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.

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AU10TIX Adds KYB to Identity Verification Offerings
AU10TIX Adds KYB to Identity Verification Offerings
February 27, 2024  |  Identity

Israeli identity verification firm AU10TIX has launched a know-your-business (KYB) solution. “Increasingly rigorous regulatory demands are forcing businesses across all sectors to collect and analyze more data about the...

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Raiffeisen Bank International Discloses Investigation by Austrian Financial Regulator FMA
Raiffeisen Bank International Discloses Investigation by Austrian Financial Regulator FMA
February 22, 2024  |  AML

Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) disclosed Thursday (Feb. 22) that it is being investigated by Austria’s financial regulator, FMA, over alleged anti-money laundering (AML) failures. The bank said...

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Chainalysis: Crypto Money Laundering Plummets as Transactions Fall
Chainalysis: Crypto Money Laundering Plummets as Transactions Fall
February 18, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Reduced cryptocurrency activity last year helped lead to a corresponding decline in crypto money laundering. That’s according to a recent report on crypto crime from...

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Whistleblowers Allege Inadequate Customer Due Diligence by Cash App
Whistleblowers Allege Inadequate Customer Due Diligence by Cash App
February 16, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Federal financial regulators are reportedly investigating allegations made by two whistleblowers regarding Cash App. The whistleblowers claim that the mobile payment platform and the entities...

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FTC Sending $610,000 in Refunds to Tech Support Scam Victims
FTC Sending $610,000 in Refunds to Tech Support Scam Victims
February 08, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has begun sending refunds to consumers who lost money in a tech support scam facilitated by payment processor Nexway. This move follows a...

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Report: Paytm Rebuts Money Laundering Claims Amid RBI Probe
Report: Paytm Rebuts Money Laundering Claims Amid RBI Probe
February 04, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

India’s banking regulator has reportedly found thousands of Paytm Payments Bank accounts created without proper identification. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has turned this information...

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Binance Records $4.6 Billion in Inflows Following US Government Settlement
Binance Records $4.6 Billion in Inflows Following US Government Settlement
January 18, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Last November, Binance paid a landmark $4.3 billion settlement to the U.S. government. Since then, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange has recorded net inflows of $4.6 billion, Bloomberg...

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Crypto Firms Fined $5.8 Billion in 2023 For Loose Financial Controls
Crypto Firms Fined $5.8 Billion in 2023 For Loose Financial Controls
January 09, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency and FinTech companies were fined $5.8 billion in 2023 for lax financial controls. That figure marks the first time fines against these groups exceed...

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Canada Taps AI as Suspected Money Laundering Efforts Spike
Canada Taps AI as Suspected Money Laundering Efforts Spike
January 08, 2024  |  AML

Canada is reportedly upping its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to combat money laundering. Donna Achimov, deputy director of the country’s Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis...

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