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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UK Tax Authority Increases Money Laundering Fines

UK Tax Authority Increases Money Laundering Fines
UK Tax Authority Increases Money Laundering Fines
July 09, 2018  |  Regulation

The U.K. tax authority has almost doubled the fines it hands out for money laundering rule violations in the most recent financial year. Get the...

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ThetaRay Notches $30M In Funding
ThetaRay Notches $30M In Funding
July 04, 2018  |  Investments

Cybersecurity firm ThetaRay has notched more than $30 million in a funding round, bringing its total fundraising to over $60 million. The company counts Bank...

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Bitcoin Daily: Mining Malware Spikes 629 Percent In Q1, Line Unveils Crypto Exchange Plans
Bitcoin Daily: Mining Malware Spikes 629 Percent In Q1, Line Unveils Crypto Exchange Plans
June 29, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Cybercriminals are increasingly turning to cryptojacking and other schemes to mine cryptocurrency, McAfee said in a press release. In fact, the security software company reported...

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Bitcoin Daily: John McAfee Gives Up On ICOs, Twitch Brings Pokemon To The Blockchain
Bitcoin Daily: John McAfee Gives Up On ICOs, Twitch Brings Pokemon To The Blockchain
June 20, 2018  |  Bitcoin

BitTorrent may be sold to blockchain firm TRON for the price of $140 million, The Next Web reported. According to reports, shareholders have not signed...

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Silk Road Mentor Being Extradited To US
Silk Road Mentor Being Extradited To US
June 18, 2018  |  Legal

Five years after Silk Road shut down, one of its alleged advisers is being extradited to the U.S. to face newly unsealed charges for his...

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 In Asia, Finance Trade Groups Advocate For FinTech In Regulatory Efforts
 In Asia, Finance Trade Groups Advocate For FinTech In Regulatory Efforts
June 18, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

Financial firms have their work cut out for them when battling the bad guys, trying ensure that funds go where they need to go, and...

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Money Laundering In The Crosshairs In Asia
Money Laundering In The Crosshairs In Asia
June 11, 2018  |  Regulation

Change across the regulatory compliance landscape is de rigueur, and global in scope. Crime, too, is global in scope, as fraudsters seek to perfect new end...

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Asian Banks Want Regulators To Allow More FinTech Solutions
Asian Banks Want Regulators To Allow More FinTech Solutions
June 07, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

As financial institutions grapple with compliance costs, a finance industry organization in Asia wants regulators to allow new technologies that could help them fight money...

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Meridian Trade Bank Fined For Breaching AML Laws
Meridian Trade Bank Fined For Breaching AML Laws
May 31, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

Meridian Trade Bank, which serves residents in Latvia and Lithuania as well as some non-European clients, has been fined for breaching anti-money laundering rules. Get...

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