Tagged: compliance

September 3, 2023 @ 7:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Velocity Global, which claims to be the world’s expert on work, announced the appointment of Susan McDonough as Chief Transformation Officer and Frank Lucier as Chief Customer Success Officer, effective August 28th and September 5th, respectively. In her role, Susan will manage and execute “on… Read More

September 1, 2023 @ 4:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Billtrust, a B2B order-to-cash software and digital payments service provider, released its first annual E-Invoicing Interoperability and Compliance Report, “offering a view into the ever-changing global electronic-invoicing requirement landscape, featuring dynamic regulatory and technological developments.” In addition to an extensive compilation of current B2B and… Read More

August 29, 2023 @ 6:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Travis Schwab, Founder and CEO of Eventus – a global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance, algo monitoring, and risk control solutions. According to the firm, Travis has a deep background in capital markets and over 25 years of experience… Read More

August 28, 2023 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

P2P digital currency exchanges have reportedly assisted crypto traders with circumventing globally-enforced sanctions against Russia’s banking institutions. Crypto exchange Binance‘s recent activities might worsen its regulatory challenges in the US. The recent crackdown attempts to place a ban on transactions completed with payment cards that… Read More

August 23, 2023 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Altum Group, a provider of fund, corporate, and family office solutions, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with RiskScreen, which claims to be an industry leader in advanced compliance solutions. The partnership marks a pivotal moment in Altum’s journey towards “being a future-fit business,… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 10:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is setting out their expectations for crypto-asset businesses that need “to comply with a change in money laundering legislation legislated by government in July 2022.” From 1 September 2023, crypto-asset businesses in the UK will be “required to collect,… Read More

August 12, 2023 @ 11:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarpay AG is pleased to announce the appointment of Markus Emödi as the Chief Legal & Compliance Officer and Deputy CEO. With a track record of over 20 years in the financial industry, Markus reporttedly “brings a wealth of experience and expertise to Klarpay.” Markus… Read More

August 10, 2023 @ 12:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tookitaki, a trusted leader in the anti-money laundering space, announced the launch of its Compliance-as-a–Service (CaaS) solution for small and mid-size financial institutions globally. This innovative SaaS offering, optimized “for cost and efficiency, gives financial institutions (FIs) access to Tookitaki’s flagship compliance solution – the… Read More

August 8, 2023 @ 4:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

This announcement marks a significant milestone in the digital landscape as NexeraID in collaboration with PolygonID unveil their Web3 Compliance initiative. This project sets a standard for privacy protection while “ensuring strict adherence to regulatory requirements in the ever-evolving realm of Web3 compliance.” With the… Read More

August 8, 2023 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Uppsala Security, a provider of security tools and services for Crypto AML/CTF, Transaction Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, Transaction Tracking, and Cyber Security announced a significant collaboration with CryptoTax, a virtual asset tax service platform headquartered in South Korea. This strategic partnership is geared “towards fostering… Read More

August 6, 2023 @ 6:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance says it is pleased to announce the appointment of our former Global Head of Corporate Compliance Kristen Hecht as their new Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) and Global Money Laundering Reporting Officer (GMLRO) at Binance. As noted in a blog post, Kristen reportedly “brings… Read More

August 1, 2023 @ 10:48 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Employee social media communications leave financial institutions at risk, even as U.S. regulators threaten fines, results of a study from compliance services provider Shield and business communications firm LeapXpert show. Only 51% of institutions monitor employee communications over WhatsApp. Even fewer watch SMS, iMessage, LINE,… Read More

July 31, 2023 @ 4:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which is being sued by US regulators for a wide range of issues, is pleased to announce that their Dubai subsidiary, Binance FZE, has reportedly become the first exchange “to receive the Operational Minimum Viable Product (MVP) license from Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority… Read More

July 31, 2023 @ 10:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had reportedly requested Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) to halt trading in all virtual currencies with the exception of Bitcoin (BTC) prior to filing a lawsuit against the crypto exchange in June of this year, the Financial Times revealed on Monday… Read More

July 30, 2023 @ 9:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

At Alpaca, they claim to be all about keeping your data safe and secure. This is why they’re pleased to announce the successful renewal of its SOC 2 Type 2 compliance. Alpaca says it takes pride in their commitment “to maintaining the highest standards of… Read More

July 30, 2023 @ 9:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nexo, which claims to be among the world’s leading institutions for digital assets, in a pivotal move, has joined a vanguard of firms entering the Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists (ACSS), “demonstrating a stalwart commitment to global regulatory compliance.” Harnessing the expansive databases, meticulous training… Read More

July 29, 2023 @ 12:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Deloitte and Chainalysis, the blockchain data platform, announced a new strategic alliance to help the organizations’ mutual clients address digital asset ecosystem compliance challenges. Through the alliance, Chainalysis’ and Deloitte’s shared clients will be able “to leverage Chainalysis’ proprietary blockchain dataset and analytics software and… Read More

July 24, 2023 @ 11:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Yokoy, a provider of an AI-powered spend management suite, is setting new standards in invoice management with its strategic partnership with Pagero, a platform provider for globally compliant e-invoicing. Yokoy seamlessly integrates with Pagero’s cloud-based e-invoicing solution “to provide a 100% digitized and fully automated… Read More

July 24, 2023 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic – which claims to be the global leader in cryptoasset risk management – is proud to announce that it has been selected by Current Consulting Group as the trusted blockchain analytics provider to fulfil its crypto compliance requirements. Current Consulting Group is “an independent… Read More

July 23, 2023 @ 4:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

VikingCloud, a global provider of cybersecurity and compliance solutions has announced a new client partnership for its Web Risk Monitoring solution with PAYSTRAX, a European payment processor and principal member of Visa and Mastercard. Global merchant fraud is “estimated to drive losses of $41 billion… Read More