Is the EU’s new suggested authority really taking the fight against money laundering or...
European finance ministers are expected to urge the European Commission to set up a new anti-money laundering authority. But is it enough?
How FATF’s ultimate beneficial ownership changes affect your risk-based approach
Earlier this year, the Financial Action Task Force adopted amendments to Recommendation 24 – one of its 40 recommendations that govern global AML policy – making changes to Ultimate Beneficial Ownership. How will this impact your company?
Metro Bank fined £5.4m for regulatory reporting failings
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has slapped Metro Bank with a fine of £5,376,000 for deficiencies related to the governance and controls of its regulatory reporting.
Fraudsters and criminals stole $4.26bn from cryptocurrency users in the first six months of...
Insider thefts were the most common form of cryptocurrency theft, according to cryptocurrency tracker CipherTrace’s latest report.
Arctic Intelligence signs up African Bank as new client
Australian RegTech leader Arctic Intelligence is going to help African Bank meet its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter financing of terrorism (CFT) targets.
Standard Chartered and Quantexa join forces to tackle financial crime with contextual decision intelligence
Having partnered up with HSBC in September, Quantexa is now going to provide its contextual intelligence software to help international banking group Standard Chartered prevent financial crimes.
Westpac accused of 23 million anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism breaches
One of Australia’s biggest banks could be facing massive fines after the country’s top financial accused it of breaking the law 23 million times.
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.
China defers new AML rules amid pushback and privacy concerns
The People Bank of China (PBOC) has said it is postponing the introduction of new rules that firm up cash withdrawal and deposit scrutiny due to technical reasons.
Hawk AI joins the Visa Fintech Partner Connect program
Hawk AI, a software developer for issuers, banks, FinTechs and payment firms, has joined the Visa Fintech Partner Connect program.