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Geolocation Puts A Pin In Anti-Fraud Solutions

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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. Complex Compliance. In fact, a recent GeoGuard survey found that U.S.

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Federal Reserve Issues Supervisory Letter on Crypto Activities for Banks

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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. The Home Owners’ Loan Act. The Federal Reserve Act.

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The top 10 2022 AML resources for financial crime fighters

Abrigo

Takeaway 1 Effective AML/CFT programs require ongoing training to keep AML and fraud staff compliant. Training materials for anti-money laundering & fraud professionals. This makes sense, given that a board member’s AML/CFT training needs are so different from those of a front-line compliance officer, for example.

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

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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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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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OCC announces national banks and federal savings associations can provide custody services for crypto assets

CFPB Monitor

cryptocurrency custody services on behalf of customers, including by holding the unique cryptographic keys associated with cryptocurrency.” Through intermediated exchanges of payments, banks facilitate the flow of funds within our economy and serve important financial risk management and other financial needs of bank customers.

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IdentityMind Integrates With CipherTrace

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1) that IdentityMind’s pioneering compliance, risk management and fraud prevention platform has integrated CipherTrace ’s digital currency risk assessment technology. Working together with CipherTrace, we bring transparency, integrity and compliance to the world of virtual currencies.”.