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.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

UK Fines Countrywide In AML Crackdown

UK Fines Countrywide In AML Crackdown
UK Fines Countrywide In AML Crackdown
March 05, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

U.K. estate agent Countrywide has been fined £215,000 (more than $283,000 USD) for failing to comply with the country’s money laundering prevention rules. According to Financial...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Falls To Lowest Price In Two Weeks; Hackers Use WEX Exchange To Launder Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Falls To Lowest Price In Two Weeks; Hackers Use WEX Exchange To...
March 04, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin has had its ups and downs over the last few weeks. Right now, it’s on a down, with prices falling as much as 2.5...

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Nordea Accused Of Handling $790M In Suspicious Transactions
Nordea Accused Of Handling $790M In Suspicious Transactions
March 04, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

Nordea, the biggest bank in the Nordic region, is being accused of handling millions of dollars in suspicious transactions for several years. According to a...

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Bitcoin Daily: JPMorgan Trials Ethereum Tech; Japan Sees Rise In Crypto Money Laundering
Bitcoin Daily: JPMorgan Trials Ethereum Tech; Japan Sees Rise In Crypto Money Laundering
March 01, 2019  |  Bitcoin

JPMorgan Chase is testing out a zero-knowledge privacy solution called AZTEC. Developed by a London startup of the same name, AZTEC offers encryption of blockchain...

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SEC Initiates Danske Investigation
SEC Initiates Danske Investigation
February 22, 2019  |  Banking

Amid the regulators looking into its Estonian money laundering scandal, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly initiated an investigation into Danske Bank. The...

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AML Scandal Leads To Danske Exit From Russia, Baltics
AML Scandal Leads To Danske Exit From Russia, Baltics
February 19, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

Danske Bank, which was involved in one of the biggest money laundering scandals of all time, will no longer do business in Russia or the...

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Danske Bank Ordered To Shut Down Estonian Branch
Danske Bank Ordered To Shut Down Estonian Branch
February 19, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

Danske Bank was ordered by Estonia to shutter its local branch at the center of a money-laundering scandal, and has been given only a few...

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Real Estate Money Laundering May Hit $1.6T A Year Globally
Real Estate Money Laundering May Hit $1.6T A Year Globally
February 18, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

Governments around the world have a new front in their fight against money laundering: real estate. According to a report in Mansion Global, a growing...

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