PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) show that several of the largest global banks moved money on behalf of scores of individuals and enterprises involved in criminal financial activity. As BuzzFeed reported, “laws that were meant to stop financial crime have instead allowed it to flourish.

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Global Fintech & Digital Assets

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Yatter , and Deric Behar On October 19, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) that would designate as a “primary money laundering concern” all non-US convertible virtual currency [1] mixing (CVC mixing). By Parag Patel , Eric S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director Kenneth A. Those of you in this room need to hear and understand that what you do every day makes a difference,” he said during the American Bankers Association/American Bar Association Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference. Those queries identify an average of 18.2

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Blanco , director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ( FinCEN ), said banks need to be wary of risks with cryptocurrency, according to remarks planned to be given at the ACAMS AML (anti-money laundering) virtual conference on Tuesday (Sept. FinCEN is focused on various kinds of cyber threats and cybersecurity, Blanco said.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a press release warning financial institutions (FIs) and consumers about pandemic-related scams, including some connected to cryptocurrency. FinCEN warns that bad actors “are engaged in fraudulent schemes that exploit vulnerabilities created by the pandemic.”

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

Cooperation in an environment that is rapidly advancing on many technological fronts was the theme when FinCEN Director Kenneth A. 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

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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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. . One of the biggest problems, Blanco said, is account takeover. .

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a new ruling on the reporting of currency transactions for sole proprietorships and legal entities operating under a “Doing Business As” (DBA) name, according to a Monday (Feb. Those rules were based on FinCEN Form 104, which is now obsolete.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that it has issued revised Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs), which will now require U.S. In addition, FinCEN is requiring for purchases via virtual currencies to be reported. In addition, FinCEN is requiring for purchases via virtual currencies to be reported.

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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. FinCEN also wants to ensure that it is staying on top of regulations when it comes to non-banking financial institutions.

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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. FinCEN expects to hold events in the Washington, D.C.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

PYMNTS' September Preventing Financial Crimes Playbook , done in collaboration with NICE Actimize , analyzes the pandemic-era fraud landscape and identifies its many pitfalls. Financial crime-fighters simply won’t suffer this state of affairs. Isn’t it just like a crook to exploit a bad situation?

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ( FinCEN ) uncovered government documents on how giant financial institutions (FIs) move trillions of dollars in suspicious transactions, padding their bottom lines, while terrorists, drug dealers and corrupt politicians are allowed to run free. . FinCEN, a division of the U.S.

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FICO

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Here is how we predict banks will endeavor to enhance their financial crimes controls in 2021: 1. We expect these advanced analytics will play an even greater role this year in the prevention and detection of money laundering, terrorist financing, and other illicit financial crimes. Regulators Will Zero in on Closing the Gaps.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ( FinCEN ) has instituted a $60 million civil money fine against the primary operator, administrator and founder of two digital currency “tumblers” or “mixers” for contravening the Bank Secrecy Act and its implementing rules, according to a Monday (Oct. 19) announcement.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2019

To that end, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), part of the US Department of the Treasury, has estimated that fraudsters have tried to scam as much as $9 billion through business e-mail compromise attempts since 2016. Taken on a daily basis, the BEC scams have tried to siphon off $8.7 Targeting County Governments.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2020

In updated rules from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ( FinCEN ), the U.S. Treasury Department’s financial crime division, the agency said the new guidance is in response to questions related to Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering regulatory requirements for hemp-related business customers.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

The head of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has warned FinTech firms that they must abide by anti-money laundering (AML) laws. The expectation is that you will comply with existing regulation,” said Director Kenneth Blanco at a FinTech event, according to American Banker.

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The Paypers

MARCH 29, 2020

Bitget , a Singapore-based crypto derivatives platform, had registered with the US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) as a money services business.

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The Paypers

APRIL 22, 2019

(The Paypers) The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has penalised a “peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchanger” for breaking anti-money laundering (AML) rules.

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Finovate

JULY 23, 2024

In fact, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has reported that check fraud is becoming increasingly prevalent and, as of 2023, represents more than a third of all fraud at depository institutions. “Fraud is the single largest crime in the U.K. It accounts for 40% of all crime and contributes to £2.3

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Among those agencies, alphabetically speaking: the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the National Credit Union Administration.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

Treasury Department’s financial crime unit has alerted financial institutions (FIs) about imposter scams arising during the COVID-19 pandemic. . On Tuesday (July 7), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an advisory to enhance efforts by FIs to stop suspected illegal activity.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Meanwhile, the US boasts more top CEXs registered with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) than any other country. Thirty-six per cent of the top CEXs hold a money transmitter license in the US from FinCEN.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Head of Financial Crime Risk Management and BSA/AML Officer, with proven leadership and experience. Added 40 new leaders and over 700 new AML specialists with experience and qualifications in money laundering prevention, financial crimes, and AML remediation. The Bank and certain of its U.S. boards for AML / BSA oversight.

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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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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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Fintech News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

billion to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and US$968 million to the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). CZ had pleaded guilty to criminal charges for anti-money laundering and violations of U.S. sanctions which led to a historic settlement where Binance agreed to pay US$3.4

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is warning financial institutions of a “high-profile” new scam exploiting Twitter accounts to try and scam convertible virtual currency (CVC) out of individuals, according to a Thursday (July 16) press release.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2018

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN’s) customer due diligence (CDD) final requirements take effect on May 11. The rules, put forth by FinCEN two years ago, mandate that financial institutions (FIs) adopt more robust customer due diligence procedures.

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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. FinCEN Director Tells Banks To Look Out For Crypto Fraud.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Fagundes, the release stated, has been charged with numerous crimes, including "operation of a financial institution without legal authorization, fraudulent management of a financial institution, misappropriation, and money laundering," along with violating securities laws. As such, crypto is used more often for illicit purchases of drugs.

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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

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Kenneth Blanco, said on Friday (Nov. The amount of money laundering crime may exceed $4.3 FinCEN … has been conducting examinations that include compliance with the funds’ travel rule since 2014,” Blanco said. 15) that the U.S. billion this year.

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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. With the United Nations reporting that three to five percent of the global GDP is laundered annually and fraud costs worldwide reaching $5.13

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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. I look forward to meaningfully contributing to such an impactful project.”.

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