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Singapore plans ‘whole-of-government data-sharing interface’ to tackle money laundering
Singapore is to develop a ‘whole-of-government data-sharing interface’ to tackle money laundering amid ‘increasingly complex’ risks. The...
Nov 10, 2024


US probes Tether for money laundering violations: WSJ
The news: The US government is investigating cryptocurrency firm Tether for possible breaches of anti-money laundering (AML) and...
Nov 3, 2024


DOJ Charges AurumXchange Operator in $30M Silk Road Money Laundering Case
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged Maximiliano Pilipis, a former exchange operator, with money laundering in Silk...
Nov 3, 2024


Singapore publishes national anti-money laundering strategy
Singapore has published its 32-page national anti-money laundering (AML) strategy, as part of continuing efforts to maintain the...
Nov 3, 2024


BofA Says Regulators May Take Action Over Money Laundering, Zelle
Bank of America Corp. said U.S. regulators may take action against the firm over its efforts to detect suspected money laundering and...
Nov 3, 2024


Insurance intermediary charged by ICAC guilty of conspiring with policyholders over insurance claims fraud
An insurance intermediary, charged by the ICAC, was today (October 31) convicted at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts of conspiring with...
Nov 3, 2024


Singapore’s first best practice paper on enhancing anti-money laundering audit in banks launched by ABS and industry group
Singapore’s first industry-led best practice paper to enhance Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT)...
Oct 28, 2024


FinCEN Assesses $900,000 Civil Money Penalty Against Lake Elsinore Hotel and Casino for Violations of the Bank Secrecy Act
WASHINGTON—The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) assessed a $900,000 civil money penalty ...
Oct 28, 2024
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