The rise of crypto assets and decentralized finance has challenged traditional regulatory frameworks, particularly in the area of anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism ("AML/CFT")....more
7/29/2025
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
EU ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Markets ,
Money Laundering ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations
The European Union Anti-Money Laundering ("AML") package includes Regulation (EU) 2024/1620 of the European Parliament and of the Council of May 31, 2024, establishing the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering...more
7/28/2025
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Money Laundering ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements
In 2022, anti-money laundering ("AML") and sanctions controls were at the center of regulatory and enforcement activities in the United States and abroad. Globally, governments have continued to recognize the impact of AML...more
On June 30, 2021, FinCEN announced the first set of government-wide AML/CFT Priorities, as required by the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 ("AML Act"). Consistent with the National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other...more
7/14/2021
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
BSA/AML ,
Compliance Management Systems ,
Convertible Virtual Currencies (CVCs) ,
Corruption ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Transactions ,
FinCEN ,
Money Laundering ,
Terrorism Funding ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations
On June 30, 2021, FinCEN announced the first set of government-wide AML/CFT Priorities, as required by the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 ("AML Act"). Consistent with the National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other...more
7/9/2021
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
BSA/AML ,
Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Money Laundering ,
New Guidance ,
Policy Statement ,
Suspicious Activities ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations
The Situation: In response to recent cases of money laundering in European banks, the European Union has released an action plan to reinforce its recently proposed anti-money laundering ("AML") and Countering Financing of...more