AML

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.
Canada Taps AI as Suspected Money Laundering Efforts Spike
Canada Taps AI as Suspected Money Laundering Efforts Spike
January 08, 2024  |  AML

Canada is reportedly upping its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to combat money laundering. Donna Achimov, deputy director of the country’s Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis...

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India to Block 9 Offshore Virtual Digital Asset Service Providers
India to Block 9 Offshore Virtual Digital Asset Service Providers
December 28, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The Financial Intelligence Unit India (FIU IND) aims to block the URLs of nine offshore virtual digital asset service providers (VDA SPs). The regulator has...

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BNP Paribas Part of French Money Laundering Probe
BNP Paribas Part of French Money Laundering Probe
December 27, 2023  |  Regulation

Prosecutors in France reportedly launched a money laundering investigation that involves BNP Paribas. The Paris prosecutor’s office is looking into allegations of “aggravated money laundering”...

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This Week in AI: Healthcare GPTs, EU’s AI Act, the Future of Work
This Week in AI: Healthcare GPTs, EU’s AI Act, the Future of Work
December 15, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

The holidays are approaching, and generative artificial intelligence shows no sign of slowing down. A provisional deal on landmark European Union rules governing the use...

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Salv Raises $4.3 Million to Expand Financial Crime Compliance Solutions 
Salv Raises $4.3 Million to Expand Financial Crime Compliance Solutions 
December 14, 2023  |  Investments

Estonia-based Salv, a provider of financial crime compliance solutions, has raised 3.9 million euros ($4.29 million) in new funding to fuel its expansion in the United...

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OTTO Payments Adopts Hawk AI Solutions for AML Compliance
OTTO Payments Adopts Hawk AI Solutions for AML Compliance
December 14, 2023  |  AML

OTTO Payments, the payments division serving the OTTO marketplace, has adopted Hawk AI’s solutions for anti-money laundering (AML) compliance. The organization will use Hawk AI’s...

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Europe Plans Authority to Fight Money Laundering and Terror Financing
Europe Plans Authority to Fight Money Laundering and Terror Financing
December 13, 2023  |  AML

Officials in Europe are launching an authority to combat money laundering and terrorism financing. Known as ALMA, the group will have “direct and indirect supervisory powers over...

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Judge Rules Binance Founder Zhao Must Remain in US 
Judge Rules Binance Founder Zhao Must Remain in US 
December 08, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao must remain in the United States while awaiting his sentencing on Feb. 23.  A judge ruled Thursday (Dec. 7) that Zhao was a flight...

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Judge Rules Binance Founder Must Remain in US 
Judge Rules Binance Founder Must Remain in US 
November 27, 2023  |  Legal

Changpeng Zhao, the co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance Holdings, is reportedly facing legal restrictions that prevent him from returning to his home in the United Arab...

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