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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Report: Crypto Lender Nexo Raided in Money Laundering Probe
Report: Crypto Lender Nexo Raided in Money Laundering Probe
January 12, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Bulgarian police have reportedly raided cryptocurrency lender Nexo in a money laundering and tax probe. Authorities are looking into Nexo on suspicion of money laundering,...

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Nigeria’s Cash Crackdown Stands in Contrast to EU’s Pro-Cash Agenda
Nigeria’s Cash Crackdown Stands in Contrast to EU’s Pro-Cash Agenda
January 08, 2023  |  Cash

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is taking a tough stance on the cash economy. On Monday (Jan. 9), new limits on ATM withdrawals come...

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Nigeria Continues Crackdown on Cash Economy
Nigeria Continues Crackdown on Cash Economy
January 05, 2023  |  Cash

Nigeria will ban cash withdrawals from government accounts from March 1. Modibbo Tukur, the chief executive of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) said the...

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Chinese Police Break up Crypto-Using Money Laundering Group
Chinese Police Break up Crypto-Using Money Laundering Group
December 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Chinese police have reportedly broken up a money-laundering group that used cryptocurrency. The police arrested 63 people involved in the group that laundered 12 billion...

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Business Payments Fraud Remains Top Concern Among B2Bs
Business Payments Fraud Remains Top Concern Among B2Bs
December 06, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Inflation may be inescapable but research shows businesses are actually more worried about fraud. According to the “B2B Payments Fraud Tracker,” from PYMNTS and nsKnox,...

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DOJ Charges 21 in Cross-Border Crypto Money Laundering Network
DOJ Charges 21 in Cross-Border Crypto Money Laundering Network
November 30, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Twenty-one people have been charged with using cryptocurrency to launder money stolen through fraud schemes.  The individuals were involved with transnational money laundering networks that...

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Swiss Government Proposes Registry of Company Ownership
Swiss Government Proposes Registry of Company Ownership
October 12, 2022  |  AML

In a move that signals a major change for Switzerland’s financial services industry, the Swiss government intends to establish a central registry to track ownership...

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Crypto Used in Alleged $5.4M Drug Peddling Conspiracy Case
Crypto Used in Alleged $5.4M Drug Peddling Conspiracy Case
October 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency including Bitcoin was allegedly used to launder more than $5.35 million for a drug trafficking organization in a conspiracy that included the reported distribution...

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Today in Crypto: California Targets 11 Firms for Alleged Securities Violations; FTX.US President Brett Harrison Steps Down to Advisory Role
Today in Crypto: California Targets 11 Firms for Alleged Securities Violations; FTX.US President Brett Harrison...
September 27, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In a speech at a conference on finance tokenization, François Villeroy de Galhau, governor of the Banque de France, said the bank is working on...

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