PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

There are currently more than 5,500 different cryptocurrencies in circulation, but the biggest name in the business — and often a metonym for the industry itself — is bitcoin. The first stage of money laundering prevention begins at the point of entry, when new customers sign up for accounts with BitGo. The year 2020 saw 18.42

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Fintech News

JANUARY 7, 2024

A recent report by blockchain intelligence company TRM Labs reveals a concerning trend of crypto hacks by North Korea, who stole at least US$600 million in cryptocurrency in 2023. Moreover, the DPRK has been continually evolving its money laundering tactics to evade international law enforcement.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2021

Indian FinTech Cashaa and the country's United Multistate Credit Cooperative Society teamed up to launch what they say is the world's first cryptocurrency bank branch through a joint-venture bank called Unicas, according to a release. The operation also will provide traditional banking services, according to the backers.

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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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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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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

Blanco took to the stage at the 12th Annual Las Vegas Anti-Money Laundering Conference yesterday (August 13). The second was the rise of cryptocurrency (though during his remarks he tended to refer to it as Convertible Virtual Currency or CVC). The first is the rise of mobile gaming and gambling. and around the world.

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FICO

MARCH 6, 2020

Concerning AFC, we are reputed for being a world leader in the fight against fraud and money laundering, developing and implementing standardized and individual solutions against financial and white-collar crime and for risk management and monitoring, analysis, and reporting. Fraud and money-laundering are closely connected.

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