ECB top: “Libra has undoubtedly been a wakeup call for central banks and policymakers”
Benoît Cœuré, executive board member of the European Central Bank, has told the German Bundestag that stablecoins like Facebook’s Libra initiative come with both risks and opportunities.
Swedbank’s quarterly earnings drop amidst money laundering scandal
The Swedish bank Swedbank has reported a dramatic drop in its quarterly earnings as it is still dealing with the fallout from a huge money-laundering scandal.
Alessa whitepaper outlines key crypto know-how for financial institutions
Alessa by Tier 1 Financial Solutions has published a whitepaper detailing how financial institutions (FIs) can deal with the cryptocurrency market and manage its associated risks.
Adyen’s CEO was surprised at how effective AI was to prevent fraud
Global payments unicorn Adyen is looking into how artificial intelligence can boost its payments offering, highlighting how the tech can boost the industry as a whole.
The government issues new plan restore trust in Australia’s finance sector
The Royal Commission revealed serious ethical faults in the Australian finance sector. Now the government has revealed how it plans to fix them.
Money laundering fugitive Richard Baldwin ordered to return £1.6m or face eight more years...
The Financial Conduct Authority has secured an order against money laundering fugitive Richard Baldwin that would force him to either pay £1.6m or face another eight years in prison.
What’s next for Australian RegTech?
2019 saw a fluttering of new initiatives in the Australian RegTech sector. So, what’s next?
Whistleblower claims Deutsche Bank took years to alert authorities about Danske Bank’s suspected money...
Despite a whistleblower flagging suspicious transactions five years ago, Deutsche Bank allegedly waited until February this year to disclose one million suspect money transfers it did for Danske Bank.
The Financial Action Task Force slams Turkey for “shortcomings” in terms of fighting money...
Norway may have been given a thumbs up from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), but Turkey is not as lucky as the organization outlines several failures to fight crime.
4 critical AML use cases for AI
The relentless advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) in banking is a game-changer in the ongoing war against financial crime. Financial institutions of every size...