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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Tracking The Trends That Shaped 2020’s The Digital-First Economy
Tracking The Trends That Shaped 2020’s The Digital-First Economy
January 01, 2021  |  Data

This year, the PYMNTS data and analytics team published 252 reports that tracked the data, innovations and disruptive thinking that are reshaping the payments and...

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Geolocation Puts A Pin In Anti-Fraud Solutions
Geolocation Puts A Pin In Anti-Fraud Solutions
December 29, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

With digital transactions and eCommerce soaring during the pandemic, the rate of increasingly sophisticated fraud has also risen. With it, financial institutions need to strengthen...

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MoneyGram Backs Move To Strengthen US Anti-Money Laundering Laws
MoneyGram Backs Move To Strengthen US Anti-Money Laundering Laws
December 21, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

MoneyGram International is putting its muscle behind U.S. regulators’ proposal to tighten financial reporting required of financial institutions (FIs). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Swiss Prosecutors Charge Credit Suisse Over Alleged Drug Money Laundering
Swiss Prosecutors Charge Credit Suisse Over Alleged Drug Money Laundering
December 18, 2020  |  AML

Credit Suisse has been indicted by Swiss prosecutors for allegedly failing to prevent money laundering, Bloomberg reports, adding that a former bank manager was also...

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Senate Overhauls AML Laws, Strengthens Beneficial Ownership Disclosure
Senate Overhauls AML Laws, Strengthens Beneficial Ownership Disclosure
December 11, 2020  |  AML

On Friday (Dec. 11), the U.S. Senate passed legislation that would strengthen anti-money laundering (AML) rules. The legislation would also ban anonymous shell companies. Get...

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Crypto, Kleptos And The Digital Identity Showdown
Crypto, Kleptos And The Digital Identity Showdown
December 11, 2020  |  AML

As goes banking, so goes fraud. It has ever been thus. Money laundering and terrorist financing also go on the list these days, perhaps like...

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Deep Dive: Cracking Down On Cryptocurrency Exchange Cybercrime With AML/KYC Compliance
Deep Dive: Cracking Down On Cryptocurrency Exchange Cybercrime With AML/KYC Compliance
December 10, 2020  |  AML

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Congress Prepares To Approve Overhaul Of Anti-Money Laundering Laws
Congress Prepares To Approve Overhaul Of Anti-Money Laundering Laws
December 09, 2020  |  AML

Congress is expected this week to vote for the first overhaul of the country’s anti-money laundering (AML) laws in decades, the Financial Times reports. Get...

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BitGo On Securing Digital Assets
BitGo On Securing Digital Assets
December 09, 2020  |  AML

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