PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

Cooperation in an environment that is rapidly advancing on many technological fronts was the theme when FinCEN Director Kenneth A. The second was the rise of cryptocurrency (though during his remarks he tended to refer to it as Convertible Virtual Currency or CVC). The first is the rise of mobile gaming and gambling.

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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. In addition, FinCEN is requiring for purchases via virtual currencies to be reported. FinCEN Director Kenneth A.

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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 , with a $450,000 civil penalty for his negligence in failing to intercept breaches of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), FinCEN announced on Wednesday (March 4). . The OCC also warned U.S.

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The Payments Association

JANUARY 29, 2025

Focusingon expansion rather than compliance has increased vulnerabilitiesin rapidly growing sectors such as cryptocurrency. billion penalty from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and a $1.8 SAR and high-risk client backlogs : TD Bank faced delays in reviewing suspicious activity and closing high-risk accounts.

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FICO

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Newly regulated areas such as digital assets and cryptocurrency businesses will likely undergo increased scrutiny (as companies transacting in digital assets are not exempt from AML requirements). So will high-risk products/services such as correspondent banking and trade finance transactions. Earlier this year in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2018

That’s the tally that FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco told a conference last week that FinCEN, which operates as part of the Treasury Department, sees as cryptocurrency gains traction. Among those rulings, FinCEN has said that such rulings include crypto mining and trading platforms and issuance of ownership certificates.

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