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Mexico AML Found Deficient

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Reuters, citing the FATF, reported that in addition to failing to punish money launderers, Mexico’s tax authorities aren’t regulating money from real estate and luxury goods firms, which are just a front for drug operations. That action was prompted by a U.S. percent rate.

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London’s Dirty Little (Money Laundering) Secret

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office were facilitating tax evasion and money laundering. According to FT , no public or private action was taken against the bank by regulators after the information was disclosed. regulators didn’t seem inclined to take any real steps toward looking into the claims about BSI’s role in tax evasion at the time.

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Obama Administration Targets Money Laundering

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The Obama administration is cracking down on money laundering and tax evasion tactics. companies to hide money laundering, tax evasion and other illicit financial activities,” Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew wrote in a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), according to The Wall Street Journal.

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Travelport Hotelzon Eyes Hotel V-Card Acceptance

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While virtual cards (v-cards) can offer a secure and efficient way for businesses to pay travel suppliers, some industry players have highlighted a key pain point for the payment rail: For suppliers accepting v-cards , they still have to manually enter payment data.

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Zuckerberg Tells Congress That Libra Fills A Global Payments Void

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dollar is an excellent currency as a means of accounts, and it serves all needs — except it’s really bad for tax evasion,” and a host of other crimes. You’re trying to help those for whom the dollar is not a good currency — drug dealers, terrorists and tax evaders.”. regulators, regardless of what happens with international regulators.

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Libra – And Zuckerberg — In The Hot Seat, Banking On The Unbanked

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dollar is an excellent currency as a means of accounts, and it serves all needs — except it’s really bad for tax evasion,” and a host of other crimes. You’re trying to help those for whom the dollar is not a good currency — drug dealers, terrorists and tax evaders.”. regulators, regardless of what happens with international regulators.

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How will new regulations affect China’s online payments market?

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China has introduced new draft rules that are intended to tighten regulations governing online payments in the country. Balancing usability with security is no easy task and it seems China, like many other countries, is struggling to get it just right. The impact of tougher regulations.