money laundering

Money laundering is the illegal process of concealing the origins of money obtained illegally by passing it through a complex sequence of banking transfers or commercial transactions.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

AML Expenses Eat Into Nordic Lenders’ Profits
AML Expenses Eat Into Nordic Lenders’ Profits
July 21, 2019  |  Banking

Anti-money-laundering compliance controls have impacted Nordic banks’ bottom lines. The region’s largest financial institutions — Swedbank AB, Nordea Bank ABP and Danske Bank A/S— have...

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Can AI Help Fix A Broken AML System?
Can AI Help Fix A Broken AML System?
July 16, 2019  |  Innovation

Criminals are not the only elements that can vex financial institutions when it comes to protecting against money laundering. False positives — instances of potential...

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Fed Chairman Calls For Libra Freeze; Bitcoin Slumps
Fed Chairman Calls For Libra Freeze; Bitcoin Slumps
July 11, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve called for a stop to Libra, Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency, until the project better demonstrated how it was going...

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Regulators Eye ‘Excess Capacity’ In European Banking System
Regulators Eye ‘Excess Capacity’ In European Banking System
July 08, 2019  |  Regulation

In Europe, and specifically in banking, mergers – not for scale, but for efficiency? To that end, Andrea Enria, the European Central Bank supervisor, said...

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ECB Head Advocates EU Bank Consolidation
ECB Head Advocates EU Bank Consolidation
July 05, 2019  |  Banking

European Central Bank Supervisor Andrea Enria said that the banking system in Europe is operating with excess capacity, and that there should be some mergers...

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Bitcoin Daily: Dutch Parliament Cracks Down On Money Laundering; Busan Considers Launching Its Own Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: Dutch Parliament Cracks Down On Money Laundering; Busan Considers Launching Its Own Crypto
July 02, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Dutch ministers have revealed plans to regulate cryptocurrencies in order to prevent money laundering in the country. Minister of Finance Wopke Hoekstra and Ferdinand Grapperhaus,...

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Illegal Bitcoin Purchases To Reach $1B In 2019
Illegal Bitcoin Purchases To Reach $1B In 2019
July 02, 2019  |  Bitcoin

New data shows that illegal bitcoin purchases are expected to hit more than $1 billion this year, which will be a new record. According to...

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Bitcoin Daily: FATF Calls For Stronger Crypto ID Regs; Bitcoin Price Remains Above $11K After Spike
Bitcoin Daily: FATF Calls For Stronger Crypto ID Regs; Bitcoin Price Remains Above $11K After...
June 25, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has demanded strict know-your-customer procedures for all small digital asset sales, bringing an end to anonymous crypto exchanges, which...

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Crypto Regulation To Tighten Scrutiny On Money Laundering
Crypto Regulation To Tighten Scrutiny On Money Laundering
June 24, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Amid the announcement of a new cryptocurrency – that would be Libra – the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which operates as global regulatory firm...

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