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Avoiding AML compliance penalties – Tips from a former regulator

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Regulators take risk seriously, and knowing just how much risk your institution can take while remaining compliant is essential. A few years ago, a small credit union in Miami Gardens, FL, shut its doors due to a $300,000 civil money penalty assessed for their anti-money laundering (AML) failures.

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Mexican Regulator Gives Go-Ahead For Uber’s Cornershop Acquisition 

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Mexico’s antitrust regulator Cofece has approved the acquisition of grocery delivery platform Cornershop by Uber Technologies, Bloomberg reported on Monday (Dec. under Uber's ownership in Dallas, Texas and Miami, Florida. Uber is aiming for further expansion into the delivery of groceries and pharmaceuticals. .

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Buying into AML risks in real estate

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Regulations such as Geographic Targeting Order updates help identify AML risks by requiring identification for certain real estate purchases. The limited regulation around the real estate industry has made it especially easy for these bad actors to cycle their dirty money into the financial system using this avenue.

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Bitcoin Daily: Turkey To Test Digital Currency In 2021; Japan Prepares To Issue CBDC; Bitcoin Crests $28,000

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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez might want to make his city a hub for crypto at the government level, a report from CoinDesk says. Suarez has also pushed for Silicon Valley tech experts not happy with California's regulations to move to his city instead. He said he wanted the city to be the "vanguard" of innovation for crypto.

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FinCEN Reissues Real Estate Geographic Targeting Orders: What does this mean for you?

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The threshold amount was lowered in 2018 , as it was determined that money laundering is widespread in accessible real estate , not only on higher - end properties. New York City and Miami were the original targets under the first order in 2016, but it has expanded periodically since then. BSA Rules and Regulation.

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Bitcoin Daily: Canada Eases Crypto Rules; Bitcoin ATMs Elude AML Efforts

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The move comes after the Canadian government decided to ease up on some of its new anti-money laundering regulations due to feedback from payment service providers and crypto exchanges. The Litecoin Foundation has announced that Litecoin has become the “Official Cryptocurrency of the Miami Dolphins.”.

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Miami Community Bank Named in Panama Papers

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Biscayne Bank in Miami, a community bank that focuses on serving high-net-worth individuals from the Caribbean and Latin America, has been named as an intermediary in the Panama Papers leak.

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