Anti-Money Laundering

Financial Crimefighters NetGuardians and Intix Merge Into Vyntra
Financial Crimefighters NetGuardians and Intix Merge Into Vyntra
June 22, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

Financial crime prevention firm NetGuardians has merged with transaction data analytics provider Intix. The merger, announced in a news release Thursday (June 19), combines the...

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Crypto-Related Suspicious Activity Reports Jump 8% in Germany
Crypto-Related Suspicious Activity Reports Jump 8% in Germany
June 10, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

A German financial watchdog has reportedly recorded a record number of crypto-related suspicious activity reports. Notifications from banks and financial services companies related to cryptocurrency...

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3 Takeaways as Enforcement Actions and Data Breaches Roil BaaS Models
3 Takeaways as Enforcement Actions and Data Breaches Roil BaaS Models
June 02, 2025  |  Banking

As nonbank enterprises offer financial services, aided by traditional financial institutions and FinTechs, the emergence of the banking-as-a-service (BaaS) model has promised to transform lending...

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Starling Bank’s Profits Dip Due to COVID and Crime Control Issues
Starling Bank’s Profits Dip Due to COVID and Crime Control Issues
May 28, 2025  |  Earnings

Neobank Starling expanded its customer base last year, even as regulatory issues diminished profits. The U.K.-based company released full-year earnings Wednesday (May 28), showing customer deposits reaching a record...

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CSI Launches AI-Powered AML Solution in Collaboration With Dataseers
CSI Launches AI-Powered AML Solution in Collaboration With Dataseers
April 21, 2025  |  AML

CSI has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered anti-money laundering (AML) solution and said it plans to add more solutions of this kind later this year....

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Report: Crypto Firm Anchorage Digital Bank Investigated by Homeland Security
Report: Crypto Firm Anchorage Digital Bank Investigated by Homeland Security
April 14, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto company Anchorage Digital Bank is reportedly being investigated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The nature of the investigation is not known, but...

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Block Fined $40 Million for Cash App’s Anti-Money Laundering Failures
Block Fined $40 Million for Cash App’s Anti-Money Laundering Failures
April 10, 2025  |  AML

Block will pay a $40 million penalty over anti-money laundering deficiencies in its Cash App. The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced the penalty Thursday (April 10), saying it...

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Hawk Raises $56 Million to Help Banks Counter Financial Crime
Hawk Raises $56 Million to Help Banks Counter Financial Crime
April 08, 2025  |  Fraud Prevention

Fraud and money laundering prevention provider Hawk has raised $56 million in new funding. The Germany-based company says its Series C round, announced Tuesday (April...

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Congress Urged to Reform AML Rules, Repeal Corporate Transparency Act Amid Rising Fraud Costs
Congress Urged to Reform AML Rules, Repeal Corporate Transparency Act Amid Rising Fraud Costs
April 01, 2025  |  Fraud Prevention

Witnesses from the ranks of business and banking told lawmakers that efforts to fight payment and investment scams must be aided by a “whole government”...

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