FICO

AUGUST 4, 2021

It is well known that dealing in art can be a vehicle for money laundering and terrorist finance. We saw this in the Panama Papers as well as the FinCEN files. 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 by Erik Stretz.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Money laundering and terrorist financing also go on the list these days, perhaps like never before. Money laundering is a global plague, with the estimated amount in a given year ranging from $800 billion to $2 trillion — or anywhere from 2 percent to 5 percent of the global gross domestic product (GDP),” the new Tracker states.

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Payments Source

MARCH 9, 2020

The Treasury secretary’s recent Senate testimony coming down on cryptocurrencies is misguided. Regulations should require building better blockchain technology at the banks.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The head of the country’s only licensed and publicly traded cryptocurrency broker says tighter regulation and exponentially higher yields are causing corporate treasury and cash management accounts to seriously consider this alternative asset class. This in the wake of the OCC’s Sept.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The seizure stemmed from a cryptocurrency fraud scheme being investigated by Brazilian federal police called Operation Egypto. Cryptocurrency has become something of a go-to method for scammers , according to DOJ, as exchanges are often lightly regulated and there are no easy ways to follow the money.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

And, while terrorist use of cryptocurrency is still evolving, certain terrorist groups have solicited cryptocurrency donations running into the millions of dollars via online social media campaigns.”. billion of cryptocurrency reportedly was lost to theft or fraud – double that of the previous year.

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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). . Department of Justice (DOJ) to penalize U.S.

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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 warning seems to be aimed toward cryptocurrency exchanges and FinTech firms that have the ability to allow anonymous users to utilize funds for criminal behavior. .”

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) said in a press release. . FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Topics discussed included cryptocurrency business models, money laundering and terrorist finance risks, illicit typologies and the role of FIUs in tracing virtual assets. . The Sunday (Feb.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Kenneth Blanco, said on Friday (Nov. The director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Kenneth Blanco, said on Friday (Nov. Money laundering with crypto is a growing problem, and it is happening in the billions of dollars. The CEO of U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2020

But Kellerman and other security experts advocated at the hearing for legislative measures, such as modernizing anti-money laundering (AML) and forfeiture rules and moving the Secret Service to the Treasury Department, to help combat the threat. ” A memo included with the subcommittee’s documents also pointed to the U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Kenneth Blanco, said on Friday (Nov. The director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Kenneth Blanco, said on Friday (Nov. Money laundering with crypto is a growing problem, and it is happening in the billions of dollars. The CEO of U.S.

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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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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

Justice Department (DOJ) with laundering over $100 million worth of cryptocurrency that was previously hacked by North Korean fraudsters, the DOJ said on Tuesday (March 3). and unsealed on Monday (March 2), Tian Yinyin and Li Jiadong allegedly laundered cryptocurrency stolen by North Korean hackers between December 2017 and April 2019.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2019

The top official overseeing Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency told U.S. Libra Head David Marcus said the creation of Facebook’s cryptocurrency is not intended to compete with principal currencies and won’t interfere with monetary policy, Reuters reported.

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The Payments Association

JANUARY 29, 2025

Focusingon expansion rather than compliance has increased vulnerabilitiesin rapidly growing sectors such as cryptocurrency. billion penalty from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and a $1.8 million for serious deficiencies in its anti-money laundering controls. billion settlement with the U.S.

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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. In the U.S., trillion a year.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Plus, Jumio is strenghtening its anti-money laundering (AML) functions. FinCEN Director Tells Banks To Look Out For Crypto Fraud. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director Kenneth A. FinCEN is geared toward different types of cybersecurity and cyber risks. The news follows Jumio’s Sept.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 13, 2024

Fenergo has released their annual financial fines analysis, showcasing that penalties for failing to comply with anti-money laundering (AML), KYC, environmental, social, and governance (ESG), sanctions and customer due diligence (CDD) regulations totalled $6.6billion in 2023, up considerably from $4.2billion in 2022 and $5.4billion in 2021.

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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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CB Insights

JUNE 27, 2018

In June, the SEC’s head of corporate finance William Hinman stated that ether, the cryptocurrency associated with the Ethereum network, is not a security. Other regulatory agencies like the CFTC and FinCEN are approaching the sector in different ways. FinCEN thinks cryptoassets are money, while CFTC sees commodities.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

12) that the federal government would be rolling out new regulations regarding cryptocurrency at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FCEN). interest in cryptocurrency is on the rise, as military contractors have begun to see its uses and the Federal Reserve seeing the potential in digital coins. In the U.S.,

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FICO

APRIL 19, 2021

Last month, too, JPMorgan Chase launched a structure note offering to give clients a way to gain exposure to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. In an interesting choice of words, Forbes refers to the offering as a potential “gateway drug,” presumably to direct cryptocurrency investing. And with that comes regulation.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Senate passed legislation that would strengthen anti-money laundering (AML) rules. In addition, the bill would promote more robust information-sharing between regulators and gives the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) broader power to root out and punish attempts to skirt the regulations. On Friday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2018

That’s the tally that FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco told a conference last week that FinCEN, which operates as part of the Treasury Department, sees as cryptocurrency gains traction. Among those rulings, FinCEN has said that such rulings include crypto mining and trading platforms and issuance of ownership certificates.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

The Biden Administration has a number of issues to tackle beyond the coronavirus, namely cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, national security threats, and money laundering. Justice Department recently raised alarms about cryptocurrencies and national security threats.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2019

David Marcus, the head of Facebook’s blockchain department and the face of its proposed cryptocurrency Libra, has released his congressional testimony ahead of a scheduled appearance before Congress, according to a report by TechCrunch. monetary regulations in terms of taxes, fraud and money laundering laws. .

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2019

David Marcus, the head of Facebook’s blockchain department and the face of its proposed cryptocurrency Libra, has released his congressional testimony ahead of a scheduled appearance before Congress, according to a report by TechCrunch. monetary regulations in terms of taxes, fraud and money laundering laws. .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

We’re in a brave new world of war waged digitally by nations against the United States and other countries, where geopolitics could involve crippling adversaries’ governments through computer hacks — and stealing money to fund illicit activities. Cryptocurrencies can and are being used to fund cyberattacks and evade U.S.

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The Payments Association

MARCH 18, 2025

Many banks have been hesitant to engage with these businesses, citing concerns over compliance burdens, anti-money laundering (AML) obligations, and the inherent volatility of digital assets. In response to industry feedback, the Fed is working on providing clearer guidance on permissible banking activities involving cryptocurrencies.

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