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Businessman with criminal links hands over £10m to UK investigators following Unexplained Wealth Order first
A UK businessman with links to serious criminals has surrendered property worth nearly £10m after an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO) was issued to force him to reveal where his money came from.
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NewsArrests over alleged fraud in two UK government Covid-19 schemes
A series of arrests have been made over the last week involving suspected fraud connected to Covid-19 government schemes supporting UK businesses.
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NewsAUSTRAC investigates PayPal as AML compliance clampdown continues
Australian enforcement agency AUSTRAC has ordered the appointment of an external auditor to probe anti-money laundering compliance concerns at PayPal.
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Q&AFinCrime Job Focus: Blake Cuningham, product lead, Comply Advantage
In our latest reader-submitted Q&A, Blake Cuningham talks about tackling the puzzle of complex product development challenges
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NewsSARs system is ineffective at uncovering money laundering, warns United Nations panel
The system under which banks report suspicious activity has uncovered “very few” instances of money laundering, corruption or other financial crimes, a United Nations (UN) panel report has said.
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FeaturePreparing for the cybercrime challenge: tips from a former FBI agent
Few have witnessed the developments in cybercrime unfold over the past 20 years as closely as Jeff Lanza. The former FBI agent has followed the progression of white-collar crime since the 1980s and has seen first-hand how investigations went from being all about catching gangsters operating in the physical world, to catching online hackers in just a matter of years.
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NewsBritish MPs write to ministers to demand AML answers as FinCEN Files blame game begins
The chair of a UK parliamentary committee has written to government ministers and watchdog heads after the country’s anti-money laundering controls were put under the spotlight by the FinCEN Files.
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Q&AFinCrime Job Focus: Tamás Kádár, chief executive, SEON
In our first reader-submitted Q&A, Tamás Kádár explains how cyber attacks led him to develop his own anti-fraud solution
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NewsAustralian banking giant Westpac agrees to pay record A$1.3bn fine for AML failures
Australian banking giant Westpac has agreed to pay A$1.3bn ($900m in US dollars) after admitting money laundering failures.
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FeatureFinCrime Job Focus: tell us about your role
Do you work in a field tackling financial crime? Don’t miss the chance to feature in one of FinCrime Report’s regular job focus Q&As.
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BlogCriminals are increasingly targeting different banks’ weaknesses
In a world of rapidly evolving technology, how do financial services firms keep up with the criminals? asks Mike Harris
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NewsUK government announces new verification powers for Companies House in AML plan
The UK’s official company register will be required to verify company directors’ identities before they can be appointed, under plans announced by the government.
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AnalysisSARs and the FinCEN Files – did disclosure rules play a part?
The FinCEN Files have shocked many across the world. The leaked documents show banks moved more than $2 trillion between 1999 and 2017 in payments even though they believed them to be suspicious. So how was this allowed to happen?
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NewsUS bank State Street hit with $1.24m AML fine in Australia
US banking giant State Street has been fined $1.24million in Australia for failing to report international fund transfers on multiple occasions.
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NewsFinCEN proposes change to US banking AML requirements
The US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has proposed changes to anti money laundering (AML) requirements to make risk-assessments an explicit obligation for financial institutions.
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NewsFATF publishes ‘red flag’ money laundering indicators for cryptocurrencies
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has outlined “red flag indicators” to help financial institutions detect money laundering and terrorism financing linked to virtual assets.
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NewsPakistan signs AML deal with UAE as it seeks to avoid FATF blacklist
Pakistan has signed an agreement with the United Arab Emirates to combat money laundering and terror financing as it seeks to avoid being blacklisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
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BlogLocating mule accounts and identifying fraudsters with behavioural biometrics
Behavioural biometrics can not only help identify fraud, it can cut it off at its root, argues Tim Ayling
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AnalysisCompliance calendar
Your guide to the upcoming regulatory events across the world, including details of forthcoming mutual evaluation reports for individual countries
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FeatureStablecoins ecosystem: a promise that can be kept
The European Parliament, on 13 September 2019, issued a note wherein it observed that the introduction of a privately governed currency (here, Libra) could fundamentally challenge the current EU financial framework, conflict with EU law and tax requirements, and violate consumer rights.