As technology has improved during the past few decades, financial fraud has become more common as well. Even though technology has made a lot of our lives easier and more efficient, it also makes us more vulnerable to attack. This includes money laundering. Because money laundering is becoming so common,…
Founded by Egide Thein in late 1996, Truth Technologies, Inc. (TTI) was one of the very first companies to provide anti-money laundering and know-your-customer compliance solutions. Before the Patriot Act and before many of the present-day regulations were started, TTI's Sentinel was a product for the future. It was designed…
The Annual Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime Conference hosted by the Association of Certified Anti-money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) will begin in late September 2019. Truth Technologies has been attending this conference for years and is excited to attend again. With topics ranging from sanction screening and PEP (politically-exposed person) screening…
The fight against corruption and money laundering scandals in the European Union continues. Danske Bank, Denmark's biggest bank, has closed down all banking activities in its Estonian branch. The Danske branch in Estonia has been under close investigation for money laundering. During the investigation, Danske's previous CEO has stepped down…
The "travel rule" requires that firms engaged in money service businesses to share information about their customers and verify identities of customers. First issued in 1996, the travel rule (a know-your-customer (KYC) regulation) was expanded by FinCEN to apply to cryptocurrency in May of this year. FATF released guidelines in…
Rifaat al-Assad, known as the "Butcher of Hama" and the uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has gone on trial for alleged money laundering. A politically exposed person(PEP), like Rifaat al-Assad, is normally considered to be an increased risk for financial crimes due to their status. Sherpa, a law association…
Ten banks in the Philippines are involved in a inquiry by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The reason for the inquiry is to assess the banks and their relations with Australia's Westpac. Westpac was recently fined for about 23 million breaches in anti-money laundering(AML) regulations. Many of these breaches…
Islamic banking in Luxembourg and the conflict of law Islamic banking in Luxembourg and the conflict of law Islamic banking in Luxembourg and the conflict of law The financial center of Luxembourg, in its quest for diversification away from former niche banking made impossible through automatic reporting, has turned among…
White collar crimes White collar crimes This is an excerpt of a remarkable article by Alice BrightSky, senior director of Fordham Law's compliance programs. Why People Commit White Collar Crimes (And How to Stop Them) ...Perpetrators of many white collar crimes were not career criminals who set out to defraud…
Anti-money Laundering Software Market Expected to Grow till 2022 Anti-money Laundering Software Market Expected to Grow till 2022 According to a recent report by Marketing Insights, the anti-money laundering market is expected to grow with a CAGR of 11% in the next 5 years. Truth Technologies is mentioned in the…
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