In conjunction with Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS CI), the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has released a notice asking financial institutions to report signs of workers’ compensation fraud and payroll tax evasion in the construction industry. The […]
The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is conducting two consultations exploring when and how its authorized push payment (APP) requirements will apply when they come into force in 2024. According to Chris Hemsley, Managing Director at the PSR, “The two […]
Authorities in Singapore have made ten arrests, seizing illegal assets worth over S$900 million in simultaneous raids nationwide. The raids were the culmination of a forgery and money laundering (ML) investigation facilitated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and […]
Specializing in international cash management solutions, financial services company Ebury partnered with ComplyAdvantage to build a fit-for-purpose transaction monitoring (TM) rule set that could keep pace with the company’s rapid growth. Ebury is fully regulated in 21 countries and offers […]
The third Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary under the two-year Singapore Presidency of T. Raja Kumar took place in Paris on June 21-23, 2023. Discussions focused on: Measures for anti-money laundering and the countering of terrorist financing (AML/CFT) in […]
On 7th June, the UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) announced new reimbursement requirements for authorised push payment (APP) fraud victims. In this blog and my video below, I break down what the announcement means and – as someone who has […]
The recent Guidance Paper on Transaction Monitoring from the Philippines Office of the Deputy Governor of Financial Supervision describes the comprehensive capabilities required to fight financial crime. As the financial services world gets smaller with the introduction of more real-time […]
In a new report, the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS) has set out a case for anti-money laundering supervisory reform to help professional body supervisors (PBSs) “achieve full and consistent effectiveness.” The report follows the government’s review […]
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has introduced a new raft of measures for financial institutions to help them mitigate the risk of cash deposit channels being criminally abused for money laundering purposes. The new rules come in light of the […]
What’s Happened? On March 16th, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a “Dear CEO” letter to payments firms authorized or registered under the Payment Services Regulations 2017, and Electronic Money Regulations 2011. In it, Matthew Long, the FCA’s Director of […]
The Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes at the US Treasury, Elizabeth Rosenberg, has addressed the need for additional regulatory clarity and more public-private engagement between the government and the virtual assets industry. Rosenberg’s remarks follow the end […]
On November 15, 2022, the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) released its annual report to Congress. Among the report’s concluding recommendations, the committee proposed creating a cross-agency body tasked with drafting sanctions against China in the event of […]
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