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International
Sanctions
Russia Expected to Retaliate Against Asset Confiscation
By Manesh Samtani | 06/05/2024
Confiscation of Russia’s frozen foreign reserves could result in foreign-owned private assets being seized.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Inclusion of DTI in Reporting a ‘Milestone’ for Transparency: DTIF
By Editors | 04/05/2024
The introduction of the Digital Token Identifier as an underlier to the UPI and OTC ISIN will bring greater transparency to the crypto derivatives market.
AML / KYC
Tether to Start Monitoring Secondary Market for USDT
By Editors | 04/05/2024
Through a partnership with Chainalysis, Tether will provide sanctions monitoring, an illicit transfers detection tool, and analysis on major USDT holders.
Enforcement
Canada’s FINTRAC Imposes AML Penalty on TD Bank
By Mark Johnston | 03/05/2024
The $6.7mn fine is the largest-ever levied by FINTRAC. TD Bank has separately provisioned $450mn for potential US penalties.
Sanctions
US Senators Raise Concerns Over Iran’s Crypto Mining
By Editors | 03/05/2024
A letter from two US senators asks government officials about the steps being taken to address Iranian crypto mining and sanctions evasion.
Enforcement
Russian Court Cancels Part of JPMorgan Freeze Order
By Editors | 03/05/2024
The majority of JPMorgan’s funds in Russia cannot be seized as they are held in so-called “type C” accounts.
Sanctions
OFAC Sanctions New Targets for Helping Hizballah Money Exchanger
By Editors | 02/05/2024
Five individuals and two entities were sanctioned for helping a previously-designated money exchanger to evade sanctions, OFAC said.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Capital Markets Regulators Committed to Innovating With Tokenisation
By Nithya Subramanian | 02/05/2024
The UK FCA’s Rupert Harrison and Thai SEC’s Kris Tontipiromya discussed their tokenisation work at the recent Digital Assets Asia 2024.
Fintech / Regtech
BIS to Develop AI Solution for Assessing Cyber Resilience
By Editors | 02/05/2024
The solution will be able to collect and analyse data to assess the cyber security and resilience maturity of a country’s financial sector.
Sanctions
US Sanctions Over 280 Targets for Supporting Russia
By Editors | 01/05/2024
The targets include companies in Azerbaijan, Belgium, China, Hong Kong, Russia, Slovakia, Turkey, the UAE, and Russia.
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