The Complex World of NFTs and Financial Crime
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are perhaps best known as a way to assign digital “ownership” to pictures of cartoon monkeys. But a new report from Elliptic claims that NFT-based platforms are being used to launder millions of dollars of illicit funds.
Economic Crime: From Conception to Response
Join Prof Mark Button and Dr Branislav Hock, authors of the newly published book: ‘Economic Crime: From Conception to Response’ for a discussion and a reflection on the most important problems associated with economic crime.
The Importance of a Strong AML Transaction Monitoring Governance Framework in Today’s Regulatory Environment
How to run a successful AML Transaction Monitoring Governance Framework
Utilising Automation, AI, Data and Machine Learning to Fight Financial Crimes More Effectively: What’s on the Horizon For 2022
How can AI, Machine Learning and other RegTech tools enhance protection, detection and response processes
Crypto 2.0 – New ways of performing old tricks? Exploring Crypto Typologies with Nick Furneaux
Any sufficiently new technology can seem like magic to the uninitiated, and it can become easy to assume that its abuse by criminals is equally magical and just as perplexing. It can also become a natural next step to assume that there is a particular type of ‘crime’ inherent to the new technology in question.
Dozens arrested and 800 officers deployed in major anti-mafia operation in Europe
A total of 31 people have been arrested in a major operation against international drug trafficking and money laundering which saw the deployment of 800 police officers and tax officials.
Prosecutors drop all charges against Danske Bank executives in €200bn laundering probe
Prosecutors in Denmark have dropped charges against the former chief executive of Danske Bank and two other senior executives as part of their investigation into the bank’s Estonian branch money laundering scandal.
Two cryptocurrency exchanges shut down amid fraud investigations in Turkey
Two cryptocurrency exchanges have closed in a week and are the subject of fraud investigations in an apparent clampdown in Turkey.
Six arrested in Hong Kong in $322 million laundering case
A money laundering syndicate that allegedly made thousands of suspicious transactions totalling $322million in total has been “smashed” and six people arrested, according to the Hong Kong government.
Spotting suspicious activity in the arts and antiquities markets
Fine art is used by launderers and terrorists to move billions of dollars of illicit cash every year. As regulators look to clamp down, Paula Krulicki outlines some of the key warning signs for Anti Money Laundering compliance teams to be aware of
