Money Service Business
Friday, August 3, 2018 South Carolina’s money transmitter licensing law, the South Carolina Anti-Money Laundering Act, and its implementing regulations (collectively, the “Act”) became effective on May 25th 2018 becoming the latest state to implement such legislation. This means that the newly established Money Services Division (the “Division”) within the […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – From Green Dot pre-paid cards to gift cards, experts say they’re the perfect vehicles for scam artists to steal your money. “It acts like cash,” said Lisa Smith with the Better Business Bureau of Middle Tennessee. “So, once it’s gone, it’s gone.” “It’s untraceable, there’s no recourse,” Smith […]
by Philip Bump published in Washington Post If Michael Wolff’s reporting is to be believed, Stephen K. Bannon’s assessment of the most dangerous threat posed by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation is not the one you might have assumed. “You realize where this is going,” Bannon reportedly told Wolff. […]
ICO issuers commonly screen purchasers in initial token or “coin” offerings (ICOs) for anti-money laundering (AML) and “Know-Your-Customer” (KYC) purposes using online vendors. But there has been uncertainty as to whether, and under what conditions, an ICO issuer would need to go as far as registering as a money service […]
By Samuel Rubenfeld Feb 28, 2018 7:16 am ET A congressional watchdog found banks closing accounts or branches along the southwestern U.S. border at high rates due to elevated money-laundering risks, and said regulators haven’t fully assessed the factors causing financial institutions to make those decisions. The Southwest border region […]
U.S. Bank, the fifth-largest commercial bank by assets in the United States, was charged by the federal authorities on Thursday with failing to guard against illegal activity and, in at least one instance, even abetting it. The Justice Department accused U.S. Bank, which is based in Minneapolis, of severely neglecting […]
By Anne Eberhardt | January 8, 2018 Recent headlines have been teeming with money laundering stories, as journalists and hackers reveal ever more sophisticated money laundering schemes, and law enforcement officials issue high-profile arrest warrants and criminal indictments. Meanwhile, over the past half century, the definition of a financial institution […]
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence) – The U.S. Congress should mandate the collection of information about the true owners of corporations, law enforcement should share more information with banks to help spot criminals and artificial intelligence should be considered as a means to lower bank anti-laundering costs, members of […]
by Jose Pagliery A U.S. senator is asking the Treasury Department to explain its efforts to ensure that bitcoin is not being used by criminals and terrorists to evade bank regulations. Senator Ron Wyden sent his questions in a letter to the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network on Thursday. […]