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AML / KYC

Hong Kong Records Drop in Corruption Complaints in 2020: ICAC

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 12/07/2021

Corruption complaints concerning the finance and insurance subsectors registered the highest drop among all subsectors.

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AMLC Examines Philippine Exposure to Tax Crimes

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 12/07/2021

The study was conducted in light of the recent AML Act amendment which included the commission of tax crimes in the list of predicate offences for money laundering.

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BNM Allows MSBs to Onboard Corporate Customers Remotely

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 12/07/2021

A new policy document sets out the minimum requirements MSBs must observe when onboarding corporate customers using non-face-to-face verification processes.

AML / KYC

Stablecoins Increasingly Used in Money Laundering, PBOC Says

By Editors | 12/07/2021

PBOC governor Fan Yifei says stablecoins are increasingly being used as a tool for illegal activities and money laundering.

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HK, Macau Police Arrest Break Up Romance Scam Syndicate

By Editors | 11/07/2021

The syndicate is said to have conned 10 local victims out of HKD 20 million and another seven out of HKD 1.5 million in Macau.

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HKMA Launches Campaign to Raise Awareness of Phishing

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/07/2021

HKMA statistics show that phishing frauds in the first six months of 2021 were up 145% from the first half of 2020.

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US, Switzerland Announce New Sanctions Against Myanmar

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/07/2021

The Treasury has sanctioned 22 more individuals connected to Myanmar’s military, while the Department of Commerce added four companies to its Entity List.

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FATF Urges Faster Implementation of Travel Rule in Crypto Sector

By Editors | 06/07/2021

Slow implementation of travel rule requirements is acting as a disincentive to VASPs to invest in the necessary technology and compliance infrastructure.

AML / KYC

Westpac Identifies Potential Fraud Involving Finance Company

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 06/07/2021

Westpac is said to have provided lease financing to customers only to later discover that it had lent money against office equipment that may not have existed.