PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

Scandal-plagued German FinTech pioneer Wirecard counted among its payments processing clients an online casino that laundered money for an arm of “one of Europe’s most dangerous mafia organizations,” the Financial Times reported on Monday (August 3). ” Wirecard declined to comment for the FT article. .”

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 29, 2024

In the last two decades, anti-money laundering (AML) regulatory framework, processes and mechanisms have not changed much. As a result, fraudsters are capitalising on firms’ inadequacies to spot and deal with money laundering. Is the global anti-money laundering (AML) system broken? What’s the problem?

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Throughout this month, we have explored a plethora of regtech-related topics, including the challenges facing compliance teams , how AI can automate compliance processes and what more (or less) the regulators should be doing. This is why support from regulators is crucial. ” Should firms be sharing insight?

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The Fintech Times

MAY 18, 2024

Crypto exchange, Binance has played a massive part in solving a major crypto-assisted money laundering case in Taiwan involving nearly NT$200million (approximately US$6million). It allowed our investigation team to further unravel the threads and piece together the full picture of the crime, ultimately bringing the suspects to justice.”

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 27, 2024

Five people, including convicted fraudster Neale Rothera , were sentenced for their involvement in a fraud and money laundering scheme which cost banks over £500,000 earlier this week. But with the money unrecoverable, how can this type of situation be avoided in the future?

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The Payments Association

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Whether financial institutions should build or buy financial crime management systems. As Financial crime grows increasingly complex, payment leaders face a critical choice: build an in-house financial crime management (FCM) solution or buy an established third-party system. Why is it important? What’s next?

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Neopay

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently levied a substantial £16,675,200 fine against Metro Bank PLC (Metro) for significant shortcomings in its financial crime prevention systems and controls. This lapse created a potential risk for undetected money laundering activities.

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Fintech News

MARCH 31, 2024

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has officially rolled out the COSMIC platform , a digital initiative aimed at bolstering the defense against money laundering, terrorism financing, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

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Neopay

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Given the cross-border nature of financial crime, the new authority will boost the efficiency of the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) framework, by creating an integrated mechanism with national supervisors to ensure obliged entities comply with AML/CFT-related obligations in the financial sector.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 3, 2024

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has introduced COSMIC, a digital platform aimed at bolstering the global financial system’s defences against money laundering (ML), terrorism financing (TF), and proliferation financing (PF).

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Neopay

JULY 26, 2024

This enforcement action marks the first use of the FCA’s new powers under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011, emphasising the regulator’s commitment to maintaining stringent financial crime controls within the cryptoasset industry. CBPL, however, repeatedly breached those requirements.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

CSI) is partnering with Featurespace to advance a new cybercrime solution to fight money laundering. Based in Spain, Featurespace offers “enterprise financial crime prevention for fraud and anti-money laundering,” per the announcement. . Computer Services, Inc.

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Finextra

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Shares in Wells Fargo fell on Thursday after the bank inked a formal agreement with the Office of the Comptroller pledging to fix deficiencies in its financial crimes risk management practices and anti-money laundering internal controls.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Two fifths of regulated firms are reporting a rise in financial crime attempts, while more than a quarter admit to being victims, according to a recent survey by SmartSearch, a UK provider of anti-money-laundering software.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2019

As has been reported, the company has faced concerns over suspected money laundering, as noted in the Financial Times and elsewhere, and has been scrutinized by regulators including the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and in Lithuania (Revolut has a banking license in that country). In the U.K.,

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Neopay

MAY 7, 2024

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing significant updates to its Financial Crime Guide. The FCA aims to assist firms in understanding regulatory expectations while empowering them to assess the adequacy of their financial crime systems and controls. However, the proposed changes don’t stop there.

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Finovate

JULY 30, 2024

Financial crime detection technology company, ThetaRay, has acquired screening specialist, Screena. AI-powered financial crime detection technology company, ThetaRay , has acquired European screening company, Screena. “For too long, screening was siloed from other critical financial crime detection tools,” Iggiotti said.

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Neopay

APRIL 25, 2024

The FCA are consulting on proposed changes to its Financial Crime Guide. Why the FCA are consulting The FCA are proposing updates to the Financial Crime Guide in relation to sanctions, proliferation financing and transaction monitoring. Next steps Send us your comments on the CP questions by 27 June 2024.

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The report by Chainalysis provides a deep dive into these changes, highlighting the decline in certain types of crypto crimes and the persistence, if not growth, of others, such as ransomware and darknet markets. In 2023, MAS introduced additional regulations targeting DPT service providers, particularly those catering to retail customers.

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Fintech News

MAY 22, 2024

Over the past years, financial crime tech has risen to prominence, driven by increasing complexity and frequency of financial crimes, stricter regulations and compliance requirements, and technological advancements. Today, we delve into these firms’ offerings, recent strides and contributions to the field.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

Money laundering is a major threat in the United Kingdom , one some watchdogs say is not being taken seriously enough. While the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental body that develops policies to combat financial crime, recognizes the U.K. banks and their subsidiaries every year. Regulatory Weakness.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

All eCommerce sites and payment providers have one thing in common no matter their size: the constant and pervasive threat of money launderers using their businesses to process ill-gotten gains, conceal the funds’ sources and convert them into clean, taxable income that government authorities cannot track.

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The Fintech Times

JULY 21, 2024

UK financial services firms currently spend over £21,000 per hour fighting financial crime and fraud through onboarding and compliance screening processes, according to the latest True Cost of Compliance report from LexisNexis Risk Solutions. In fact, levels of tech investment have grown at twice the rate of employee-related costs.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Eurobank , one of the four Greek systemic banks, now performs real-time AML (anti-money laundering) and KYC (Know Your Customer) checks, with automation across digital and remote channels resulting in substantial efficiency improvements. . This is an excellent example of how banks can do more to fight financial crime.

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Finovate

APRIL 24, 2024

Impact asset manager Finance in Motion has teamed up with financial crime compliance specialist Napier AI. Finance in Motion will deploy Napier AI Continuum as its anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing (AML/CTF) platform. London-based Napier AI made its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope in 2018.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Regulators have taken money laundering to task with revamped Anti-Money Laundering legislation. But the problem is a global one, and money launderers are getting creative. Reports by InSight Crime on Tuesday (Sept. Credit card-related fraud is nothing new for consumers or businesses.

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Neopay

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has launched a public consultation on new Guidelines on preventing the abuse of funds and certain crypto-assets transfers for money laundering and terrorist financing purposes. The consultation runs until 26 February 2024.

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FICO

JUNE 9, 2022

FICO’s New AML Scores Use AI and Machine Learning to Detect More Money Laundering. New AML scores reduce false positive alerts by 50% while detecting 100% of known money laundering transactions, and discover new aberrant, potentially risky behaviors. asokolowski@speednet.pl. Fri, 06/03/2022 - 12:24. by Scott Zoldi.

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FICO

AUGUST 4, 2021

Now, I’m going to cover what it means for the wider financial crime space. It is well known that dealing in art can be a vehicle for money laundering and terrorist finance. And yet they are exchanging hands for huge sums, making them a great vehicle for money launderers. A single grey pixel sold for ~$1.4

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FICO

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Siron Financial Crime Solutions Are Moving from FICO to IMTF. The team behind Siron are moving from FICO to IMTF, which will run the entire Siron Anti Financial Crime business worldwide. This is great news for Siron’s 1,200+ customers worldwide, and for efforts to stop financial crime in general. FICO Admin. by TJ Horan.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Federal Reserve ordered Credit Suisse to boost its anti-money laundering (AML) policies, citing shortcomings in its U.S. operations, Reuters reported. Reuters reported that the order was reached via a joint agreement between the New York Department of Financial Services and the Fed.

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The Paypers

JULY 8, 2024

European financial services group Nordea has been charged by Denmark’s Special Crime Unit (NSK) for breaching the country’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) act between 2012 and 2015.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

The term “money laundering” is believed to have originated as a result of infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone’s habit of channeling criminally obtained funds through laundromats, as their cash-heavy nature made it more difficult for the right side of the law to detect such money mixed in among legitimate payments.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

That holds true for money launderers as well. Their particular business benefits from such shifts, as the best money launderers seek out new holes in anti-money laundering (AML) defenses, and new ways to escape the notice of law enforcement and regulators. One factor is lack of awareness.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

However, it is key not to forget the role of the regulator. Despite this, the UK regulator didn’t hand out any fines or punishments, prompting us to ask if tougher penalties or consequences would lead to better outcomes. Should regulators impose tougher penalties on firms that fail to comply?

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 20, 2024

The same survey also found that as part of checks, only 37 per cent of regulated firms actually identify the ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) – a drop from more than half (53 per cent) in the previous year’s survey. This is considerably higher than China, in second place, and the United States in third.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Department of Justice (DOJ) over alleged money laundering. “We In addition, Enria told Parliament that the EBA is looking into how all EU member states apply anti-money laundering (AML) rules, and will hand in its report by the end of the year. Last month, it was revealed that U.S.

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