AML

MONEYVAL: Cyprus is not doing enough to combat money laundering

The Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering (AML) body MONEYVAL has urged Cyprus to be more aggressive in its efforts to combat criminal transactions.

How will RegTech evolve in the future?

The financial market is global and constantly dealing with new technologies and weighed down with ever-expanding regulations. So where does that leave the future of RegTech?

Estonia is changing its money laundering rules for cryptocurrencies

Digital currency providers have a new set of rules to comply to if they want to do business in Estonia.

Only 65% of estate agents think their company comply with anti-money laundering regulations

From: RegTech Analyst Estate agents have admitted that they fail to follow the UK’s laws enough to prevent money laundering as well as they should.  More than four in...

Westpac hit with several lawsuits from securities buyers following reports about it failing to...

One of the four biggest Australian banks is facing some huge challenges. Not only is Westpac accused of having breached anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) regulations, but it is now also dealing with a smattering of lawsuits.

The FCA has not prosecuted a single firm under new money laundering rules introduced...

A freedom of information request has unveiled that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has so far not brought in a single prosecution under the new anti-money laundering (AML) rules it introduced two years ago.

$36bn in non-compliance with anti-money laundering, due diligence and sanctions regulations were issued in...

Financial firms around the world were ordered to pay $36bn in total due to failing to comply with legislation set up to prevent money laundering and fraud.

Credit Suisse’s due diligence questioned after revelations that an executive warned against a $2bn...

Credit Suisse has long claimed that it was deceived by rouge bankers when it lent $2bn in a criticised Mozambique deal.

AML360 has become the latest RegTech venture to expand across Southeast Asia

RegTech startup AML360 has revealed ambitious plans to grow acros Southeast Asia, pushing its third-party outsourcing features as one of its key services.

Netki unveils improved identity verification tools at the North American Bitcoin Conference

Compliance and onboarding company Netki has announced the release of a new face-scanning tool to help businesses prevent fraud.

News Stories

Strong week in the FinTech sector with $1.7bn raised

FinTech Global this week reported on 21 recorded deals in the FinTech sector, with a strong showing in the reinsurance space bringing the total value recorded over $1bn.

EU regulator suggests revamp in sustainable investment rules

The ESMA has recently recommended a significant overhaul of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) within the EU.
MNT-Halan, Egypt’s largest non-bank financial institution and FinTech, has acquired Tam Finans, a prominent commercial finance company in Turkey.

MNT-Halan expands into Turkey with acquisition of Tam Finans

MNT-Halan, Egypt’s largest non-bank financial institution and FinTech, has acquired Tam Finans, a prominent commercial finance company in Turkey.

EU banks and insurers lag in green compliance, PwC study finds

A recent PwC study has uncovered a striking deficiency in the alignment of financial institutions’ activities with the EU's taxonomy for sustainable activities. According...
India

India’s new climate finance taxonomy to propel green transition

India is poised to implement a climate finance taxonomy, as announced by the Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman, during the annual budget.

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