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Buying into AML risks in real estate

Abrigo

In 2016 when the Panama Papers exposed an international network of offshore entities involved in tax evasion, fraud, and sanction evasion, some of which included real estate holdings, regulations began to change. Staying on top of suspicious activity is more than a full-time job. Our team of experts can help.

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Challenges to monetary policy: lessons from Medieval Europe

BankUnderground

The monetary system is going through significant changes: the rise of cryptocurrencies, negative interest rates, and the decline in the role of traditional banks as intermediaries. This is done by ensuring money is produced according to the strictest standards and avoiding manipulating it to the king’s benefit ( inflation tax ).

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Google Tracker: Making Allies And Enemies

PYMNTS

2012 not to use third-party content such as images and reviews from parties that opted out, a practice known as “scraping.” The company is now demanding the Federal Trade Commission reopen that 2012 Google case “ immediately.”. Still, it says a lot about the growing acceptance of cryptocurrency that the option is even available at all.

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Bitcoin Blushing With Secret Admirers

PYMNTS

In 2012, according to Forbes , while vacationing in Ibiza, the fraternal entrepreneurs were introduced to bitcoin and fancied its chances as an alternative to fiat currencies. Tyler and Cameron, who both studied economics at Harvard, are now CEO and president, respectively, of Gemini , a cryptocurrency exchange.

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39 Crypto Fintech Unicorns

Fintech Labs Insights

Since cryptocurrency is such a hot sector, we created a separate offshoot of our Fintech Unicorn list tracking crypto/blockchain startups involved in financial services ( see definitions below ). We are not including all crypto companies, only those that have financial services activity as a core part of their offering ( eg., Value ($B).

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39 Crypto Fintech Unicorns

Fintech Labs Insights

Since cryptocurrency is such a hot sector, we created a separate offshoot of our Fintech Unicorn list tracking crypto/blockchain startups involved in financial services ( see definitions below ). We are not including all crypto companies, only those that have financial services activity as a core part of their offering ( eg., Value ($B).

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Who does AML hurt?

Tomorrow's Transactions

The topic of AML came up time and time again in the discussions around Money2020 in Las Vegas, whether in the sessions about cryptocurrency or remittances or innovation or anything else. The reason I get so exercised about this is because the regulation on AML in practice translates into a tax on the poor and the disadvantaged.