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6 Asian Companies Recognized Among the World’s Most Promising in Cross-Border Payments

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It’s also registered with the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The company recorded a total payment volume of around US$10 billion. Triple-A is licensed by MAS in Singapore and Banque de France in the European Union. It claims more than 20,000 business customers.

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Bank Groups Call for Swift, Secure Transition as Treasury Phases Out Paper Checks

Fintech Finance

According to a FinCEN study examining reports from February to August 2023, mail theft alone resulted in $688 million in losses. The checks are issued in high volumes, and regulations generally require that funds from Treasury checks be made available the day after deposit. Many of these checks are acquired through mail theft.

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Finding Your Crypto Home: What Makes an Exchange Platform Trustworthy

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FinCEN registration as Money Services Businesses. Suspicious exchanges often inflate trading volumes through wash trading (creating artificial activity), promise unrealistic returns, or offer "guaranteed" profit opportunities. Trade volume verification has become increasingly important in evaluating exchange legitimacy.

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FinCEN Files Show Banks’ ‘Whack-a-Mole’ Battle Against KYC/AML

PYMNTS

Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) show that several of the largest global banks moved money on behalf of scores of individuals and enterprises involved in criminal financial activity. As Standard Chartered noted to BuzzFeed in the wake of the FinCEN files report: "In 2019 we monitored more than 1.2

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US Treasury Warns Banks Of Twitter Crypto Scam

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Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is warning financial institutions of a “high-profile” new scam exploiting Twitter accounts to try and scam convertible virtual currency (CVC) out of individuals, according to a Thursday (July 16) press release.

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Ex-US Bank Risk Officer Fined For AML Failure

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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). . Department of Justice (DOJ) to penalize U.S.

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One in Six Top Crypto Exchanges May Remain Unregulated, Says VASPnet and CCData

The Fintech Times

Once CCData identified the top 107 global CEXs with the highest trading volume, VASPnet provided information on where they’re located, how many are or are not under regulatory oversight and how many are operating in multiple countries. Thirty-six per cent of the top CEXs hold a money transmitter license in the US from FinCEN.

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