Malta Could Do Better, Says FATF
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the world’s anti-money laundering standard setter, laid out its issues …
News In Brief - August 16, 2021
Singapore’s payments chief joins the chorus of regulators calling for technology to support anti-money laundering …
U.S. Authentication Standards Receive An Upgrade
The U.S. Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council has updated its guidelines regarding authentication and access to …
Opportunity Knocks In The Compliance Career Market
In this conversation with an executive at a compliance recruitment firm in the City of …
FinCEN Stretches Regulatory Reach To Foreign Crypto-Exchanges
BitMEX, one of the oldest and largest crypto-exchanges of all, has agreed to pay $100m …
Russia Legislates To Frustrate Online Gambling Payments
A Russian statute whose purpose it is to make the gambling industry more taxable will …
Isle of Man Updates AML Guidelines
The Isle of Man Financial Services Authority has published sector-specific guidelines in respect of compliance …
Where Do Young Compliance Officers Come From?
In this article, a compliance recruitment associate from a firm that only covers financial services answers questions …
UK Fines Fintech For Breaking Sanctions
The UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has imposed a £50,000 penalty on fintech TransferGo for …