency 78