Tag: Cryptocurrency
Banks risk missing mule networks beyond the first hop
Fraud proceeds rarely remain in the account where they first arrive. Money stolen through scams, account takeovers and payment fraud can be transferred through...
New York and Wyoming join forces on digital asset oversight
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS), the state's financial regulator, has signed a MOU with the Wyoming Division of Banking.
The agreement...
Digital channels are rewriting financial crime exposure
The way financial products reach customers has changed beyond recognition, and with it, the shape of financial crime risk. Branches, telephone banking and card...
Revolut clears US hurdle on path to national bank
Revolut has taken a major step towards establishing a banking presence in the US after securing conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller...
Singapore’s MAS proposes stablecoin legislative changes
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the central bank and integrated financial regulator, has opened a public consultation on legislative changes intended to bring...
BitGo acquires NYDIG’s institutional trading arm
BitGo, the digital asset infrastructure company offering custody, trading, staking, financing and settlement services from regulated cold storage, has entered into a definitive agreement...
Circle claims top US blockchain patent spot with IBM deal
Circle Internet Group, the NYSE-listed financial technology company behind USDC, has acquired fundamental assets from IBM’s blockchain patent portfolio, becoming the largest holder of...
Marqeta taps zerohash to expand stablecoin card issuing
Marqeta has partnered with digital asset infrastructure provider zerohash to enable its customers to launch stablecoin-enabled card programmes, as demand grows for blockchain-based payment...
Sumsub deal shields Bitso from rising corporate fraud
Bitso Business has partnered with Sumsub, a global full-cycle verification provider, in a move designed to speed up business onboarding and reinforce its compliance...
Payments firm Triple-A secures VARA IPA in Dubai
Triple-A, a global payment institution, has been awarded In-Principle Approval (IPA) from Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) for the provision of Broker-Dealer services. The...










