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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".
September 11, 2023
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.
September 08, 2023
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.
September 06, 2023
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.
September 06, 2023
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.
September 05, 2023
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
September 17, 2018
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
August 24, 2018
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.
April 12, 2018
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.
November 14, 2017
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.
September 21, 2017