Money Laundering

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Australian fintechs rail against ‘de-banking’ practices

During a Senate inquiry into “Australia as a Technology and Finance Centre” representatives from three fintech firms criticised Australian banks for their ‘de-banking’ practices, which tend to hit those involved in the crypto sector particularly hard.

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Binance hires new Singapore CEO amid ongoing legal battles

Fiat-to-crypto trading platform Binance has today announced the appointment of Richard Teng – former chief executive officer (CEO) of Financial Services Regulatory Authority at Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) – as its new CEO, Singapore.

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Binance US chief Brooks quits after four months

Brian Brooks has quit as the US CEO of troubled crypto exchange Binance just four months into the job, citing "differences over strategic direction".

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New EU AML rules will ensure full traceability of crypto transfers

The European Commission is to extend anti-money laundering rules to the entire crypto sector as part of a wider overhaul of financial crime safeguards.

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FCA warns retail banks over AML failings

The UK's retail banks have been issued a warning by the Financial Conduct Authority about weaknesses surrounding their financial crime controls.

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UK cops make record crypto haul in money laundering investigation

UK police have made the UK’s largest cryptocurrency seizure worth nearly £180 million, topping a £114 million confiscation made just two weeks ago.

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Quantexa eyes acquisition opportunities on $153 million fund raise

Financial crime fighting platform Quantexa has has raised $153M in Series D funding from Warburg Pincus and a group of blue-chip investors.

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UK cops seize £114m in crypto

UK police have seized £114 million in cryptocurrency as part of a money laundering investigation.

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Anti-money laundering expert convicted of money laundering

The former chairman of a UK group that represents the payment services industry has been convicted of complicity in the laundering of the proceeds of an investment fraud worth £850,000 and involving more than 60 victims.

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AML regulations driving up compliance costs across UK

A new report by LexisNexis Risk Solutions has found that increased AML regulations, more so than criminal threats, are intensifying compliance costs for UK financial institutions.

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PayPal doubles down on crypto-compliance platform TRM Labs

Cryptocurrency compliance and risk management platform TRM Labs has closed a $14 Million Series A funding round.

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Sentinels raises EUR5.7m for transaction monitoring platform

Sentinels, the Dutch startup behind an AI-powered transaction monitoring system, has raised EUR5.7 million in a seed funding round.

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Fraudio raises $3.3m for fraud prevention platform

Fraudio, a Dutch startup that has developed a cloud-native centralised AI-powered payment fraud detection system, has raised $3.3 million in seed funding.

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N26 faces BaFin scrutiny over money laundering failures

German financial regulator BaFin has ordered mobile bank N26 to fix problems with its IT monitoring and customer due diligence to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.

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SteelEye exploits AI to sniff-out market abuse

Compliance technology and data analytics firm SteelEye is tackling market abuse and communications monitoring with new lexicon technology.

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Rabobank and ABN Amro target privacy-friendly data analysis

ABN Amro and Rabobank are working with research outfit TNO to test technology that lets banks share data used for detecting financial crime while still respecting clients' privacy.

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EBAday 2021: Will the European Council’s latest endorsement boost corporate instant payments?

The European Council recently backed the creation of an integrated and instant system for retail payments, interoperable across all EU member states.

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Financial crime detection startup Elucidate raises €2.5 million

Elucidate, the Berlin-based financial crime risk quantification agency, has raised €2.5 million in a pre-Series-A funding round led by Frontline Ventures.

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Davos 2021: Silver Lake co-founder dismisses belief about Bitcoin’s use for criminal activity

Finextra is at Davos this year, covering global insights into the impact fintech has on wider issues such as responding to Covid-19, restoring economic growth and advancing a new social contract.

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EC and ECB join forces to investigate digital euro

The European Commission and European Central Bank are working together to investigate the policy, legal and technical questions emerging from a possible introduction of a digital euro.