PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Across the globe, terrorists and criminals are leveraging cryptos in what is gearing up to be a significant national security threat to the United States. billion of cryptocurrency reportedly was lost to theft or fraud – double that of the previous year. That’s according to the U.S. Cryptos also help bad actors avoid sanctions.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Develop your risk assessment with the AML/CFT priorities in mind Evaluating each FinCEN priority and addressing them in your financial institution's risk assessment is key to compliance. Institutions should also monitor virtual currency or cryptocurrency transactions for unusual activity. or internationally.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

A former cryptocurrency exchange and its founder are facing charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the agency announced in a press release on Wednesday (Feb. We will continue to focus on these types of platforms to protect investors and ensure compliance with the securities laws.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

A recent study from PwC found that 47 percent of companies had experienced fraud at least once in the past two years, with a grand total of $42 billion in funds stolen over this period of time. There were 223,163 cases of identity theft that year across all generations, with 42 percent of them consisting of bank and credit card fraud.

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FICO

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

This week is International Fraud Awareness Week — but every week is Fraud Awareness Week for FICO, as we focus on helping banks and other financial institutions worldwide detect and manage fraud. Fraud is a big burden for such organizations but there are of course other victims – people just like you and me.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

Consider the fact that, as noted in the most recent AML/KYC Tracker produced as a collaboration between PYMNTS and Trulioo , money laundering is estimated by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to be an $800 million to $2 trillion-per-year problem, equivalent to 2 percent to 5 percent of the global GDP.

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Abrigo

JUNE 27, 2023

Key Takeaways Real estate markets are vulnerable to money laundering and fraud because of their transaction size and appreciation over time. According to the National Association of Realtors, there were more than 106,000 real estate brokerage firms in the United States. of the United States GDP, with estimates exceeding $3.9

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Switzerland is the latest nation to take a harder look on this new crowdfunding method, which allows cryptocurrency entrepreneurs to raise millions by creating and selling digital “tokens.”. Bancor Protocol, a Zug-based foundation enabling the creation of other cryptocurrencies, raised over $150 million in June.

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Abrigo

MARCH 4, 2022

You might also like this whitepaper, “New Account Fraud: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Cyber Threat Actors” DOWNLOAD . He won’t sit still for it,” James Clapper, former Director of National Intelligence under President Obama, said of the trade and financial sanctions during an interview Sunday on CNN. Indeed, former top U.S.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 7, 2021

On January 4, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) published an Interpretive Letter clarifying the authority of national banks and federal savings associations to participate in independent node verification networks (“INVN”) and use stablecoins to conduct payment activities and other bank-permissible functions.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The June 2021 release of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ( FinCEN) Priorities makes this clear in naming cybercrime as one of the eight national anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CTF) priorities. Usually, the ransom is a substantial amount of money or cryptocurrency. financial institutions.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The June 2021 release of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ( FinCEN) Priorities makes this clear in naming cybercrime as one of the eight national anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CTF) priorities. Usually, the ransom is a substantial amount of money or cryptocurrency. financial institutions.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 6, 2021

The Priorities have been much-anticipated because, under the AML Act, regulators will review and examine financial institutions in part according to how their AML/CFT compliance programs incorporate and further the Priorities, “as appropriate.”. A prime example of this problem is the inclusion of “fraud” as a Priority.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

And there is no shortage of interest in the region in that ability, with particular interest coming from the financial services sector, the cryptocurrency markets and in the healthcare vertical. Part of that, he added, is across-the-board high standards when it comes to compliance and verification. Opportunity, he noted, abounds.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The latest arena for money laundering is through cryptocurrency , a burgeoning market expected to be valued at $1.4 Experts estimate that cryptocurrency-related crimes totaled $4.3 billion in laundered money , with this problem only expected to grow as cryptocurrencies grow more popular. billion by 2024.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

For airlines and hotels, catering to customers from around the world means dealing with a long list of complications, including accepting payments in a host of local currencies, complying with national and international regulations, and finding ways to afford or offset the high price of processing fees.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

10, with new regulations for cryptocurrencies, wallets and exchanges. The United Nations (UN) actually wants to use identity to help end poverty, calling for a digital ID for every living person by 2030. Widely used rules-based anti-fraud measures are also not the safe bet they were just a few years ago. Know Your Criminals.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Honorable Mentions – while this was a quiet year for M&A, we tip our hat to Atlantic Union’s acquisition of American National Bank and Eastern Bank’s acquisition of Cambridge Bank. Expect more deals to be announced in 2024. Merger of Equals Deal of the Year (Bank) – Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2018

If so, some measures come into play – aimed at shielding investors from fraud, and well, unleveled playing fields – that haven’t been in play. Said Patel of the ICO-focused firms themselves: “My concern is that we need one agency to rule them all so they know what they need to do to be in full compliance.”. Asked by PYMNTS where U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2021

Indian FinTech Cashaa and the country's United Multistate Credit Cooperative Society teamed up to launch what they say is the world's first cryptocurrency bank branch through a joint-venture bank called Unicas, according to a release. The operation also will provide traditional banking services, according to the backers.

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NCR

AUGUST 18, 2017

It started out as the rails for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, but has evolved as a technology that can transform many legacy business paradigms in the banking sector. Today these activities are both time-consuming and costly, with Thomson Reuters estimating the average national bank spends around $60 million on these activities every year.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In December, the founder and CEO of Crypto Exchange company FTX was arrested in the Bahamas (yah, don’t ask) and charged with fraud and conspiracy. SoFI gets a commercial bank that brings deposits, compliance, AND business lending. FIS wins Valley National with IBS platform. Now that’s what you call a change of momentum.

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