It said this more rigid rule bridges regulation gaps, which paves the way for criminal financial dealings. FinCEN indicated that it had identified several finance and national security risks within the investment advisory sector. As an entry point for investments in US securities, real estate and other assets, these risks open the doors for local…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced yesterday that it has fined Standard Chartered Bank £102,163,200 for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) breaches. This is the second financial penalty for AML controls failings in less than 5 moths imposed by the regulator. In December 2018, the FCA fined the former Chief Executive Officer of Sonali Bank (UK)…
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LeapRate Exclusive... As the technology landscape matures, so does the demand for adequate security measures. Consumers are demanding that information-collecting processes are less arduous and convenient, and corporates are answering. Just recently announced, IBM decided to streamline its KYC process by implementing blockchain technology to provide added efficiency for consumers to conduct interactions that require…
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According to guidelines instituted in April of 2017, the National Police Agency (NPA) of Japan has reported its findings for suspicious financial transactions. The results for potential money laundering cases where cryptocurrencies was the “detergent” of choice rose tenfold, escalating from 669 cases in 2017 to 7,096 in 2018. Although crypto cases constituted only 1.7%…
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FINRA, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to investor protection and market integrity, has announced that it has fined Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC $10 million for anti-money laundering (AML) program and supervisory failures that spanned a period of more than five years. Susan Schroeder, FINRA Executive Vice President, Department of Enforcement, commented on the news: As…
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UBS (NYSE:UBS) has agreed to pay $15 million total fine to FINRA, SEC and FinCEN. The financial services company failed to implement anti-money laundering programs. Susan Schroeder, FINRA’s Executive Vice President, Department of Enforcement, commented on the news: AML systems must be reasonably designed to monitor transactions for potentially suspicious activity. When firms are part of…
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IdentityMind, Digital Identities You Can Trust, has just announced that B2Broker, a provider of liquidity and technology solutions for the foreign exchange and cryptocurrency markets, has selected IdentityMind to meet its know your customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance requirements for itself and its global business-to-business (B2B) clients. In our line of business, KYC…
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has just informed the public that it has today released consultation conclusions on proposals to amend its Guideline on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CFT Guideline). The amendments are in line with the latest international anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) standards and will make the…
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The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has announced that it has concluded two enforcement procedures against Credit Suisse AG (NYSE:CS). In the first procedure, FINMA identified deficiencies in the bank’s adherence to anti-money laundering due diligence obligations in relation to suspected corruption involving the International Federation of Association Football FIFA, the Brazilian oil corporation…
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Archax, the upcoming institutional-grade crypto exchange, has announced that it has partnered with Custom House Global Fund Services to perform Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti Money Laundering (AML) checks on firms and professional investors wishing to join and trade on the Archax exchange. These checks will also be performed on all entities wishing to…
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