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Navigating AML obligations in the age of virtual IBANs

The Payments Association

While vIBANs offer innovation in payment systems, they introduce risks like money laundering due to insufficient oversight. Payment Service Providers must strengthen due diligence, monitoring, and collaboration with regulators to address these risks. This leads to inadequate due diligence. What’s next?

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Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act examined: A guide to avoiding failure-to-prevent fraud measures

The Payments Association

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, specifically the “failure-to-prevent fraud” offence, and outlines how businesses can mitigate fraud risks. Compliance requires proactive fraud risk assessment, the implementation of preventive procedures, and a culture of accountability. Why is it important?

Crime 88
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Navigating legal uncertainty: How the Digital Assets Bill could impact PSPs

The Payments Association

Firms must proactively review their terms of service and dispute resolution mechanisms to mitigate potential liabilities. The FCAs proposals for admissions and disclosure (A&D) and market abuse (MARC) will require PSPs to ensure theyre conducting robust due diligence on both issuers and cryptoassets they support.

Legal 88
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Yield Farming and Liquidity Mining: Assessing Risks and Rewards

Fintech Review

To mitigate impermanent loss, many investors choose to provide liquidity to pools with stablecoins or pairs that have lower volatility. This due diligence helps in assessing whether the high yield rates are likely to be maintained or are a temporary phenomenon.

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Merchant Underwriting: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It’s Important

Stax

The merchant underwriting process is a critical step that payment processors and financial institutions use to assess the risk associated with onboarding new businesses. Key steps include application review, risk assessment, credit checks, and compliance verification. Learn More What is Merchant Account Underwriting?

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MAS Seeks Feedback to Close Regulatory Gaps for Crypto Service Providers

Fintech News

Under this proposal, DTSPs must apply for a license, and MAS will assess various aspects of the applicant’s business model, financial sustainability, and adherence to international regulatory standards. The aim is to mitigate the risks associated with such businesses.

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Key learnings from 2024’s biggest financial crime fines

The Payments Association

Inadequate risk management and due diligence : Institutions faced challenges in ensuring effective customer risk profiling and due diligence, particularly for high-risk clients and correspondent banking relationships.