Money Laundering

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Chainalysis buys AI fraud detection firm Alterya

Blockchain analysis giant Chainalysis has acquired generative AI-powered fraud detection startup Alterya.

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AML firm Themis raises £7.25m

Financial crime prevention platform Themis has raised £7.25 million in scale-up funding.

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Klarna fined $50 million over AML violations

Klarna has been fined Skr500 million ($50 million) by Sweden’s Financial Supervisory Authority, for anti-money laundering defects.

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ThetaRay partners Microsoft for GenAI financial crime detection suite

ThetaRay has integrated with Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service to develop a GenAI financial crime detection suite.

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Wise entered European remediation plan over AML controls - FT

Money transfer giant Wise was ordered by European regulators to put in place a formal remediation plan over issues with its anti-money laundering controls, according to the Financial Times.

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AI adoption in UK FS sector grows but understanding lags

Three quarters of financial services firms in the UK are already using artificial intelligence, yet nearly half of these users have only a "partial understanding" of the AI they are deploying, according to a Bank of England and FCA survey.

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Metro Bank slapped with £16.7 million fine for four-year financial crime lapse

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has fined Metro Bank £16.7 million for financial crime failings after a new transaction monitoring system implemented in 2016 went on the blink.

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Axiom Bank hit with enforcement action

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has filed an enforcement action against Axiom Bank in Florida.

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TD Bank fined $3bn after money laundering guilty plea

TD Bank has agreed to pay $3 billion in penalties after pleading guilty to violating US anti-money laundering federal laws.

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Starling Bank fined £29m for 'shockingly lax' AML screening

The Financial Conduct Authority has fined Starling Bank £29 million for failings related to its financial sanctions screening.

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Regulator tells Wells Fargo to fix AML deficiencies

Shares in Wells Fargo fell on Thursday after the bank inked a formal agreement with the Office of the Comptroller pledging to fix deficiencies in its financial crimes risk management practices and anti-money laundering internal controls.

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Klarna Bank criticised by FSA over money laundering risks

Klarna Bank has been upbraided by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority for failing to adequately deal with money laundering risks.

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ThetaRay boosts AI financial crime detection with Screena acquisition

AI-powered financial crime detection specialist ThetaRay has acquired screening company Screena. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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FCA fines Coinbase unit £3.5m over high-risk customers

The Financial Conduct Authority has fined a Coinbase unit £3.5 million for enabling crypto trading services for high-risk customers.

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Fed fines Green Dot $44m

The Federal Reserve has fined Green Dot $44 million for "numerous" unfair and deceptive practices in the marketing, selling and servicing of its prepaid cards and its tax return preparation payment services.

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Lithuania fines crypto firm EUR9.3m for Russia sanctions violations

Lithuania has fined crypto outfit Payeer a record EUR9.3 million for Russia-related sanction violations and money laundering failures.

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Nordea charged over Danish money laundering cases

Denmark officially brought charges to Nordea in the country’s biggest money laundering case to date, stating the bank violated the Danish anti-money laundering act several times between 2012 and 2015.

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Rabobank joins funding round in Hawk

German RegTech Hawk has extended its Series B funding round with an additional investment from Dutch bank Rabobank.

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BaFin lifts N26 customer onboarding cap

After more than two years, Germany's financial regulator BaFin has lifted a cap on the number of new customers that digital bank N26 can onboard.

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BaFin fines N26 €9.2m over late money laundering reports

German regulator BaFin has fined N26 €9.2 million for anti-money laundering failures but could be preparing to lift a cap on the number of new customers the digital bank can take on.