AML / KYC

AML / KYC

Korea Crypto Exchanges Team Up to Develop Travel Rule System

By Manesh Samtani | 02/09/2021

Bithumb, Coinone and Korbit have established a joint venture that will be used to develop systems to meet the travel rule requirement by March 2022.

AML / KYC

SFC Suspends Former Emperor Representative for 2 Years

By Manesh Samtani | 01/09/2021

The broker transferred client money through bank accounts he owned to help two clients transfer money to/from the Mainland, among other violations.

AML / KYC

OFAC Fines Bank of China UK for Sudan Sanctions Breach

By Editors | 01/09/2021

BOC UK’s internal customer database did not include reference to Sudan in the name or address fields of two customers despite knowledge of their location.

AML / KYC

New Zealand Court Penalises TBS Bank for AML Breaches

By Editors | 31/08/2021

The court action against TSB Bank was the first civil proceedings brought by the RBNZ under the AML/CFT Act.

AML / KYC

FATF Releases Mutual Evaluation Report for Japan

By Manesh Samtani | 30/08/2021

The report says more needs to be done to combat organised crime and WMD proliferation risks, and a joint-agency body should be designated for setting national AML/CFT policies.

AML / KYC

HK Customs Arrests Five for Laundering HK$170m

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 30/08/2021

Hong Kong Customs for the first time detected a syndicate using cross-boundary vehicle drivers to assisting in money laundering activities.

AML / KYC

FSC Korea Confirms Plans for Dedicated Crypto Bureau at KoFIU

By Manesh Samtani | 26/08/2021

24 of the 63 crypto exchanges operating in Korea have not yet applied for ISMS certification, a KoFIU registration requirement that takes months to obtain.

AML / KYC

Screening Financial Instruments for Investment-related Sanctions Risk

By Manesh Samtani | 26/08/2021

Refinitiv identified over 190,000 financial instruments relevant to the US investment ban against Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies as of 28 July.

AML / KYC

GCFFC Calls for Action on Beneficial Ownership Data

By Manesh Samtani | 26/08/2021

Beneficial ownership data should be structured and interoperable, collated in a central register, and accessible to all actors fighting financial crime.