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AML startups Lucinity and Hummingbird raise funds

Lucinity, an anti-money laundering software startup founded by a former Citigroup compliance tech expert, has raised $6.1 million in funding. Separately, another AML outfit, Hummingbird RegTech, has closed a $8.2 million Series A round.

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Stablecoins pose AML threat - FATF

Stablecoins could be attractive to criminals and terrorists if they reach mass-adoption, warns the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) which nevertheless concludes that its revised standards can mitigate the risks - as long as these new coins are centralised.

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Dutch banks to create AML transaction monitoring utility

Five Dutch banks have joined forces to create a transaction monitoring utility in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism.

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Deutsche Bank pays settlement over Jeffrey Epstein compliance failures

Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay $150 million to settle a New York state regulator investigation into "significant" compliance failures in its relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as well as with two other banks.

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Elucidate raises EUR2.5m for Financial Crime Index

Berlin-based financial crime risk quantification agency Elucidate has raised EUR2.5 million in a seed funding round led by Silicon Valley-based 11.2 Capital.

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How does society perceive the hacker in 2020?

As the methods of cyber criminals evolve, so will their motives. With this in mind, we may see a change in the way society perceives the hacker as they embrace new aims beyond simple financial gain.

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Westpac worries deepen on child abuse allegations

Westpac is facing further allegations about child abuse links relating to the anti-money laundering scandal that rocked the Australian bank late last year.

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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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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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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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Featurespace raises £30 million to fight financial crime

Financial fraud fighting outfit Featurespace has raised £30 million from a funding round led by Merian Chrysalis Investment and supported by existing investors.

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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.