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UK companies backsliding on sanctions screening

UK companies are failing to keep up with the requirements for sanction-screening prospective clients despite the high level of global geopolitical unrest, according to a recently published survey.

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Celsius Network to pay back customers as bankruptcy case concludes

Celsius Network has received approval from a New York judge for a restructuring plan that will repay customers’ assets through new company owned by Celsius creditors and managed by Fahrenheit.

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Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on seven counts for multi-billion dollar FTX fraud

Founder of the infamous crypto platform, FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty on seven counts following a highly publicised trial in Manhattan federal court.

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ING CISO says data sharing is key to financial cybersecurity

Compliance has been the traditional focus of IT departments in financial institutions, but as cyber threats continue to evolve, the financial industry needs to look to each other to help protect the wider ecosystem.

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FCA fines Equifax £11m for major consumer data breach

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Equifax over £11 million for failing to protect their customers from a data breach outsourced to its US parent company.

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FCA bemoans lax response to new crypto promotion rules

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has fired off a warning to unregistered overseas cryptoasset firms, threatening fines and imprisonment for those who fail to comply with new rules for financial promotions.

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FTX sues Bankman-Fried’s parents over misappropriated funds

The FTX legal saga continues to play out as parents of the company’s founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, have been sued by the FTX parent company Alameda Research, for improperly receiving millions of dollars from the scheme.

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Finastra offers Compliance-as-a-Service package for instant payments

Finastra has teamed up with financial crime specialists Fincom and ThetaRay to offer pre-packaged compliance screening for banks delivering instant payments.

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FCA finds firms wanting in applying sanctions controls

An FCA survey of sanctions controls at 90 UK firm has found deficiencies across a range of key indicators, including staffing, technology and reporting frameworks.

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Financial crime becomes a hot ticket for investors as Strise raises $10.8 million

Nordic AML vendor Strise has raised a $10.8 million Series A funding round to drive international expansion, starting with the UK.

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Financial crime detection outfit ThetaRay raises $57m

ThetaRay, the Isralei fintech that enables banks to monitor payment traffic to sniff out money laundering risks, has completed a $57 million fundraising round.

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Germany faces €206 billion in cybercrime and digital theft costs - Bitkom

Losses resulting from stolen IT equipment and data, as well as digital and industrial espionage will cost Germany €206 billion in 2023, reveals a survey conducted by digital association Bitkom.