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.
European Union finance ministers on Thursday (Dec. 5) agreed on strategy for anti-money laundering (AML) reforms and countering the financing of terrorism, Reuters reported. Get...
Australia’s Westpac Banking Corporation announced that its CEO is stepping down after the bank was hit with money laundering accusations. Get the Full Story Complete...
The European Central Bank (ECB), the main banking regulator in Europe, has revealed that Malta’s biggest bank failed for years to detect or address thousands...
In today’s top payments news, SunTrust and BB&T have announced that they have received the regulatory green light to finish their merger to become Truist Financial...
With more than 4.1 billion user credentials exposed in the first half of 2019 alone, financial institutions (FIs) are rushing to artificial intelligence (AI) to...
Aussie banking giant Westpac was accused of violating anti-money laundering (AML) laws 23 million times, Reuters reported on Tuesday (Nov. 19). Get the Full Story...
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director Kenneth A. Blanco said on Friday (Nov. 15) that anti-money laundering (AML) laws will be strictly enforced in the...
Antitrust headlines dominated the regulatory sphere this past week – focused, of course, on marquee names such as Facebook and Google. Get the Full Story...
The director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Kenneth Blanco, said on Friday (Nov. 15) that the U.S. government is going to strictly oversee...