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.
Today in TechREG, European Union negotiators have reached an agreement about the scope of anti-money laundering (AML) rules for cryptocurrency transactions. While most of the...
EU policymakers agreed on new anti-money laundering (AML) rules for crypto transactions on Wednesday, June 29. The agreement contemplates that for transactions between digital wallet...
This week, members of the EU Parliament and the European Commission and representatives of the member states will continue the negotiations regarding the scope of...
U.S. legislators say they are getting closer to adopting what could be the biggest anti-money laundering (AML) reforms in decades. Get the Full Story Complete...
The current wave of anti-money laundering (AML) technology has been largely precipitated by a series of directives issued by the European Parliament since 2015. Nevertheless,...
This week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the crypto community have been sending warnings to each other: the SEC chair said there was...
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published on Wednesday, June 15, its Annual Report which describes in detail the activities and achievements of the Authority in...
The U.S. and U.K. governments announced on Monday (June 13) a new joint initiative to encourage the development of privacy-enhancing technology (PET) that could be...
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published last week, on June 7 and 8, two notices seeking comments about the agency’s plans...