AML / KYC

AML / KYC

BIS Innovation Hub to Study Use of Data Technologies for AML

By Editors | 12/02/2023

Project Aurora will study privacy-enhancing technologies, machine learning methods, network analysis, the use of additional data sources, and “machine-readable typologies”.

Fintech / Regtech

EU Parliamentarians Back Eurozone Digital Wallet Framework

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 12/02/2023

The EU Digital Identity Wallet, expected to go live in 2024, will make it possible to store personal credentials within a single digital ID.

AML / KYC

Japan FSA Issues Draft Rules for Travel Rule Implementation

By Editors | 10/02/2023

The rules will implement laws passed in Japan last year, establishing requirements for Japanese crypto firms to comply with the travel rule.

AML / KYC

HKMA Updates Guidance on Transaction Monitoring, Screening, Reporting

By Manesh Samtani | 10/02/2023

A key objective of the update is to support greater use of technology to generate targeted alerts and more actionable intelligence, the HKMA said.

AML / KYC

Swiss Prosecutors Investigate Credit Suisse’s 2022 Data Leak

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/02/2023

The investigation centres on suspected acts of corporate espionage, breach of trade secrets and violations of banking secrecy laws.

AML / KYC

India Orders Ban on Over 200 Betting and Loan Apps

By Editors | 08/02/2023

The move follows several arrests and raids on payment firms last year connected to a probe into money laundering by loan companies said to be controlled by Chinese individuals.

AML / KYC

SFC Fines Jinrui Futures for AML Compliance Failures

By Editors | 08/02/2023

Jinrui Futures is the 5th firm to be fined over the use of software that allowed Mainland investors to trade in Hong Kong without opening a local securities account.

AML / KYC

SEBI Directs Banks to Identify Beneficial Owners of All FPI Clients

By Editors | 08/02/2023

FPIs will lose their registration in India if updated beneficial ownership information is not obtained by 30 September 2023.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Coinbase’s Exit From Japan Complicates Travel Rule Adoption

By Manesh Samtani | 07/02/2023

With Coinbase leaving the market, Japanese VASPs using TRUST will likely have to switch to a different travel rule solution.