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Category: Global RADAR

Trending: Is African Gold Backing Russian Military Conflict?

When one thinks of the trade of precious stones and metals, diamond mining is generally what comes to mind – especially with respect to Africa. The ongoing global effort to ban the mining

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ChatGPT for Banks? As AI Grows, Security Risks Remain for Financial Sector

The trend towards heavier investment and a renewed commitment of resources to the development of machine learning and artificial intelligence-backed technologies has created a modern-day

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FCC Levies New Regulation as SIM Swap Scams, Port-Out Fraud Increases

As societal reliance on “smart” technologies has grown to encompass the entirety of the developed world, the average citizen has come under fire by fraudsters aiming to exploit the wealth of new

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Changes Forthcoming for Crypto Space, Anti-Drug Crusade as Senate Passes 2024 NDAA

In wake of a string of high-profile scandals that rocked the international cryptocurrency space to the tune of a near $2 trillion loss in global market cap, the United States government is continuing

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U.S. Treasury Begins Crackdown on ‘DeFi’ Services

The United States Treasury Department (DOT) is seeking to continue its crackdown on financial entities that have to date not been subjected to the same anti-money laundering regulations

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Global Radar fraud

U.S. Anti-Illicit Drug Crusade Shifts Focus to Fentanyl, Traffickers

As part of its ongoing battle to limit the proliferation of money laundering efforts and activities that contribute to the funding of terror operations at the respective regional and international levels

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Diamonds: A Terrorist’s Best Friend?

The old adage goes “diamonds are forever”, and such has been the case with respect to the relationship between the precious gems market and financial crime. The laundering of ill-gotten

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AML

Treasury Announces Who Has Access To Beneficial Ownership Database

Congress’ passing of the U.S. Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) culminated in a groundbreaking amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)

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anti-money-laundering

Record Enforcement Actions Expected Following Treasury’s Whistleblower Revamp

Over the past decade, the United States has made significant strides in upping the ante against both domestic and international money laundering

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Trending: Global AML-Related Fines Surged by 50% in 2022

The penalties issued against both domestic and international financial service providers for lapses in their money laundering defenses rose

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