Anti-money laundering (AML) refers to a set of laws, regulations, and procedures intended to prevent criminals from disguising illegally obtained funds as legitimate income. Though anti-money-laundering laws cover a relatively limited range of transactions and criminal behaviors, their implications are far-reaching.
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) secured a $50 million penalty from Swedbank AB and its New York branch in a case in which...
The Financial Action Task Force is urging governments to bring decentralized finance platforms under anti-money laundering rules when developers, token holders or other identifiable parties...
The Federal Reserve Board plans to amend its requirements for banks to maintain anti-money laundering (AML) programs to, among other things, require them to focus...
U.S. banking regulators want to apply new compliance standards to stablecoin issuers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Two lawmakers have asked the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to ensure that reducing unnecessary compliance burdens and prioritizing high-risk financial crimes in its enforcement...
Flagright raised $12.5 million in a Series A funding round to increase the capabilities and adoption of its artificial intelligence operating system for financial crime...
Wise is facing an investigation in Europe related to possible criminal usage of its services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
For decades, catching financial crime meant hiring more people to review more alerts. Most of those alerts turned out to be nothing. Get the Full...