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Beneficial ownership: Final rule and its impacts on AML programs

Abrigo

Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently issued a new regulation on the requirements, including how AML staff will access the information through a new federal beneficial ownership information (BOI) registry. This is in line with the current CDD regulations. Effective Jan. Be ready for AMLA-related changes.

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Cygnet Infotech Updates FACE Accounting Platform

PYMNTS

One facet of helping with compliance is the automatic recording of journal entries. Software such as Cygnet Infotech’s FACE is becoming increasingly important as governments require electronic invoicing, sometimes called elnvoicing, to combat tax fraud. At least at first, the regulations place requirements only on larger companies.

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Buying into AML risks in real estate

Abrigo

Key Takeaways Real estate markets are vulnerable to money laundering and fraud because of their transaction size and appreciation over time. Regulations such as Geographic Targeting Order updates help identify AML risks by requiring identification for certain real estate purchases. In the GTO, FinCEN began requiring U.S.

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FTC sends 2016 ECOA report to CFPB

CFPB Monitor

The FTC has sent its annual letter to the CFPB reporting on the FTC’s activities related to compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B. In January 2016, the FTC issued a report warning that certain uses of big data consisting of consumer information may implicate various federal consumer protection laws.

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Jumio To Integrate Beam's AML Platform To Boost Financial Crime Detection Capabilities

PYMNTS

29) announced a deal for the AML platform of Beam Solutions , a San Francisco-based startup that focuses on transaction monitoring and helping financial companies comply with KYC regulations. Another key component of the platform is helping companies manage various KYC and AML regulations in different jurisdictions across the world.

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Payments 2016: The Year Of The Emergence Of The Global Citizen

PYMNTS

PYMNTS consulted 21 payments executives from across the industry to share their insights on the biggest takeaways from 2016 as part of the “Payments 2016, The Year Of…” eBook. Payments 2016: The Year Of The Emergence Of The Global Citizen. 2016 saw more people transacting across borders in larger sums than ever before.

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Deep Dive: An Automated Approach To The $2T Global Money Laundering Problem

PYMNTS

As such, the regulators and FIs seeking to crack down on these activities have their work cut out for them. . Worldwide, banks paid out approximately $321 billion between 2009 and 2016, for example, because they failed to comply with money laundering, terrorist financing and other regulations. .