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The EBA issues ‘travel rule’ guidance to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing in transfers of funds and crypto assets

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The European Banking Authority (EBA) issued new Guidelines on the so-called ‘travel rule’, i.e. the information that should accompany transfers of funds and certain crypto assets. This rule will help tackle the abuse of such transfers for money laundering and terrorist financing purposes.

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The EBA consults on new Guidelines on preventing the abuse of funds and certain crypto-assets transfers for money laundering and terrorist financing purposes

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These ‘travel rule’ Guidelines specify the steps that Payment Service Providers (PSPs), Intermediary PSPs (IPSPs), crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) and Intermediary CASPs (ICASPs) should take to detect missing or incomplete information that accompanies a transfer of funds or crypto-assets.

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Understanding Crypto Money Laundering, and How to Get a Handle on It

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The United States continues to rely on the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) as the primary legal framework governing AML regulations, with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) providing guidance on how these regulations apply to cryptocurrency businesses. The United Arab Emirates has amended Federal Decree-Law No. (20)