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.
French investment group Wendel has made an agreement to acquire the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) in a deal that values ACAMS at...
Companies started stepping up their identity verification protections amid rising security threats from hackers and fraud in 2021, says Bala Kumar, chief product officer at...
About 1.4 million identity theft incidents were logged by the Federal Trade Commission in 2020, a figure that’s more than double the thefts from the...
The European Banking Authority (EBA) says banks in the European Union are blocking asylum seekers and other customers in misguided attempts to adhere to anti-money...
China today (Jan. 4) released its digital yuan wallet on Apple’s App Store and on Google Android app stores in the country. Get the Full...
New draft legislation for virtual asset service providers (VASPs) in Estonia will not ban customers from owning or trading cryptocurrency, but the proposed requirements could...
Problems around money laundering and tax evasion persist worldwide, and it’s clear that the regulatory landscape designed to prevent them from happening isn’t as robust...
Being able to identify your customers accurately and quickly is no longer something cryptocurrency companies can afford to ignore. Get the Full Story Complete the...
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined HSBC Bank £63,946,800 ($84.7 million) for “failings” in its anti-money laundering (AML) system. Get the Full Story...