Tag: Virtual Currency
Modern Organised Crime turns 100
Whilst the term “organised crime” appears to have emerged in Chicago in 1919, the phenomenon of organised criminal activity far pre-dates this and its manifestations…
FI Focus – Recent Highlights from Standard Chartered by Trish Sullivan
The Bank announced on 9th April, 2019 resolutions with US and UK authorities regarding its historical sanctions and financial crime controls, which mostly related to…
Closing the Gap: Guidance for Countering North Korea’s Cryptocurrency Activity in South East Asia by RUSI
The UK Think tank, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) have issued a paper that reveals how North Korea can exploit cryptocurrency, particularly in Southeast…
The Mueller Report and what it found on Russia’s use of crypto
The Mueller Report (view pdf) refuted allegations of possible collusion by the Trump campaign with Russia in connection with the 2016 US Presidential election with obstruction…
FATF News – An open ended Mandate
On 12th April, 2019, Ministers agreed an open ended mandate for the FATF, marking its 30 year anniversary. The indefinite extension which takes effect in…
Top 10 Predictions for 2019
As the only thing certain apparently is uncertainly (unless you count death and taxes) only a fool would predict anything. So foolishly here are my…
