AML

Anti-money laundering (AML) refers to a set of laws, regulations, and procedures intended to prevent criminals from disguising illegally obtained funds as legitimate income. Though anti-money-laundering laws cover a relatively limited range of transactions and criminal behaviors, their implications are far-reaching.

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Compliance Complexities Hamper Growth at Fledgling FinTechs
Compliance Complexities Hamper Growth at Fledgling FinTechs
August 03, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Eric Greenstein, product manager of compliance and fraud at Modern Treasury, told PYMNTS that the rules of anti-money laundering (AML) and the Bank Secrecy Act...

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Robinhood Crypto Unit Faces $30M Fine for AML, Cybersecurity Violations
Robinhood Crypto Unit Faces $30M Fine for AML, Cybersecurity Violations
August 02, 2022  |  Regulation

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has fined the cryptocurrency trading unit of online brokerage Robinhood $30 million for alleged violations of...

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Iceland: A Key European Center for Web3 and AML Innovation Technology
Iceland: A Key European Center for Web3 and AML Innovation Technology
July 25, 2022  |  emea

For a country that has a population of less than half a million, Iceland has an impressively diverse tech scene that includes a number of...

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Banks Pilot Information-Sharing Projects to Reduce Fraud
Banks Pilot Information-Sharing Projects to Reduce Fraud
July 25, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Financial institutions (FIs) in several countries have begun to launch information-sharing platforms in an effort to better spot fraud and money laundering. Get the Full...

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California to Allow Crypto Campaign Contributions
California to Allow Crypto Campaign Contributions
July 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

State and local political campaigns in California soon will be allowed to receive donations made with cryptocurrency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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FIs Need Collaboration AND Technology to Win AML War
FIs Need Collaboration AND Technology to Win AML War
July 19, 2022  |  AML

Popular images of international crime fighting are usually replete with bank heists, gun fights, drug smuggling, and undercover agents in dark suits and shades. Get...

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EMEA Daily: Ping Express Pleads Guilty to Failing to Maintain Adequate AML Safeguards
EMEA Daily: Ping Express Pleads Guilty to Failing to Maintain Adequate AML Safeguards
July 15, 2022  |  emea

In today’s top news from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Ping Express pleads guilty to anti-money laundering failings, plus Amazon adds new jobs...

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Money Transfer Firm Ping Express Admits to AML Violations
Money Transfer Firm Ping Express Admits to AML Violations
July 15, 2022  |  AML

A Texas money transfer company has pleaded guilty to federal charges that it failed to adequately maintain an anti-money laundering (AML) program, letting $167 million...

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The Token Economy: The Promise of Faster, Cheaper Cross-Border Payments
The Token Economy: The Promise of Faster, Cheaper Cross-Border Payments
July 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

When boosters of cryptocurrency talk about the ways it can turn traditional finance into obsolete finance, cross-border payments are inevitably the first thing they mention....

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