Money Laundering

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EU action against money laundering in the banking sector to go under auditor scrutiny

Money laundering is the practice of disguising the illegal origin of criminal proceeds.

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Libra Association names Credit Suisse exec Daines chief compliance officer

As it looks to get regulators onside, the Libra Association has brought in Credit Suisse's head of financial crime compliance, Sterling Daines, as chief compliance officer.

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Nice Actimize acquires Guardian analytics for fraud management

Financial services organizations of all sizes must remain one step ahead of financial crime.

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Nasdaq buys stake in crime investigation automation company Caspian

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announced today that its investment arm, Nasdaq Ventures, has taken a minority stake in the UK-based financial crime investigation automation company Caspian.

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Crypto crime reaches $1.4bn so far in 2020

Just under $1.4bn was stolen through various crypto-related scams in the first five months of 2020, according to a report from cyber security firm CipherTrace

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Regxsa launches cloud-based AML offering

Regxsa, formerly known as AMLabc, empowers Financial Institutions in taking responsibility towards society and doing the right thing.

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Westpac blames technology and human error for AML failure

Australian bank Westpac has blamed the failure of its anti money laundering (AML) processes on a mixture of technology and human error rather than any intentional wrongdoing, according to a report commissioned by the bank's former chairman Lindsay Maxsted.

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Scorechain releases indicators for crypto risk AML

The European leader in crypto AML and compliance solution, Scorechain, released a new layer of risk management feature with Risk Indicators.

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Banco Santander picks ThetaRay AML tech for correspondent banking

ThetaRay, a leading provider of AI-based Big Data analytics, has signed an agreement under which Banco Santander will employ ThetaRay’s anti-money laundering (AML) solution for correspondent banking.

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Swedish banks join forces to fight money laundering

The five largest banks in Sweden have teamed up with the country's police to launch an anti-money laundering initiative.

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Kompli-Global partner with Yoti to tackle fraudsters and money launderers with verified identities

Kompli-Global, the leading RegTech AML specialist, has formed a strategic partnership with digital identity and credential management platform, Yoti, to make life much more difficult for fraudsters and money launderers.

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Reliance Bank picks iFinancial AML software

We are delighted to announce that Reliance Bank have signed for iFinancial’s Anti Money Laundering Software, AMLtrac, as part of their commitment to meet regulatory requirements and ensuring the financial safety of their customers.

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First Data agrees $40m FTC settlement

First Data Merchant Services and one of its former executives will pay more than $40.2 million to settle US charges that they knowingly processed payments and laundered, or assisted laundering of, credit card transactions for scams that targeted hundreds of thousands of consumers.

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Icelandic neobank indó signs for Lucinity AML software

indó and Lucinity have signed a partnership agreement regarding indó's use of Lucinity's anti-money laundering (AML) defense system.

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Finologee and Harmoney collaborate on KYC joint venture

Finologee, the Luxembourg FinTech platform operator, and Harmoney, the KYC solutions provider from Ghent (Belgium) today announced the launch of their joint venture under the name KYC Manager.

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Westpac files defence over AML failings

Westpac today filed its defence with the Federal Court in relation to civil proceedings brought by AUSTRAC on 20 November 2019 regarding alleged contraventions of its obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act.

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CSLB-Asia taps Know Your Customer for compliance across Apac

CSLB-Asia, providers of family office, corporate secretarial and commercial business consultancy services, have announced their collaboration with award-winning RegTech company Know Your Customer across the APAC region.

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European Commission steps up fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

The European Commission has today put forward a comprehensive approach to further strengthen the EU's fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.

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ISX loses legal bid to suppress ASX reasons for share suspension

ISignthis, a provider of payment verification technology to help banks meets AML reporting obligations, has lost the first round its legal battle with the Australian Securities Exchange over the suspension of its shares, after a Federal Court over-ruled its attempt to prevent the ASX from outlining the reasons for its actions.

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Kompli-Global and ComplyAdvantange forge RegTech alliance

Leading RegTech companies, Kompli-Global and ComplyAdvantage have entered into a strategic partnership to take the fight to fraudsters and money launderers.