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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Malaysian PM: Goldman Bankers ‘Cheated’ The Country

Malaysian PM: Goldman Bankers ‘Cheated’ The Country
Malaysian PM: Goldman Bankers ‘Cheated’ The Country
November 14, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has alleged that Goldman Sachs “cheated” the country regarding a state fund for 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), and that U.S....

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EU Ups Bank Supervision To Stem Money Laundering
EU Ups Bank Supervision To Stem Money Laundering
November 13, 2018  |  Legal & Regulation

European Union governments have reached a preliminary deal to bolster bank supervision in the hopes of preventing money laundering. According to Reuters, the deal, which...

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French Prosecutors Call For UBS To Pay 3.7B Euros For Tax Evasion
French Prosecutors Call For UBS To Pay 3.7B Euros For Tax Evasion
November 08, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

UBS, the Swiss bank, is facing calls from French prosecutors to pay a fine of 3.7 billion euros for what it contends is helping wealthy...

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Department Of Justice Announces Indictments In 1MDB Fund Scheme
Department Of Justice Announces Indictments In 1MDB Fund Scheme
November 01, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday (November 1) a three-count criminal indictment charging two individuals in a conspiracy to launder billions of dollars embezzled from...

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OCC Fines Capital One $100M Over AML Lapse
OCC Fines Capital One $100M Over AML Lapse
October 24, 2018  |  Legal & Regulation

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced that it has fined Capital One $100 million due to shortcomings in the company’s Bank...

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Scandal-Ridden Danske Handled More Than $1T In X-Border Payments
Scandal-Ridden Danske Handled More Than $1T In X-Border Payments
October 23, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

Danske Bank, which is involved in a 200 billion euro ($230 billion) money laundering scandal in Estonia, revealed that it processed more than $1 trillion...

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Bitcoin Daily: Feds Promise AML Crypto Regulation By June 2019
Bitcoin Daily: Feds Promise AML Crypto Regulation By June 2019
October 21, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced that it will get one step closer to creating international standards for cryptocurrency when it launches its first...

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Why Digital ID Is A Sports-Gambling Sure Bet
Why Digital ID Is A Sports-Gambling Sure Bet
October 16, 2018  |  Fraud Prevention

Few things make a sporting event more interesting than wagering a few bucks (or more) — whether it be a football game between two mediocre...

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