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NewsUS beneficial ownership register step closer as FinCEN publishes consultation
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has started the regulatory process of implementing a new beneficial ownership registry for businesses by publishing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) seeking comment on the proposals.
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NewsFinCEN appoints former Chainalysis executive as new head
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has appointed a former executive of cryptocurrency analytics firm Chainalysis as its new Acting Director.
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NewsData protection act enforcement may be further delayed in Thailand
Thailand’s new digital economy and society minister Chaiwut Thanakhamanusorn is considering postponing full enforcement of the country’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) scheduled for June, in part to give small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) more time to prepare. Implementation has already been delayed once.
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BlogSpotting 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
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NewsBusiness Update: Partnership between Maxeler Technologies and fragmentiX
Maxeler Technologies and fragmentiX are partnering to deliver maximum performance and ultra-secure-by-design data storage and computing solutions (Press Release)
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NewsApple tells developers to prepare for imminent launch of App Tracking Transparency feature
Apple has urged developers to make sure their apps are ready for its new App Tracking Transparency privacy feature that is expected within weeks.
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NewsGibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man to share CTF information
A new international forum to share counter-terrorism financing (CTF) information with three other jurisdictions has been set up by the Royal Gibraltar Police.
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NewsBusiness Update: IBM Cloud for Financial Services Accelerates Innovation
SAP joins ecosystem of more than 90 partners and FinTechs serving financial institutions worldwide (Press Release)
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BlogSpring cleaning? Don’t forget the data
This time of year is traditionally the time when we declutter our homes and remove what we don’t need. Sonia Cheng explains why the same principle should apply to data, particularly as the pandemic has led to the accumulation of information from new sources
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Q&AFinCrime Job Focus: Andrew Davies, Fiserv
Andrew Davies explains why he feels lucky to be part of the global community fighting financial crime
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Q&APrivSec Job Focus: Andy Bridges, Data Governance Manager, REaD Group
Self-confessed ‘data geek’ Andy Bridges talks about the variety of working in data compliance
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NewsFour in five UK banks say Covid-19 hampered their financial crime effectiveness, survey finds
The switch to remote working during the coronavirus pandemic has impacted on UK banks’ financial crime prevention measures at a time cases of fraud and money laundering were rising, survey respondents have said.
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NewsBusiness Update: Digital Shadows announces new threat intelligence capabilities
By integrating with MITRE ATT&CK®, Digital Shadows customers will benefit from the collective insight of thousands of security professionals worldwide (Press Release)
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NewsGlobal spending on regtech will nearly quadruple to $130billion by 2025, report finds
Spending on regulation technology globally will surge from $33billion in 2020 to $130bn by 2025, as banks increasingly look to Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions for onboarding and Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements, a report has predicted.
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NewsIrish DPC probes whether Facebook data leak falls under GDPR time frame
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) is probing whether any of the data records of 533 million Facebook users published over the weekend were leaked after the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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NewsTNO, Rabobank and ABN AMRO report ‘good initial results’ from privacy-enhanced data-sharing AML project
A project to allow the sharing and analysing of transaction information between banks while protecting privacy of customers has had ‘good initial results’ after testing with synthetic data, a bank involved has said.
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NewsPleyer calls on G20 to promote change in fincrime regulatory culture
Dr Marcus Pleyer wants a move away from a ‘form-filling’ regulatory culture and has called on the G20 group of governments to lead the change in order to more effectively fight financial crime.
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NewsSchrems’ campaign group lodges complaint about Google’s ad tracker
Noyb, the campaign group founded by privacy activist Max Schrems, has filed a complaint with France’s data protection authority about Google’s Android advertising identifier (AAID).
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NewsLinkedIn denies data breach after 500m records reportedly posted for sale
The social media platform LinkedIn has denied it has had a data breach following reports that information from 500m profiles have been posted in a hacker forum.
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NewsBelarus advances data protection law
A comprehensive data privacy law in Belarus has moved a step closer following the bill’s second reading in the lower chamber of parliament.
