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Italy Threat Assessment 2021 by FCN - Premium

The 57 page comprehensive Italy Threat Assessment by Financial Crime News for 2021 is now published. Italy is rated overall “Moderate” Risk scoring 58/100 for Financial…

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Source of Wealth & Source of Funds by FCN

With the publication of FAQ’s from the Wolfsberg Group on Source of Wealth & Source of Funds, this important and complex area has at last…

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Global Threat Assessment – By John Cusack – Publicly Available Now to Read / Download

Global Threat Assessment by John Cusack Despite the limitations presented in estimating criminal activity designed to be hidden, the results in the Global Threat Assessment…

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Interview with Stewart McGlynn – Leader of HKMA’s AML Division

In this Interview with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Stewart McGlynn, who leads the Regulators Anti Money Laundering Team, Financial Crime News wanted to know…

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Securities/Markets Based Money Laundering - Premium

This is an extract from FCN’s Global Threat Assessment, coming soon, which can now be pre ordered by contacting Financial Crime News. It is also…

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The KYC Registry at SWIFT – Interview with SWIFT’s Bart Claeys

Whilst utilities have been widely predicted as a future staple in the fighting financial crime ecosystem, many have tried and few succeeded in establishing platforms…

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Interview with Alan Ketley on the journey leading the Wolfsberg CBDDQ

Since its inception, the Wolfsberg Group has developed frameworks and guidance for the management of financial crime risks and arguably few have had as big…

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Crypto takes steps towards FATF Recommendations Compliance – by Malcolm Wright

As promised Malcolm Wright provides an update to Financial Crime News on the Crypto Industry’s response to the challenge laid down by FATF to adopt…

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Crypto asks for more effective AML regulation – by Malcolm Wright

In February 2019, FATF issued its proposed recommendations for AML governance of the crypto industry. Under pressure from the international community, the FATF aimed to bring…

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Virtual Currency is joining the FATF club

Virtual Currencies (VC) have come a long way in the 10 years since Bitcoin first emerged, born out of the financial crises and now a…

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