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 Supervisors Seek More Power to Strip Licenses for AML Violations

EU Supervisors Seek More Power to Strip Licenses for AML Violations
EU Supervisors Seek More Power to Strip Licenses for AML Violations
June 02, 2022  |  AML

The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published a joint report on Thursday (June 1) advocating for the introduction in all relevant EU sectoral laws of a...

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Today in TechREG: EU Supervisors Seek Powers to Revoke Licenses for AML Breaches; California Wants Input on Crypto Regulation
Today in TechREG: EU Supervisors Seek Powers to Revoke Licenses for AML Breaches; California Wants...
June 02, 2022  |  Regulation

Today in TechREG, three European Union supervisory authorities, including the banking and financial markets authorities, advocated for amending sectoral laws to include more powers to...

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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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