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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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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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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?

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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.

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What SMBs Risk When They let Supply Chain Threats Linger

PYMNTS

So it’s not exactly surprising that supply chain risk mitigation efforts can fall by the wayside. A traditionally manual process involving PDF questionnaires, supplier due diligence is rarely at the top of the list when organizations are considering where to place their resources to invest in new, automated technology.

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Understanding Risk Management Strategies as a PayFac

Stax

PayFacs handle risk assessment, underwriting, settling of funds, compliance, and chargebacks which exposes them to greater potential risks. Thorough due diligence, technology, and adherence to regulatory guidelines are essential in a PayFac’s risk management strategy. The due diligence doesn’t stop at onboarding.