money laundering

Money laundering is the illegal process of concealing the origins of money obtained illegally by passing it through a complex sequence of banking transfers or commercial transactions.

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Head Of Swedbank Won’t Let Probes Compromise Clients’ Privacy

Head Of Swedbank Won’t Let Probes Compromise Clients’ Privacy
Head Of Swedbank Won’t Let Probes Compromise Clients’ Privacy
August 29, 2019  |  Banking

Swedbank’s new CEO says that while transparency is a goal after his predecessor misled the public about money laundering, he still has to protect clients’...

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Swedish Watchdog To Publish Results Of Swedbank Probe In 2020
Swedish Watchdog To Publish Results Of Swedbank Probe In 2020
August 23, 2019  |  AML

There won’t be any answers until next year regarding the ongoing investigation of the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) and money laundering in the Baltics,...

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DOJ Charges Nigerian Email Scammers
DOJ Charges Nigerian Email Scammers
August 22, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

The U.S. Justice Department has announced charges against 80 people, most of them Nigerians, in a wide-ranging fraud and money laundering operation that netted millions...

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AML Expenses Eat Into Nordic Lenders’ Profits
AML Expenses Eat Into Nordic Lenders’ Profits
July 21, 2019  |  Banking

Anti-money-laundering compliance controls have impacted Nordic banks’ bottom lines. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Can AI Help Fix A Broken AML System?
Can AI Help Fix A Broken AML System?
July 16, 2019  |  Innovation

Criminals are not the only elements that can vex financial institutions when it comes to protecting against money laundering. False positives — instances of potential...

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Fed Chairman Calls For Libra Freeze; Bitcoin Slumps
Fed Chairman Calls For Libra Freeze; Bitcoin Slumps
July 11, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve called for a stop to Libra, Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency, until the project better demonstrated how it was going...

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Regulators Eye ‘Excess Capacity’ In European Banking System
Regulators Eye ‘Excess Capacity’ In European Banking System
July 08, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

In Europe, and specifically in banking, mergers – not for scale, but for efficiency? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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ECB Head Advocates EU Bank Consolidation
ECB Head Advocates EU Bank Consolidation
July 05, 2019  |  Banking

European Central Bank Supervisor Andrea Enria said that the banking system in Europe is operating with excess capacity, and that there should be some mergers...

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