Malta’s ‘wild west’ beginnings as blockchain island catch FAFT’s eye
Members of the Financial Action Task Force (FAFT) have voiced concerns about the estimated €60bn ($71bn) of cryptocurrency and other virtual assets which moved through Malta in a ‘wild west’ period after the government declared the country a blockchain island in 2017.
World Economic Forum issues guide to combat financial crime
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has published the Unifying Framework, self-regulatory guidelines for private-sector intermediaries known as gatekeepers who are able to prevent or interrupt illicit financial flows.
South Africa to revise its stance on cryptocurrency
South African regulators are now rethinking how they classify cryptocurrencies following the high levels of retail interest in crypto in the country.
El Salvador to make Bitcoin legal tender
El Salvador’s president has announced that he will make the Bitcoin cryptocurrency a legal tender in the country.
‘Stablecoin’ must be regulated like banks, says Bank of England
The Bank of England has said payments made with stablecoins need to be regulated in the same way as payments handled by banks if they become widely used.
The key theme: building next generation fincrime partnerships
Next month’s FinCrime World Forum will feature a whole stream of panel debates on future fincrime partnerships. Here we look at some of the eye-catching partnership projects from around the globe
Red Flag series: Orchestrating RegTech solutions to work together
The first episode of the GRC Red Flag Series discusses the GRC Orchestrate project and calls for firms to work collaboratively on standardising industry-led solutions to RegTech.
Pushing the pace of RegTech adoption to fight the criminals
Next month, Dr Sian Lewin will address FinCrime World Forum on the topic of removing barriers to RegTech adoption in financial crime. Here, she talks about the benefits of technological solutions and explains why the pace of adoption needs to speed up.