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Tiny Deutsche Bank Unit At Heart Of Money Laundering Investigation

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Citing several people briefed on the matter, the publication reported that the two-day raid last week of Deutsche Bank offices was aimed at finding evidence on a British Virgin Islands-based unit that was part of the bank’s Global Trust Solutions (GTS) business, which had been up for sale in March of 2016.

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Radial Fights Fraud, Releases Annual Holiday Fraud Index

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Radial is an industry leader in omnichannel commerce technology and operations. With headquarters in King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania, Radial provides major brands and merchants with fraud, payments and tax solutions, as well as a host of other commerce technology solutions. “We Radial knows a thing or two about fighting fraud.

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Nordea Accused Of Handling $790M In Suspicious Transactions

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According to a report in Reuters , citing Finnish broadcaster Yle, which had access to leaked documents, the money came from companies registered in countries with tax havens, including the British Virgin Islands, Panama and Belize. The investment firm rates Nordea at underperform.

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Blockchain Steers Toward Auto Supply Chain Transparency

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As explained by the site, the notary-with-blockchain offering lets certificate holders view and verify contents of a document though codes that are scanned – effective lines of defense against fraud. Banks’ straight-through processing rates are in the mid-80s to mid-90s. The verification feature is slated to debut in the fall of this year.

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Following The Madoff Money

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billion is tied to two hedge funds based in the Caribbean, with at least some of the radio silence stemming from the possibility of a “calculated decision” made by those funds not to shed too much light on their operations. Of that $2.5 billion thus unclaimed, said the newswire, roughly $1.2 which began investing with Madoff two decades ago.

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FinCEN AML/CTF Priorities Part 4: Counterproliferation

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Kim Chol-Sam Kim Chol-Sam and British banker Nigel Cowie created numerous shell companies (was named in the Panama Papers linked to Mossack Fonseca the Panamanian law firm) including “DCB Finance”, in the British Virgin Islands, mainland China, and Hong Kong. Stay up-to-date on the latest FinCEN priorities.

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