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The UK's parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committtee has blasted Britain's status as a safe haven for dirty money as a "stain on our reputation", and called on the Government to bring forward legislation that would stop the flow of illicit cash through London.
30 June 2022
During her fireside chat on day two of EBAday, Sabine Zucker, head of trade finance and transaction banking, Raiffeisen Bank International addressed a range of factors influencing the connection between banks and corporates.
01 June 2022
European regulators are pushing for new laws that would give them the power to revoke licences for firms in serious breaches of anti-money laundering rules.
The French manufacturer of Ray-Ban glasses is suing JPMorgan for failing to stop suspicious transactions after cybercriminals looted $272 million from its New York account.
27 April 2022
Norway's Signicat has acquired UK-based anti-fraud and identity technology company Sphonic for an undisclosed sum.
26 April 2022
Singapore-based cross-border payments firm Thunes has paid $20 million for a majority stake in local anti-money laundering and compliance technology company, Tookitaki.
19 April 2022
Anglo-Hungarian fraud prevention startup Seon has raised $94 million to expand across the US, Latin America and Asia Pacific and to develop tools to help firms meet sanctions obligations.
The House of Lords Committee on the Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud heard evidence this week from comedian Joe Lycett and Rumpus Media producer Michelle Cox, who produces a number of fraud related TV programmes, including Lycett’s Got Your Back.
08 April 2022
European Parliament members have voted to outlaw anonymous cryptocurrency transactions as part of an EU anti-money laundering package.
01 April 2022
Millions of Brits are putting themselves at risk by ignoring warnings that bank account details do not match when making a transfer, according to research from Lloyds Bank.
AI-based financial crime compliance outfit Silent Eight has closed a $40m Series B funding round, which welcomed HSBC Ventures, the firm’s latest customer, as an investor.
16 March 2022
An AML pilot which saw ten Estonian banks take part in a country-wide initiative to tackle financial crime has been lauded as a success by participating banks, preventing up to €3 million from reaching criminal-controlled accounts.
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