PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2020

Bank , with a $450,000 civil penalty for his negligence in failing to intercept breaches of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), FinCEN announced on Wednesday (March 4). . The bank also inadequately staffed the BSA compliance function. . “Mr. The European Union’s Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) went into effect on Jan.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2020

The agency, whose mission is to safeguard the financial system, said compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) is the key to keeping the nation safe by fighting money laundering and related crimes, including terrorism and its financing. FinCEN said the former executive at U.S. Bank, a subsidiary of U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2018

CUs are also actively communicating with law enforcement agencies, keeping regulators informed about suspicious activity, while receiving tips on noticeable trends that these same agencies are eyeing. Recently, though, many CUs have turned to technology-driven solutions to help members more efficiently communicate their needs and feedback.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

In addition, laws and regulations can generally be programmed into the orchestration workflows, so that these are not overlooked (unintentionally or intentionally), ensuring the firm stays in compliance with laws, like the Fair Lending Act and others.”

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

But it covers the main challenge faced in the illegal drug trade: getting product into a specific location and getting their earnings out in a way that does not trigger anti-money laundering defenses. federal prison — shows how the money laundering game now stands for those global suppliers of cocaine, heroin and other illegal drugs.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Jamal El-Hindi, the deputy director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), spoke at the 2019 Money Transmitter Regulators Association Annual Conference on Wednesday (Sept. 11) about the importance of innovation and the regulation of non-banking financial institutions (NBFI), according to a release.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), over deficiencies that the OCC identified in the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) compliance program. The office recently examined the branches for BSA/AML and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions compliance.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Department of Justice, which said in a report that rogue nations and other risks loom as exchanges are lightly (or not at all) regulated – making it difficult to, as the maxim goes, follow the money. That’s according to the U.S. In the report from the U.S.

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FICO

DECEMBER 23, 2020

It has also opened new doors for criminals, who have rushed to exploit the uncertainty in a pandemic world and devised new money laundering and terrorist financing schemes by taking advantage of loopholes in the regulations, new ways of working aided by advances in technology, and electronic payment innovations.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The FinCEN said UBSFS didn’t develop and use an appropriate anti-money laundering (AML) system to address the risks in accounts from both traditional brokerage and banking services. FinCEN said UBSFS kept up the lack of regulation for AML from 2004 to 2014.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2016

Monroe, which specializes in payment processing, SAR makes up the cornerstone of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reporting system.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

Blanco took to the stage at the 12th Annual Las Vegas Anti-Money Laundering Conference yesterday (August 13). More broadly, however, Blanco’s theme was the interconnectedness of the financial system – and how diligence and transparency is the key to combating money laundering and other financial crimes in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Financial laws governing such transactions date back to 1970 when the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) was enacted , requiring financial institutions (FIs) to report transactions of $10,000 or more. Know your customer (KYC) policies were introduced with the Patriot Act in 2001 following 9/11, intended to help stem the flow of funding to terrorists.

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FICO

JANUARY 18, 2019

Despite advances in customer due diligence, including the addition of advanced analytics to compliance officers’ toolkits, the scandals of 2018 confirmed that many banks are struggling to bring their operations up to regulators’ standards, to say nothing of best practices.

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FICO

MARCH 13, 2017

Under the KYC requirements that are part of current regulations, such as the 4th EU Money Laundering Directive and the fifth pillar of the BSA, the bank needs to know the business of their customers. Regulators will be demanding increased transparency into each customer’s business soon. Should banks care?

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FICO

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In yesterday’s post, my colleague TJ Horan introduced the topic of artificial intelligence being applied to anti-money laundering (AML). Today most of the financial institutions use rules-based transaction monitoring and KYC systems to fight money laundering. customers are automatically categorized into a risk bucket.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 8, 2024

BaaS enables non-banking institutions to connect with banks via APIs, to offer services traditionally restricted to licensed and fully-regulated banks. It’s important for companies to interrogate how their provider deals with regulation and compliance issues. Or it is an e-money licence where money is safeguarded?

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FICO

DECEMBER 12, 2018

is to the existing Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)/anti-money laundering (AML) regime. Both banking regulators and policy leaders on Capitol Hill have this topic high on their priority list. When it comes to regulatory reform, one of the most talked about changes in the U.S.

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FICO

DECEMBER 15, 2020

BSA/AML Reforms Are on their Way - Even With a Looming Presidential Veto. The legislation includes nearly 200 pages of the most significant reforms to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-money laundering (AML) laws since the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001. Even by Washington standards, this bill is massive topping 4,500 pages.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2018

3) that urged banks to study and implement “where appropriate” methods that would bring innovate approaches to anti-money laundering efforts and Bank Secrecy Act compliance. “Likewise, pilot programs that expose gaps in a BSA/AML compliance program will not necessarily result in supervisory action with respect to that program.”.

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FICO

DECEMBER 19, 2018

I believe this will slip a few months but by June 2019 the proposed regulations will finally be available for public review and comment. AML/BSA Reform Talks Will Intensify but Meaningful Changes Will Have to Wait. Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering (BSA/AML) regulatory reforms are top of mind for regulators and legislators.

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