Anti-Money Laundering

Canada Taps AI as Suspected Money Laundering Efforts Spike
Canada Taps AI as Suspected Money Laundering Efforts Spike
January 08, 2024  |  AML

Canada is reportedly upping its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to combat money laundering. Donna Achimov, deputy director of the country’s Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis...

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OTTO Payments Adopts Hawk AI Solutions for AML Compliance
OTTO Payments Adopts Hawk AI Solutions for AML Compliance
December 14, 2023  |  AML

OTTO Payments, the payments division serving the OTTO marketplace, has adopted Hawk AI’s solutions for anti-money laundering (AML) compliance. The organization will use Hawk AI’s...

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Europe Plans Authority to Fight Money Laundering and Terror Financing
Europe Plans Authority to Fight Money Laundering and Terror Financing
December 13, 2023  |  AML

Officials in Europe are launching an authority to combat money laundering and terrorism financing. Known as ALMA, the group will have “direct and indirect supervisory powers over...

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Judge Rules Binance Founder Must Remain in US 
Judge Rules Binance Founder Must Remain in US 
November 27, 2023  |  Legal

Changpeng Zhao, the co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance Holdings, is reportedly facing legal restrictions that prevent him from returning to his home in the United Arab...

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Report: Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao to Plead Guilty to Resolve Investigations
Report: Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao to Plead Guilty to Resolve Investigations
November 21, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Changpeng Zhao, founder and CEO of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has reportedly agreed to step down and plead guilty to violating criminal U.S....

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Jack Henry Debuts Defense Against Money Laundering
Jack Henry Debuts Defense Against Money Laundering
October 16, 2023  |  AML

FinTech company Jack Henry has introduced a new tool to help banks combat fraud. The firm’s Financial Crimes Defender, announced Monday (Oct. 16), is a cloud-native, real-time fraud...

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WorkFusion Unveils AI-Powered Transaction Monitoring Investigator
WorkFusion Unveils AI-Powered Transaction Monitoring Investigator
October 02, 2023  |  AML

WorkFusion has unveiled a new AI Transaction Monitoring Investigator designed to automate the review of first-level (L1) transaction monitoring alerts.  The new artificial intelligence (AI)...

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SEC: DWS Failed to Develop Anti-Money Laundering Program
SEC: DWS Failed to Develop Anti-Money Laundering Program
September 25, 2023  |  AML

DWS Investment Management Americas is facing two separate enforcement actions from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC said in a news release Monday (Sept....

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Norway’s Strise Raises $10.8 Million to Expand AML Offering
Norway’s Strise Raises $10.8 Million to Expand AML Offering
September 06, 2023  |  AML

Strise has raised $10.8 million to bring its anti-money laundering technology to new markets. London-based venture capital firm Atomico, which led the Series A round, announced the...

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