anti-money laundering (AML)

Anti-money laundering

Singapore says laundering probe wasn't opened on China's request

Any suggestion that the investigation was related to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Singapore was called "absurd".
Singapore asks banks to probe dealings with laundering suspects - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Anti-money laundering

Singapore asks banks to probe dealings with laundering suspects

MAS sent a note to the compliance heads of all financial firms to examine any suspicious or unusual transactions.
Singapore seizes millions in Credit Suisse, Julius Baer accounts - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Anti-money laundering

Singapore seizes millions in Credit Suisse, Julius Baer accounts

The police seized $125 million from a suspected money launderer’s accounts with Julius Baer and Credit Suisse AG's local unit.

Anti-money laundering

Accused money launderer funded units at Canninghill Piers and Park Nova

Vang Shuiming had financed 10 units at Canninghill Piers and one unit at Park Nova.
Singapore laundering case exposes gaps in illicit money defenses - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Anti-money laundering

Singapore laundering case exposes gaps in illicit money defenses

A Singapore money laundering probe involving more than $1 billion is shining a light on fund flows from abroad.

Swiss regulator raps Credit Suisse for anti-corruption failings

ZURICH (Sept 17): Credit Suisse will be overseen by an independent monitor after failing in its duty to combat corruption in cases linked to soccer body Fifa and Venezuelan and Brazilian state oil companies, Swiss finance industry watchdog Finma said on M

Fintech

UOB enhances anti-money laundering surveillance with some help from machine learning

SINGAPORE (Aug 24): United Overseas Bank (UOB) says it has enhanced its anti-money laundering (AML) surveillance abilities with an integrated solution that enables the bank’s existing AML systems to make sharper, smarter and swifter detection of high-ri

Fintech

Will regtech take over the global fintech landscape in coming years?

SINGAPORE (Apr 12): Regulation technology (regtech) is set to grow in the coming years, says financial services firm EY in its recent white paper.

Singapore Fintech Festival 2017

MAS releases guide to digital token offerings; announces new payments framework

SINGAPORE (Nov 14): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has released a guide to digital token offerings or initial coin offerings, where capital is raised via the use of cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin.

Six types of people most commonly linked to money laundering crimes

SINGAPORE (Sept 21): Despite having one of the strongest anti-money laundering (AML) ecosystems in the region, Singapore continues to struggle with its exposure to money laundering risks.
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