Tagged: compliance

May 11, 2021 @ 7:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut, one of the fastest-growing Fintechs with over 15 million customers, revealed on May 11, 2021, that it has integrated with Elliptic, a provider of digital asset risk management and blockchain analytics software. This partnership should allow Revolut to expand its cryptocurrency offering…. Read More

May 4, 2021 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Uppsala Security has reportedly conducted the very first “Virtual Assets AML Training Program” for partners and government agency compliance officers. Uppsala Security, the provider of tools for Crypto Risk Management and Cybersecurity, revealed on May 4, 2021, that it has begun its Virtual Assets AML… Read More

April 26, 2021 @ 10:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Compliance tech and data analytics provider SteelEye plans to address market abuse and communications monitoring with lexicon technology. The new tech can reportedly monitor over 6x as many search terms as a typical lexicon. SteelEye’s product has been developed in a manner that adheres to… Read More

April 17, 2021 @ 12:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Swiss wealth management group Julius Baer has introduced its Digital Advisory Suite (DiAS) in Asian markets. The DIAS soluton aims to simplify the regulatory compliance process for relationship managers, allowing them to provide compliant advice to their customers. The suite serves as a “fully-integrated” solution…. Read More

April 13, 2021 @ 11:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ibanera, a global fintech, announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with cryptocurrency intelligence company CipherTrace to enhance Ibanera’s cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Transaction (KYT) compliance solution. As previously reported, Ibanera’s platform provides account issuance, cross-border transfers, and currency exchange services to both… Read More

April 11, 2021 @ 7:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cryptocurrency intelligence firm CipherTrace is reportedly using Chainlink to release CipherTrace DeFi Compli: a compliance solution enabling decentralized or non-custodial exchanges (DEXs) and other DeFi apps to adhere to the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions requirements. As part of its decentralized finance (DeFi)… Read More

April 7, 2021 @ 7:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Gemini says that their international footprint “reflects crypto’s global reach.” As the company continues to expand its business operations, they are increasingly supporting “a range of clients around the world,” the Gemini team notes in an April 7, 2021 blog post. The… Read More

April 5, 2021 @ 11:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Uppsala Security, a provider of tools for Crypto AML, Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, and Cybersecurity, has revealed they’ve entered into a contract to create a ‘Virtual Asset AML’ solution for the Coin&Coin exchange that “complies with the amendment of the Special Money Act in South… Read More

April 4, 2021 @ 9:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elaine Sun, Compliance Director of digital assets firm Huobi Technology, recently noted that the traditional financial infrastructure and the idea or concept of money are “changing before our eyes.” Sun adds that the concept of “store of value” has mostly been associated or tied to… Read More

April 4, 2021 @ 3:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Banking Circle, a leading financial infrastructure developer, notes that as the first quarter of 2021 comes to an end, anti-money laundering or AML measures have been “a key focus in the industry.” The company writes in a blog post that following the… Read More

April 2, 2021 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Uppsala Security has revealed that it received a Financial Sector Development Grant from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Uppsala Security, an established provider of tools for Crypto AML, Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, and Cybersecurity confirmed on April 2, 2021, that they were chosen by… Read More

April 2, 2021 @ 7:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Co-founder of Germany-based virtual bank Penta has introduced an initiative, known as Relio, which aims to focus on serving Swiss small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). Relio has been launched because digital banking platforms that exist today are not meeting the unique requirements of smaller businesses…. Read More

March 31, 2021 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech firm Monavate says it’s focused on rapidly expanding its operations after securing £5 million through a seed funding round. Cambridge-based Monavate offers a “new-to-market” payment solution. The company confirmed in a release that it has managed to acquire funding from a “major” US… Read More

March 26, 2021 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Regulators care “as much about consumer preference in debt collection as creditors,” according to Kelly Knepper-Stephens, Vice President Legal & Compliance at TrueAccord, a Fintech that aims to transform debt collection into “a pathway toward financial health.” Kelly, who’s based in the San Francisco Bay… Read More

March 20, 2021 @ 7:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Notabene has teamed up with blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis to bring a “scalable” Travel Rule solution to cryptocurrency-focused businesses. Crypto-related businesses are working consistently to meet updated regulatory guidelines involving counterparty risk. According to a blog post by Chainalysis, the most notable of these requirements… Read More

March 19, 2021 @ 7:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Banking Circle, a financial infrastructure developer, notes that the rapid and widespread digital adoption by banking clients, and the accelerated digitalization across financial services following the COVID-19 outbreak have “expanded the opportunity for fraud.” Criminals are increasingly exploiting “gaps” found between digital solutions or platforms,… Read More

March 17, 2021 @ 7:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Juniper Research recently published a report titled, “The Role of Regtech in a Post-Pandemic World.” Juniper Research notes that during the past few years, the concept of Regtech or regulatory technology has taken on a lot of importance within the financial services sector and in… Read More

March 15, 2021 @ 10:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Banking Circle, a financial infrastructure developer, notes that McKinsey has found that around $800 billion to $2 trillion has been laundered annually via the international banking system. Banking Circle reveals that criminals keep using more sophisticated methods to launder funds, which may put the reputations… Read More

March 12, 2021 @ 12:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain security firm CipherTrace notes that its Traveler product has been developed to assist virtual asset service providers or VASPs with adhering to the international “Travel Rule” regulations by securely sharing digital currency transaction details with other “vetted” VASPs. CipherTrace explains that its tools are… Read More

February 23, 2021 @ 10:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain platform Ontology (ONT) and Binance, the leading digital currency exchange, have a long and established history of cooperation and partnership which has led to many benefits for both sides, “none possibly more important the integration of Ontology’s Decentralized Identity Solution into the Binance Smart… Read More