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New York describes benefits of blockchain analytics for banks
NYDFS guidance directs banks to use blockchain analytics tools to mitigate money laundering and sanctions evasion risk if they’re conducting cryptocurrency-related transactions.
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FinCEN highlights need to modernize AML to reflect new threats
New rulemaking is being developed to apply Bank Secrecy Act standards to stablecoin issuers and digital asset platforms.
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New FinCEN AML Rule brings investment advisers under bank-like scrutiny
The rule places RIAs and ERAs under Bank Secrecy Act-style compliance obligations.
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FinCEN issues FY2024 data points; Faulkender describes BSA modernization
FinCEN’s Year in Review provides transparency into the use of BSA data and explains how FinCEN analyzes this.
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SEC Exams in 2025: A practical playbook for private fund advisers
SEC exams are likely to stay just as rigorous, if not become even more detail-oriented.
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FinCEN issues analysis of fentanyl-related trends in BSA reports
To combat the illegal production and trafficking of fentanyl, the FinCEN analysis said it relied on the “public-private partnership.”
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Brink’s settles AML charges and commits to executive-level focus on compliance
FinCEN and DOJ announce penalties after hundreds of millions of dollars in bulk currency shipments transmitted across southwest border on behalf of high-risk entities.
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OPINION: It’s not the system, it’s the people – TD Bank scandal through a different lens
Stop blaming inferior AML software and arrest the individual responsible for the crime, says former federal agent Robert Mazur.