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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. This transition is currently in progress.

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

PYMNTS

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? While traditional financial institutions had decades to develop systems for compliance, the crypto sectors rapid innovation has left regulators struggling to keep pace.

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Sumsub Academy Launched, Providing Expert-Led Fraud Prevention Courses

Fintech News

According to Andrew Novoselsky, Chief Product Officer at Sumsub, the academy aims to provide accessible, expert-led training to help professionals stay ahead of evolving regulations and effectively combat financial crime.

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

Neopay

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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Can FATF’s New ‘Travel Rule’ Help Build A Better Crypto Ecosystem?

PYMNTS

Here’s the news peg upon which this latest PYMNTS discussion with Cohen hung: the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a respected and influential global standards body that deals with AML issues, has published guidance on how its 37 members should regulate cryptocurrency exchanges. Travel Rule. Better Use Cases.