AML

SEC punishes JPMorgan for recordkeeping failures with $125m fine

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined JPMorgan $125m due to ‘widespread and longstanding failures’ by the bank to maintain and preserve written communications.

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.

South Korea could do more to fight money laundering and financial crime says the...

While South Korea has established a strong legal framework to fight money laundering, the country must do more to prevent government officials from laundering the proceeds of corruption.

PropTech startup Brickowner has smashed its crowdfunding target on Seedrs

Having reaped huge success with crowdfunding in the past, Brickowner has now returned to Seedrs for an additional cash injection.

Florida men who spent over $1m of clients money orderd to pay $2.2m fine...

Two men from Florida have been found guilty of foreign exchange fraud and are ordered to pay massive fines after spending over $1m of their clients' money on things like cars, travel and restaurants

UK government introduces £100m levy on companies to combat money laundering

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has confirmed plans to introduce a £100m levy on companies to fight money laundering.

kevin. appoints Sentinels to handle transaction monitoring compliance

RegTech firm Sentinels has been appointed by payments FinTech kevin. to handle transaction monitoring compliance for the company.

EBA unveils public consultation on remote customer boarding guidelines

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has launched a public consultation on its draft guidelines for the use of remote customer onboarding solutions.

The dark link between money laundering and modern slavery

Money laundering and modern slavery may not seem to have many clear connections at first glance. However, there is more than meets the eye on this topic.
Reken secures $10m in groundbreaking seed funding to combat generative AI threats

Reken secures $10m in groundbreaking seed funding to combat generative AI threats

Reken, a trailblazing AI & cybersecurity company, has successfully concluded an oversubscribed seed funding round, securing a substantial $10m.

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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