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How Cryptocurrency is Affecting BSA Initiatives

Abrigo

Cryptocurrency continues gaining traction. As the cryptocurrency industry continues to expand, financial institutions must remain vigilant to thwart cybercriminals. Takeaway 1 The cryptocurrency industry has expanded quickly. By Hannakah Rubin, Risk Management Consultant at Abrigo. Risks ahead.

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Geolocation Puts A Pin In Anti-Fraud Solutions

PYMNTS

With digital transactions and eCommerce soaring during the pandemic, the rate of increasingly sophisticated fraud has also risen. With it, financial institutions need to strengthen their compliance to mitigate the risk of running afoul of the law. Can you really know your customer if you don’t know their location?” Complex Compliance.

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TRM Labs Raises $4.2M In Funding Led By PayPal Ventures

PYMNTS

Cryptocurrency risk management platform TRM Labs announced that it has raised $4.2 Founded in 2018, TRM helps financial institutions across the US, Latin America, Asia and Europe to measure, monitor and mitigate their cryptocurrency risk exposure, enabling them to simplify customer due diligence and meet regulatory requirements.

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FinCEN’s AML/CFT Priorities: A risk assessment perspective

Abrigo

From a transaction-monitoring perspective, the risk and fraud departments should look for rapid transfers between accounts, money mule activity, and transactions with no reasonable explanation for action or source of funds. Institutions should also monitor virtual currency or cryptocurrency transactions for unusual activity.

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How to Protect Your Bank from Cryptocurrency Risks

FICO

Cryptocurrency exchange rates have skyrocketed in the past month. According to a recent report , the total of cryptocurrency related frauds and thefts stands at a staggering $7.69b. billion of losses stemming from fraud, scams, and misappropriation of funds. This includes $2.8 This includes $2.8 by Sebastian Hetzler.

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Federal Reserve Issues Supervisory Letter on Crypto Activities for Banks

Perficient

Risks Highlighted by the Fed in the Supervisory Letter Include: Money laundering – The letter emphasizes that crypto-related financing poses heightened risks associated with the governance of the underlying network as well as cybersecurity. Financial risk. Legal risk.

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The Cryptocurrency AML Challenge - What You Need to Know

FICO

Last month, too, JPMorgan Chase launched a structure note offering to give clients a way to gain exposure to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. In an interesting choice of words, Forbes refers to the offering as a potential “gateway drug,” presumably to direct cryptocurrency investing. Registration for the FICO Virtual Event is free.