FATF News

“We want to eliminate the hurdles associated with crypto trading, and streamline the experience for new retail investors,” said Finxflo CEO James Gillingham.

What are the tools that banks and financial institutions need to identify money laundering involving crypto? This explained guide reveals all.

The blockchain industry is looking to shed the negative association between digital assets and crime as the threat of additional regulatory oversight looms.

Japan has been a member of the FATF since 1990.

The growing cost of compliance in South Korea could push smaller crypto businesses out of the country.

The Financial Action Task Force is looking to adapt its guidance standards for stablecoins and crypto peer-to-peer transactions.

The privacy paradox has a potential resolution — if both sides can accept compromise in an increasingly polarized financial system

France is preparing new frameworks to prevent anonymity in crypto.

The Switzerland-based branch of a major Russian bank has also joined OpenVASP.

Siân Jones, a senior partner at XReg Consulting, said the FATF’s narrow approach to regulating crypto must be tackled by the community as a whole.

David Lewis, executive secretary and G20 deputy at the Financial Action Task Force, says crypto firms still have a long way to go before they're compliant.

A blockchain analytics firm has urged virtual asset service providers, including exchanges, to act now to ensure their operations are compliant.

Regulation can add value by strengthening the reputation of a marketplace and creating the conditions to unlock innovation and enhance it.

Once again, Gibraltar is taking the lead in crypto regulations.

The FATF doesn’t seem to like frequent jurisdiction hoppers, notably Binance.