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EBA issues guidance to crypto-asset service providers to effectively manage their exposure to ML/TF risks

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This risk is increased where credit and financial institutions engage in business relationships with providers of crypto-asset services which are not authorised under Regulation (EU) 2023/1114.

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Sumsub to Showcase Digital Identity Verification Solutions at Seamless Asia

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This includes the development of proprietary technologies such as workflow builders, liveness and deepfake detection, and mechanisms to adhere to the travel rule. “As regulators made the travel rule a compliance requirement, the world is fast evolving to adopt the travel rule.

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Understanding Crypto Money Laundering, and How to Get a Handle on It

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The HKMA concluded that the bank failed to continuously monitor business relationships, conduct enhanced due diligence in high-risk situations for a period, and maintain proper records for some customers. In 2023, there were over 1.4 The proliferation of intermediary wallets has been remarkable.

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Hong Kong Consults on Proposed Approach to Stablecoin Legislation

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By Simon Hawkins and Adrian Fong On 27 December 2023, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released a consultation paper on their legislative proposal for a regulatory regime governing stablecoin issuers in Hong Kong (Consultation Paper).

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Here Are All The Licensed Crypto Services Providers in Singapore

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Further highlighting Singapore’s changing stance towards crypto businesses, several new rules have been introduced this year, which forbid DPT service providers to promote their services to the general public and require crypto service providers in the city-state that only do business overseas to be licensed regardless.