PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2020

Three weeks after the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued guidance to financial institutions (FIs) on COVID-19, the division of the U.S. FinCEN said it expects FIs to continue following a so-called risk-based approach to adhere to the BSA obligations. FinCEN said the former executive at U.S.

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FICO

DECEMBER 23, 2020

In the wake of such radical changes, as we look to the year ahead, the challenge for global banks and financial institutions at large has never been greater. Here is how we predict banks will endeavor to enhance their financial crimes controls in 2021: 1. Machine Learning Will Play a Great Role in Fighting Money Laundering.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Kenneth A. 24), to talk about digital identity today, how safe it is and what the agency is doing to protect it against financial crimes, according to prepared remarks. . financial institutions,” he said.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 13, 2024

Binance was ordered to pay the fine to resolve investigations by the US Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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Stax

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The US, therefore, requires financial institutions as well as financial services firms to have anti-money laundering (or AML) compliance programs in place. In this article, we’ll discuss everything you need to know about ensuring AML compliance as a payment facilitator (or PayFac). Let’s get started.

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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

DECEMBER 14, 2018

News came earlier in the month that several federal agencies have come out — together — in support of banks embracing innovation in their compliance efforts. It all comes, at least on the surface, as a message of support that also comes at a time when chief compliance officers may be a bit trepidatious.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2020

The nation’s marijuana regulator has told financial institutions to treat the $500 million hemp businesses the same way they would any other businesses. In updated rules from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ( FinCEN ), the U.S.

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FICO

JANUARY 8, 2020

At long last, fraud and compliance infrastructures are starting to converge. In the US, the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in compliance is set to expand dramatically, per directives from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Fraud and Compliance Infrastructures Converge.

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FICO

MARCH 24, 2021

Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) can play a critical role in producing sophisticated analysis on TBML schemes – including reporting entities (SAR/STR data). Financial institutions in the U.S. must report potentially suspicious activity (including trade-related transactions) to FinCEN. Set clear and realistic priorities.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance programs. Head of Financial Crime Risk Management and BSA/AML Officer, with proven leadership and experience. The Bank and certain of its U.S. Established a dedicated committee at the U.S. boards for AML / BSA oversight.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Enforcing AML/KYC Compliance At Cryptocurrency Exchanges. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the U.S. government worked to curb cryptocurrency exchanges’ lax AML procedures in the same year, following the example set by other financial regulatory agencies around the world.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2020

Robert Werner brings regulatory, financial crime compliance and enforcement experience from his work in the public and private sectors, Libra said. He also headed financial crime compliance for Merrill Lynch. Previously, Werner worked at the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Wall Street firm, was fined $10 million by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for compliance failures. Reuters reported that brokerages have to have policies and procedures on the books that comply with detecting and stopping money laundering but that Morgan Stanley’s compliance fell short.

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Seon

APRIL 11, 2024

As fraud gains in volume and velocity, so too will the need for fraudsters to launder their profits – and as cross-border financial crimes are here to stay, no institution or location is immune. Bridge the Gap Learn how FRAML fosters collaboration between fraud and compliance teams, breaking down siloes for a more robust defense.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

WatchDOG AML is a “holistic” anti-money laundering ( AML ) solution that works to prevent financial crime by “identifying suspicious activity in real time with an enterprise transaction monitoring system,” the companies said in a statement on Monday (Nov.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Jumio Bolsters Financial Crime Detection Capabilities With Beam’s AML Platform. Jumio said it intends to integrate the AML screening and transaction monitoring offerings of Beam into its KYX platform to assist in flagging financial crime and simplifying regulatory compliance. The news follows Jumio’s Sept.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Financial crime is a pervasive threat to banks, credit unions, FinTechs and other financial institutions (FIs) the world over. Developments Around The Financial Crimes Space. For more on these and other financial crime news items, download this month’s Playbook. British banks spend upward of £6.7

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Stax

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

That’s a lot of money being exchanged—and also provides a huge amount of possibility for financial crime. Financial crime can take on several faces, including (cyber) fraud, cryptocurrency scams, and money laundering—and companies offering financial services can lose out on serious bucks. Within the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2019

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ( FinCEN ) is launching an initiative called the FinCEN Innovation Hours Program, as a call to private sector companies that have developed tech to fight money laundering and terrorist financing, the organization said in a release.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2020

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has fined Michael LaFontaine, former chief operational risk officer at U.S. 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). .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Now comes a comic book contribution to one of the most vexing and vital issues of modern payments and commerce — fraud prevention and ID compliance. 18) that is has released a free comic and coloring book entitled “ The Adventures of ID Man and Compliance Kid.”. Compliance, too, could become a juicer in the near future.

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

From API to no-code integration, the company’s frictionless, white-label payment solutions are designed to blend smoothly into existing business operations, all while upholding the highest standards of security and compliance. It’s also registered with the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

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Fintech News

JULY 17, 2024

The rapid ascent of cryptocurrency has ushered in a new era of financial innovation, but it has also created novel challenges in combating financial crime. These tools use machine learning and artificial intelligence to detect unusual patterns indicative of money laundering, providing real-time alerts to compliance teams.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2018

May 11 marks a watershed moment of sorts for financial institutions (FIs), with new requirements for customer due diligence. According to new processes mandated by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the U.S. This implies that the technology used to satisfy those requirements must remain fluid as well.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Kenneth Blanco, said on Friday (Nov. FinCEN … has been conducting examinations that include compliance with the funds’ travel rule since 2014,” Blanco said. 15) that the U.S. The CEO of U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The bank was recently fined in a separate charge that it failed to comply with a 2015 request by the FDIC to improve its AML compliance. Apple Bank was asked to hire staff, conduct AML risk assessments and implement a Bank Secrecy Act compliance solution. .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The Oracle Financial Crime and Compliance Management Cloud Service offers comprehensive cybersecurity functions to FIs of various sizes. Fed Reserve, FinCEN Seek Input on Bank Secrecy Act Rule Changes. However, FinCEN has complete authority for the travel rule and will make its own proposals for amendments.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 29, 2024

Alexandre Pinot , co-founder and head of innovation and strategy at Vilnius, Lithuania, headquartered AMLYZE , the AML/CFT compliance firm explains where the gaps in the current AML system are. In the US in 2022, financial institutions submitted more than 3.6 Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

It also clarifies the BSA guidelines when offering financial services to hemp-related businesses. After further evaluation of the USDA interim final rule, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will issue additional guidance.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Kenneth Blanco, said on Friday (Nov. FinCEN … has been conducting examinations that include compliance with the funds’ travel rule since 2014,” Blanco said. 15) that the U.S. The CEO of U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the U.S. million fine against UBS Financial Services (UBSFS) for willful violation of the Bank Secrecy Act, according to a treasury report. FinCEN said UBSFS kept up the lack of regulation for AML from 2004 to 2014.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Blanco, director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), said that banks need to be wary of risks associated with cryptocurrency, per remarks made to the ACAMS AML virtual conference. The DOJ report stands as only the latest of warnings over the risks tied to cryptos. As recently noted by PYMNTS , Kenneth A.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) reportedly knows about the emails. It is said to be asking financial institutions (FIs) to ignore them. FinCEN, NCUA, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Department of the Treasury ’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has known about the BEC, and has cautioned against opening such phishing emails. Wirecard CEO Markus Braun said there has been no evidence uncovered that points to misconduct from Wirecard’s compliance team, or separately by the firm Rajah & Tann.

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BitPay

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Compliance and regulatory-focused BitPay offers a turn-key compliance program, and is regulated by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN) and states, following all Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations. Receive funds in U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

FinCEN Files Show Banks’ Use Of AI And Machine Learning Effective In KYC/AML . Documents sent by banks to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Money transfer organizations have to remain in compliance with regulations or they will encounter sizable penalties or let crime spread.

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