Anti-Money Laundering

Fed Action Against Customers Bank Underscores Crypto’s Challenges
Fed Action Against Customers Bank Underscores Crypto’s Challenges
August 12, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Despite the decentralized nature of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets, Web3 businesses need banking partners. But on Thursday (Aug. 8), news broke that Pennsylvania-based Customers...

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Fed Enforcements Now Focus on Instant Payments and Tokens
Fed Enforcements Now Focus on Instant Payments and Tokens
August 09, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

A recent enforcement action by the Federal Reserve taken against Customers Bancorp and its Customers Bank subsidiary has taken note of the risks and challenges...

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Axle Automation Raises $2.5 Million to Grow AI-Powered AML/KYC Solutions
Axle Automation Raises $2.5 Million to Grow AI-Powered AML/KYC Solutions
August 05, 2024  |  Investments

Axle Automation raised $2.5 million in a seed funding round to grow its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered anti-money laundering and know your customer (AML/KYC) solutions. The...

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Financial Technology Protection Act Passes House, Heads to Senate
Financial Technology Protection Act Passes House, Heads to Senate
July 22, 2024  |  AML

The House of Representatives passed a bill on Monday (July 22) that is designed to combat the use of financial technology for illicit finance. The...

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Regulators’ Actions vs Green Dot and Other Banks Highlight Scrutiny Over AML Practices
Regulators’ Actions vs Green Dot and Other Banks Highlight Scrutiny Over AML Practices
July 22, 2024  |  AML

Enforcement actions and fines from regulators — the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and others — highlight the growing scrutiny...

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Federal Reserve Fines Green Dot $44 Million, Alleging Unfair Practices
Federal Reserve Fines Green Dot $44 Million, Alleging Unfair Practices
July 19, 2024  |  Legal

The Federal Reserve Board said Friday (July 19) that it fined Green Dot $44 million for unfair and deceptive practices and a deficient consumer compliance risk management...

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BaFin: Solaris SE Must Improve Controls or Face Financial Penalties
BaFin: Solaris SE Must Improve Controls or Face Financial Penalties
July 12, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

German financial regulator BaFin said Friday (July 12) that Solaris SE faces financial penalties if it doesn’t improve its controls. Solaris, which has a banking license in Germany...

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DEA: Drug Traffickers Found Citi ‘Favorable’ for Money Laundering
DEA: Drug Traffickers Found Citi ‘Favorable’ for Money Laundering
July 01, 2024  |  AML

Federal investigators say drug traffickers laundered money through Citigroup, believing it had looser fraud measures. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Monday (July 1), a...

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Singapore Says Banking Sector Is Top Money Laundering Risk
Singapore Says Banking Sector Is Top Money Laundering Risk
June 20, 2024  |  AML

Singapore has identified banks as the entities posing the greatest money laundering (ML) risk to the country. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), which is a...

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