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.

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Crypto Exchange BitMEX Founders Plead Guilty After Failing to Establish AML Rules
Crypto Exchange BitMEX Founders Plead Guilty After Failing to Establish AML Rules
February 25, 2022  |  Legal

Founders of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX have pleaded guilty to violating bank secrecy regulations by failing to establish an anti-money laundering (AML) program, the U.S. Attorney’s...

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IMF Warns Nigeria’s CBDC Poses Money Laundering Risks
IMF Warns Nigeria’s CBDC Poses Money Laundering Risks
February 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The organization founded to foster monetary cooperation worldwide has warned Nigeria that its central bank digital currency (CBDC) is a money laundering risk. Get the...

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EU Looks to Give AML Watchdog Crypto Oversight
EU Looks to Give AML Watchdog Crypto Oversight
February 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A member of the European Parliament from Spain says the cryptocurrency sector is vulnerable to money laundering and must be monitored, CryptoBriefing.com reported. Get the...

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In US and Canada, Crypto Enforcement Moves From Words to Actions
In US and Canada, Crypto Enforcement Moves From Words to Actions
February 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

If 2021 was the year that the growing need to enforce anti-money laundering (AML) rules within the cryptocurrency industry turned into the creation of actual...

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Coinbase, Fidelity, Robinhood Join TRUST AML Platform
Coinbase, Fidelity, Robinhood Join TRUST AML Platform
February 16, 2022  |  AML

Cryptocurrency firms Coinbase, Fidelity Digital Assets and Robinhood are among 18 virtual asset service providers (VASPs) joining the Travel Rule Universal Solution Technology (TRUST) platform...

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Neuro-ID Debuts Frictionless Identity Screening Products
Neuro-ID Debuts Frictionless Identity Screening Products
February 16, 2022  |  Identity

Neuro-ID, which works in behavioral analytics, debuted its ID Crowd Alert and ID Orchestrator products on Wednesday (Feb. 16), which it says will help with...

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UK May Boot Almost 100 Crypto Firms as Anti-Money Laundering Deadline Approaches
UK May Boot Almost 100 Crypto Firms as Anti-Money Laundering Deadline Approaches
February 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

With nearly 100 cryptocurrency firms still waiting for approval to operate in the U.K. as a March 31 deadline approaches, it seems likely that the...

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Credit Suisse’s Swiss AML Case Reminds Us That Fraud Is Old School
Credit Suisse’s Swiss AML Case Reminds Us That Fraud Is Old School
February 09, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Amid the cryptocurrency surges, the wallets coupled and decoupled — in short, the digital revolution in financial services — it seems that the fraudsters would...

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EMEA Daily: Big Tech Gets Support From Washington, in Europe
EMEA Daily: Big Tech Gets Support From Washington, in Europe
February 08, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, Big Tech got a surprise gift from the Biden White House. Meanwhile, European Commission Executive...

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