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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 In Asia, Finance Trade Groups Advocate For FinTech In Regulatory Efforts

 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  |  Legal & 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. According...

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Ex-Exec Of Mexican Bank Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud
Ex-Exec Of Mexican Bank Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud
May 30, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

A former partner and part-owner of Mexico’s InvestaBank SA has pleaded guilty to a U.S. charge that he fraudulently obtained $21 million in tax refunds...

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Across Regulatory Headlines, (Not) All GDPR, All The Time
Across Regulatory Headlines, (Not) All GDPR, All The Time
May 28, 2018  |  Legal & Regulation

It wasn’t all about GDPR. Well, a lot of it was. You may be forgiven for thinking that the regulatory environment last week was all...

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Estonia Sees $13B In Money Laundering Over Four Years
Estonia Sees $13B In Money Laundering Over Four Years
May 25, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

After reports of money laundering caused lenders in Estonia and Latvia to close, police said on Friday (May 25) that more than $13 billion (or...

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Five At Five: A New CEO For Lowe’s
Five At Five: A New CEO For Lowe’s
May 22, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news you might have missed. Today’s stories take a closer look at...

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