Anti-Money Laundering

Anti-Money Laundering

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.

KYC & CDD

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.

Anti-Money Laundering

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.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

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.

Anti-Money Laundering

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.

Anti-Money Laundering

FATF Examines Collaborative Analytics and the Need for Privacy

By Manesh Samtani | 06/07/2021

An AML risk information sharing platform in trial operation in China allows FIs to check whether a customer is labelled high risk by other FIs without any customer data being exchanged.

Anti-Money Laundering

SFC Fines Yardley Securities CEO for AML/CFT Breaches

By Editors | 05/07/2021

The processing and approval of suspicious third party fund transfers were attributable to the CEO’s failures to discharge his duties, the SFC said.

Anti-Money Laundering

Taiwan: New AML Rules For Crypto Exchanges Take Effect

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/07/2021

Crypto exchanges in Taiwan have to report transactions worth more than TWD 500,000 and fulfill KYC requirements.

Anti-Money Laundering

FinCEN Publishes First Government-wide AML/CFT Priorities

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 05/07/2021

FinCEN will publish new rules within 6 months reflecting the priorities, which identify the most significant AML/CFT threats currently facing the US.