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India's CoinDCX picks Solidus or AML protection

CoinDCX, India’s first crypto unicorn and the nation’s safest crypto exchange, announced today that it has selected crypto-native risk monitoring firm Solidus Labs as a strategic compliance partner.

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Australian super fund, LGIAsuper, turns to Napier for AML systems upgrade following recent merger

Napier, provider of leading anti-financial crime compliance solutions, has announced that LGIAsuper, a Queensland-based superannuation fund, has adopted its Transaction Monitoring and Client Screening tools as part of an upgrade of the fund’s anti-money laundering (AML) defences.

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EBA launches AML database

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today its central database for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT).

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Napier appoints Fenergo's Kevin O’Neill as chief revenue officer

Napier, provider of leading anti-financial crime compliance solutions, has announced Kevin O’Neill has joined the fast-growing RegTech as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) to help drive further growth across its global operations.

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Luxembourg-based tokenisation platform Tokeny partners with Inveniam Capital

Tokeny, the Luxembourg-based tokenization platform, announced today a partnership with Inveniam Capital Partners, Inc. (“Inveniam”), a SaaS company delivering trust, transparency and completeness of data to private market assets. The partnership includes a €5m investment by Inveniam, Apex, and K20 Fund.

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Tier1 appoints Megan Howe MD, North American sales

Tier1 Financial Solutions (“Tier1”), a leading provider of client relationship management (“CRM”) solutions, AML compliance and fraud prevention solutions, has appointed Megan Howe as Managing Director, North America Sales.

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Value of FCA fines increase nearly fourfold to £577m

An end of year surge in fines has seen the value of FCA fines increase nearly fourfold to £577m this year, up from £156m last year – the highest value of fines in six years, says leading international law firm RPC.

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FinCEN seeks comments on modernisation of US financial crime controls

Today, FinCEN is issuing a request for information (RFI) seeking comments on ways to streamline, modernize, and update the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regime of the United States.

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AML penalties hit $2.2 billion in 2020 as regulators crack down on financial crimes

Fines for anti-money laundering (AML) failings by regulated institutions were five times higher in 2020 than 2019, totalling $2.2 billion.

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NatWest fined £264.8 million for anti-money laundering failures

National Westminster Bank Plc (NatWest) was today fined £264,772,619.95 following convictions for three offences of failing to comply with money laundering regulations.

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Paystrax selects Sentinels for AML compliance

Sentinels, Europe’s leading intelligent transaction monitoring platform, has been selected by European merchant acquirer, PAYSTRAX uab, to enhance the anti-money laundering (AML) processes for its portfolio of European payment services and future-proof the business in line with the increasingly stringent regulatory environment in Lithuania.

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Identitii joins Nice Actimize X-Sight marketplace

Identitii Limited (ASX:ID8) (‘Identitii’, ‘the Company’) is pleased to announce that it has joined the NICE Actimize X-Sight Marketplace, which matches technology providers with financial institutions searching for innovative financial crime solutions, including anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF).

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Citi, Visa, AmEx invest in crypto-compliance platform TRM Labs

Blockchain intelligence platform TRM Labs has raised $60 million in a Series B funding round joined by a host of big-name firms, including Visa, Amex Ventures, Citi Ventures, PayPal Ventures, and Block (formerly Square).

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Australian wealth manager, ClearView, harnesses Napier technology in fight against financial crime

Napier, provider of leading anti-financial crime compliance solutions, has announced that Australian financial services company, ClearView, has adopted its AI-enhanced technology to support anti-money laundering (AML) activities.

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Raisin Bank deploys ComplyAdvantage to scale up AML programme

Raisin DS’s servicing bank, Raisin Bank AG, is teaming up with ComplyAdvantage, the leader in AI-driven financial crime risk detection, to scale its anti-money laundering (AML) program.

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Moody’s acquires PassFort and agrees to acquire kompany

Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced today that it has acquired PassFort Limited and entered into an agreement to acquire 360kompany AG (kompany), two European providers of onboarding and Know Your Customer (KYC) technology solutions.

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Elucidate opens Miami HQ office

Elucidate, the financial crime risk scoring company, has today announced its expansion into the US market with a new office in Miami, as part of the company’s mission to establish itself as the global standard for benchmarking financial crime risk.

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Digital securities exchange Archax picks Scila for AML and surveillance tech

Archax, the first and only UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulated digital securities exchange, broker and custodian, has selected Scila Surveillance and Scila AML for monitoring of its markets, provided by the Stockholm-based leading independent surveillance, risk & anti-money laundering technology provider Scila AB.

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EML shares jump as Irish unit given go-ahead to sign up new customers

Shares in EML Payments soared more than 30% on Thursday after its Irish subsidiary was given the green light by the Central Bank of Ireland to again start signing up new customers and launch new programmes