HSBC’s exposure to the collapse of UK lender Market Financial Solutions has revealed major fraud and money laundering vulnerabilities within the rapidly expanding private credit industry.
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In the world of high-stakes finance, October 10, 2024, will be remembered as the day the music stopped for TD Bank. It wasn’t just the $3.09 billion in coordinated penalties from the DOJ, FinCEN, and the OCC1. It wasn’t even the fact that they became the largest bank in U.S. history to plead guilty to […]
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Last week, Singapore’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), imposed collective fines totaling a whopping S$27.45 million ($21.5 million USD) against a total of nine financial institutions, a list including notable names such as UBS, Citibank, and Julius Baer Group, in connection with a major money laundering scandal that rocked the city-state in […]
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As the golden age of technological development continues to unfold and artificial intelligence (AI) continues to achieve mainstream utilization by businesses and individuals alike, the growth of AI-backed protocols has already contributed to significant improvements in workflow and operational efficiency across the financial realm. With AI now being used by financial institutions to better meet […]
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The topic of “Golden Passports” and “Golden Visas” dominated international headlines over the last week, this following a recent, controversial decision levied by the supreme court of the European Union (EU) against a foreign tax haven. Known by the more politically-correct moniker of Citizenship by Investment (CBI) or Residency by Investment programs, these government-backed practice grants citizenship and/or […]
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A new trend is emerging in the cryptocurrency space that is garnering the attention of international regulators and law enforcement due to its propensity to contribute cross-border illicit financial activity. In 2024, “crypto casinos” truly burst onto the scene, generating a staggering $81.4 billion in gross gaming revenue (GGR), a fivefold increase compared to figures […]
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Recently there has been a rise in the significance being placed on several key areas of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter Terrorism Financing (CTF) operations, with one being
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