Tag: AML
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Establishing a Mandate: The Foundation of Every Successful Commodity Trading Deal
In the world of international commodity trading — where billions of dollars in energy, metals, and agricultural products move across borders — the most critical first step is often the most overlooked: establishing a mandate. Before any product is moved, before any inspection or payment instrument is issued, there must be a clear understanding of…
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Challenges with SWIFT GPI Transfers
The SWIFT Global Payments Innovation (GPI) network was introduced with the promise of revolutionizing cross-border payments—bringing speed, transparency, and traceability to what had long been a notoriously slow and opaque system. While it indeed represents a significant improvement over legacy SWIFT messaging, investors, institutions, and offshore operators continue to face real-world challenges that limit its…
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Navigating Dory Gold Export: The Complex Web of African and International Regulations
In the first part of this series, we laid out the foundational steps to close an offshore gold deal, emphasizing speed, transparency, and respecting the Golden Rule: the one with the gold makes the rules. Now, let’s dive deeper into one of the most misunderstood—and risky—areas of the trade: Dory Gold export. Dory gold, often…
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TD Bank Pleads Guilty to Bank Secrecy Act and Money Laundering Conspiracy Violations in $1.8B Resolution
WASHINGTON — TD Bank N.A. (TDBNA), the 10th largest bank in the United States, and its parent company TD Bank US Holding Company (TDBUSH) (together with TDBNA, TD Bank) pleaded guilty today and agreed to pay over $1.8 billion in penalties to resolve the Justice Department’s investigation into violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and…
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Treasury Releases Long-Awaited Final Anti-Money Laundering Regulations: A Game-Changer for Global Finance
In a significant move towards tightening the global financial system, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has released its long-anticipated final anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. This development marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing effort to combat illicit financial activities, providing clearer guidance and more robust frameworks for financial institutions and other entities involved in…
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Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Rules of the Road
KYC and AML Regulations KYC (Know Your Customer) laws refer to regulations that require financial institutions and other businesses to verify the identity of their customers and clients in order to prevent money laundering, terrorism financing, and other forms of financial crimes. KYC laws were introduced in the United States in the 1970s under the…
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Kyckr Expands Coverage to China as Need for Know-Your-Customer Technology Increases
SAN FRANCISCO, September 30, 2020 (Newswire.com) – Kyckr Limited (ASX:KYK), a regulatory technology company, is pleased to announce it has added China to its network of corporate registry connections, as the need for reliable Know-Your-Customer (KYC) solutions continues to grow at a time of increasingly stringent anti-money laundering (AML) regulations and enforcement. Over the past year, there…
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Financial Institutions AML & KYC
Financial institutions fear to be wittingly or unwittingly implicated when they are used to settle, facilitate, or finance international trade transactions (e.g., through processing wire transfers, providing trade finance, and issuing letters of credit and guarantees). Implication is criminal prosecution for money laundering. Financial Action Task Force (FATF) rules extends to everybody and leads to…
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Pre-qualified AML & KYC Clean Nominee Bank Account
[box]Has a bank told you they have no problem with FATCA, CRS or Automatic Exchange of Financial Information? Do they offer a Nominee Bank Account?[/box] Some misunderstand what they have said. What they have said is ”we” only accept transfers from Financial Institutions who have performed the AML & KYC. [box type=”alert”]For lack of a…