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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EU Officials: Crypto Exchanges Could Lose Licenses for AML Breaches
EU Officials: Crypto Exchanges Could Lose Licenses for AML Breaches
June 01, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency exchanges that commit serious breaches of anti-money laundering (AML) rules should lose their licenses, a group of EU financial officials said Wednesday (June 1)....

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Crypto Faces New Restrictive AML Rules From EU Parliament Experts Say
Crypto Faces New Restrictive AML Rules From EU Parliament Experts Say
May 31, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The European Parliament may soon decide whether to approve a proposal to expand a “travel rule” for crypto firms that would include virtually every single...

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Crypto Regulation Weekly: More Hype; OCC Praise; Europe Gets Tough
Crypto Regulation Weekly: More Hype; OCC Praise; Europe Gets Tough
May 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Calling the cryptocurrency hype the “flywheel of growth that crypto projects seem to need to get off the ground,” the top U.S. bank regulator described...

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Light Sentence Puts Damper on U.S.’s Offshore AML Efforts
Light Sentence Puts Damper on U.S.’s Offshore AML Efforts
May 23, 2022  |  AML

U.S. prosecutors planned to send a message to the largely offshore crypto industry this week about the cost of ignoring the anti-money laundering (AML) laws...

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NEW REPORT: Cloud-Based Microservices Are Transforming Modern Risk Management
NEW REPORT: Cloud-Based Microservices Are Transforming Modern Risk Management
May 23, 2022  |  AML

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Wells Fargo to Pay $7M to Settle SEC AML Allegations
Wells Fargo to Pay $7M to Settle SEC AML Allegations
May 20, 2022  |  AML

Wells Fargo Advisors agreed to pay $7 million to settle federal Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges that the firm failed to report at least...

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Treasury Dept. Outlines Strategy to Fight Terrorist Funding, Illicit Finance
Treasury Dept. Outlines Strategy to Fight Terrorist Funding, Illicit Finance
May 13, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued its strategy for fighting illicit financing Friday (May 13), highlighting measures designed to make the financial system more...

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EBA Warns About Non-Bank Lenders, Recommends Regulatory Changes 
EBA Warns About Non-Bank Lenders, Recommends Regulatory Changes 
May 12, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has warned that the largely unharmonized regulatory regimes across Europe regarding non-bank lending may create challenges for stakeholders, including regulators,...

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Complying with Crypto Sanctions and AML Regulations Is Complex, But Not Impossible
Complying with Crypto Sanctions and AML Regulations Is Complex, But Not Impossible
May 11, 2022  |  Regulation

Compliance has been a big question in the crypto industry for several years as trading firms and those using digital currencies to make and receive...

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