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Crypto money laundering rose 3X in first half 2018: report

07/03/18

Theft and money laundering are both thriving in the crypto world, according to a report released Tuesday by CipherTrace.

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Bill to ease AML requirements stalls over shell-company rules

06/14/18

The legislation unveiled this week left out a requirement — included in an earlier version — for new companies to report their true owners.

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House AML bill is a missed opportunity

06/13/18

The House Financial Services Committee is preparing to vote on legislation to modernize anti-money-laundering rules, but the latest version of the bill excludes a key provision involving the collection of beneficial ownership information.

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Bank of Tokyo charter switch was 'regulatory arbitrage,' Vullo says

05/29/18

The bank sought to evade the consequences of compliance failures including weak scrutiny of transactions that could be tied to North Korea, the N.Y. banking superintendent said in demanding access to communications between the bank and its new supervisor, the OCC.

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Banks strain to satisfy competing AML, data protection rules

05/18/18

Deadlines imposed by U.S. and EU regulators are giving banks intercontinental whiplash.

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Weakest link in Fincen's AML rule? Bank customers

05/11/18

A long-anticipated financial rule could help law enforcement root out illegal activity, but it requires banks to keep extra-close tabs on certain business clients. That won't be easy.

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The ICO problem: One firm’s plan to satisfy regulatory concerns

05/02/18

Prometheum wants to win the SEC’s approval of its own token offering, paving the way for others shortly afterwards.

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Gun control group calls on banks to limit clients' weapons sales

04/04/18

Everytown for Gun Safety says that its recommended guidelines are similar to banks' know-your-customer principles.

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Banks struggle to unmask true account owners for looming AML rule

04/04/18

Efforts by financial institutions to track "beneficial ownership" data in advance of a regulatory deadline next month is complicated by the challenge of getting customers to cough up the information.

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Can blockchain ease banks’ digital-identity concerns?

03/27/18

A startup called Spring Labs has launched a blockchain network with the goal of getting lenders and data providers to share data to help verify customers' identity.

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