PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2019

Epic Games doesn’t seem to clamp down in any serious way on criminal activity surrounding Fortnite, money laundering or otherwise,” Preminger said. Security experts have warned that Epic Games is simply not doing enough to prevent illegal activity and protect its users on the platform.

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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.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

That holds true for money launderers as well. Their particular business benefits from such shifts, as the best money launderers seek out new holes in anti-money laundering (AML) defenses, and new ways to escape the notice of law enforcement and regulators. One factor is lack of awareness.

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Stax

DECEMBER 4, 2023

According to a UN report, money laundering activities of about $1.6 The US, therefore, requires financial institutions as well as financial services firms to have anti-money laundering (or AML) compliance programs in place. trillion took place in 2020, accounting for about 2.7% of global GDP. Let’s get started.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

All eCommerce sites and payment providers have one thing in common no matter their size: the constant and pervasive threat of money launderers using their businesses to process ill-gotten gains, conceal the funds’ sources and convert them into clean, taxable income that government authorities cannot track.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 27, 2024

Five people, including convicted fraudster Neale Rothera , were sentenced for their involvement in a fraud and money laundering scheme which cost banks over £500,000 earlier this week. But with the money unrecoverable, how can this type of situation be avoided in the future?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

” Indeed, researchers have found evidence that companies are struggling to manage the growing weight of KYC, anti-money laundering (AML) and other financial regulatory compliance demands. International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimations pointed to a total money laundering volume of $2.1 ”

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 29, 2024

In the last two decades, anti-money laundering (AML) regulatory framework, processes and mechanisms have not changed much. As a result, fraudsters are capitalising on firms’ inadequacies to spot and deal with money laundering. Is the global anti-money laundering (AML) system broken? What’s the problem?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2018

CUs are also actively communicating with law enforcement agencies, keeping regulators informed about suspicious activity, while receiving tips on noticeable trends that these same agencies are eyeing. AML Compliance Turns CUs Into Law Enforcement. Add it all up, and that can be a lot to handle. About The Tracker .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Department of Justice (DOJ) over alleged money laundering. “We We are doing preliminary breach of union law inquiries on … the Danske Bank case in Denmark,” said European Banking Authority (EBA) Chair Andrea Enria told the European Parliament, according to Reuters. Last month, it was revealed that U.S.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud continues to be one of the most pressing concerns for financial services, the payment industry, law enforcement and the general public – and new developments in cross-border payments may be making it easier.

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BioCatch

MARCH 20, 2024

I launched the U.S. Secret Service’s Global Investigative Operations Center in August 2017 to serve as the internal fusion center to disrupt and dismantle financially motivated transnational organized criminal groups. At the time, I had extremely limited resources. How limited? It was me and two analysts.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an organization which acts as the standard-setter for anti-money laundering (AML) standards around the globe, said it is closely watching the development of Facebook ’s planned cryptocurrency, Libra , according to a report by Reuters. A senior U.S.

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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.

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Fintech News

AUGUST 21, 2024

Binance has already handled 63,000 law enforcement requests in 2024, up from 58,000 in the previous year, underscoring the increasing regulatory scrutiny. Zhao, also known as CZ, was sentenced to four months in prison as part of this agreement, which addressed anti-money laundering violations.

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Neopay

MARCH 15, 2024

HM Treasury has initiated an open consultation aimed at refining the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs) to bolster their effectiveness while reducing burdens on legitimate customers. System coordination: Strengthening coordination among various systems involved in combating money laundering and terrorist financing.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

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. Among the several initiatives being developed, IIN uses digital technology to accelerate international money transfers.

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Fintech News

MARCH 31, 2024

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has officially rolled out the COSMIC platform , a digital initiative aimed at bolstering the defense against money laundering, terrorism financing, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2019

congressman has lost its license amid money-laundering violations. Charles Taylor, had its license revoked because, as the Russian central bank said, it “regularly” broke regulations governing anti-money laundering rules. A Russian bank with ties to a former U.S. Taylor had denied knowing about the loans.

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Fintech News

APRIL 22, 2024

This move aims to enhance law enforcement efficiency and prevent the laundering of money obtained through illegal activities. Unlicensed operators do not offer legal protection, increasing the risk of scams and money laundering activities.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2016

law enforcement last week. CNNMoney reported that a special group of British police officers, known as the Fraud Squad, confiscated money orders totaling £30 million ($43 million) after arresting a 58-year-old man for money laundering. and then out into bank accounts around the world.”

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PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2016

The Obama administration is cracking down on money laundering and tax evasion tactics. Treasury and Justice departments also indicates that the groups would coordinate with local law enforcement in order to track money laundering and corruption activity.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

To that end, ING Group said it has agreed to pay 775 million euros — about US$900 million — to settle investigations by Dutch authorities over money laundering and other illicit activities. That finding comes from consultant Promontory Financial, and where Danske’s money laundering scandals stretched from 2007 to 2015.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 7, 2024

Moreover, the DPRK has been continually evolving its money laundering tactics to evade international law enforcement. As US sanctions and enforcement actions targeted their previous go-to obfuscation platforms like Tornado Cash and ChipMixer, North Korea pivoted to another mixer, the BTC service Sinbad.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The rule, which applies to financial institutions and is consistent with existing requirements, is intended to protect national security, assist law enforcement and increase transparency while minimizing the impact on responsible innovation.".

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2019

The site’s alleged co-owners, Tal Prihar and Michael Phan, who are both Israeli, were charged with one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. This is the single most significant law enforcement disruption of the dark net to date,” Brady said. Half of that was collected from AlphaBay.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Bank knowingly breached the Bank Secrecy Act’s reporting requirements by not creating and implementing a good enough anti-money laundering (AML) program. Bank’s own anti-money laundering staff warned against the risk of this alerts-capping strategy, but these warnings were ignored by management. Banks in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2019

In an effort to clamp down on cross-border money laundering, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) plans to bolster cooperation with other nations such as countries in Europe. However, the PBOC said, “The Chinese government has spared no effort to crack down on all kinds of criminal activities, including money laundering.”

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FICO

JUNE 9, 2022

FICO’s New AML Scores Use AI and Machine Learning to Detect More Money Laundering. New AML scores reduce false positive alerts by 50% while detecting 100% of known money laundering transactions, and discover new aberrant, potentially risky behaviors. asokolowski@speednet.pl. Fri, 06/03/2022 - 12:24. by Scott Zoldi.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2017

According to reports out this morning in The Guardian, some of Britain’s best-known banks have processed around $740 million that came care of a massive money laundering operation. in transactions apparently involving criminal money from Moscow. banks processed over $63.7m.

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BioCatch

OCTOBER 30, 2024

According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the estimated amount of money laundered globally each year is between $800 billion and $2 trillion. Funds from illicit activities – from financial fraud and terrorist financing to drug and human trafficking, flow across multiple institutions and jurisdictions every day.

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The Payments Association

APRIL 23, 2025

To address the money mule problem, organisations must combine elements of fraud prevention, cyber threat intelligence, and anti-money laundering capabilities. It takes AML teams weeks (if not months) of diligent analysis to escalate these activities to law enforcement. Is AML a real-time problem?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

And last week in payments and commerce was particularly drizzly — between real money launderers making use of fake video game funds, regulatory fines and earning fumbles, all kinds of players were reaching for their umbrellas over the course of the week. Fortnite’s Money Laundering Problem. Capital One’s Earnings Flub.

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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.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2019

The G7 wants to create a working group that will investigate how to make sure that there are proper controls against the threat of money laundering with cryptocurrencies as well. The world’s governments, specifically regulatory and law-enforcement authorities, are essential partners in this endeavor.”.

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Electronic Transactions Association

MAY 10, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC (May 11, 2022) — The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA); INFiN, a Financial Services Alliance; the Money Services Business Association (MSBA); and The Money Services Round Table (TMSRT) today announced the release of Best Practices for U.S. The industry effort to identify and distribute Best Practices for U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Two owners of a dozen New York City-area pharmacies have been charged for their reported involvement in a $30 million health care fraud and money laundering scheme, a press release Tuesday (Dec. Khaim was separately charged with two counts of concealment money laundering and one count of aggravated identity theft.

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