FinCEN

Ex-McKinsey Partner Pleads Guilty to GreenSky Insider Trading Charges
Ex-McKinsey Partner Pleads Guilty to GreenSky Insider Trading Charges
December 15, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Ex-McKinsey partner Puneet Dikshit, 40, has pled guilty to securities fraud, CNBC writes.  Dikshit reportedly made bets ahead of the Goldman Sachs acquisition of FinTech...

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FinCEN Proposes Rule to Fight Illicit Finance, Boost Corporate Transparency
FinCEN Proposes Rule to Fight Illicit Finance, Boost Corporate Transparency
December 07, 2021  |  Regulation

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) handed down a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to “implement the beneficial ownership information reporting provisions of the Corporate Transparency...

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FinCEN Warns of Rise in Environmental Crimes
FinCEN Warns of Rise in Environmental Crimes
November 18, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Wildlife trafficking. Illegal mining. Hazardous substance trafficking. These are all known as environmental crimes, and according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, they’re on...

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FinCEN Logs $5.2B in Bitcoin Ransomware Transactions Paid in First Half of ’21
FinCEN Logs $5.2B in Bitcoin Ransomware Transactions Paid in First Half of ’21
October 19, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has revealed that more than $5 billion in bitcoin transactions were linked to ransomware payments. As Bitcoin.com noted...

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FinCEN Director Blanco Exits Post For Citi
FinCEN Director Blanco Exits Post For Citi
April 02, 2021  |  Personnel

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director Kenneth A. Blanco announced he will be leaving the agency next week. He will be working at Citi as...

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Bitcoin Daily: NFT Art Market SuperRare Raises $9 Million; Frenchman Sues Australian Crypto Advisory 800,000 Over Scam Deal
Bitcoin Daily: NFT Art Market SuperRare Raises $9 Million; Frenchman Sues Australian Crypto Advisory 800,000...
March 30, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Non-fungible token (NFT) art marketplace SuperRare has raised $9 million in a Series A funding round, Decrypt reported. Tokenized, rare digital art authenticated on blockchain...

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FinCEN Hits Capital One For $390 Million; Says Bank Violated Bank Secrecy Act
FinCEN Hits Capital One For $390 Million; Says Bank Violated Bank Secrecy Act
January 15, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) late Friday (Jan. 15) announced that it is assessing a $390 million penalty against Capital One for engaging in what...

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Debate Looms Over Crypto Privacy, Security And Regulation
Debate Looms Over Crypto Privacy, Security And Regulation
January 12, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

In the starkest terms, the latest regulatory debate over cryptocurrencies – as with so much else in the financial sphere – comes down to privacy...

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Today In Payments: Gojek Mulls $18 Billion Merger With Tokopedia; High-Profile Healthcare JV Haven Shuts Down
Today In Payments: Gojek Mulls $18 Billion Merger With Tokopedia; High-Profile Healthcare JV Haven Shuts...
January 05, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Gojek and Tokopedia are reportedly discussing an $18 billion merger, and J.P. Morgan Chase, Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway are dissolving their...

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