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FinCEN Files Show Banks’ ‘Whack-a-Mole’ Battle Against KYC/AML

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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 Standard Chartered noted to BuzzFeed in the wake of the FinCEN files report: "In 2019 we monitored more than 1.2

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How to Maintain Anti-Money Laundering Compliance as a PayFac

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However, be mindful of challenges like rapid technological advancements, evolving money laundering techniques, diverse clientele, varying risk profiles, cross-border transactions, and varied regulations. Keeping all of these in check and detecting suspicious activities can be quite challenging.