FATF News

As the deadline for the so-called travel rule looms, crypto exchanges and issuers are responding to the pressure.

Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance has partnered with crypto analytics startup Coinfirm to improve its anti-money laundering compliance.

Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority has released guidance on regulatory requirements for payments on the blockchain under FINMA supervision.

15 countries, including the G7, will reportedly develop a system for tracking crypto transactions to prevent its illicit uses.

Four South Korean crypto exchanges face regulation stricter regulations in renewing their bank accounts following the issuance of new FATF guidelines.

The Japanese government is attempting to spearhead the creation of a new, global cryptocurrency payments network that would be similar to SWIFT.

Pressures from the banking industry? Some are suspect of the FATF’s motivation behind putting its “travel rule” in the new guidance.

G20 leaders reaffirmed their previous stance towards cryptocurrencies in a declaration released after the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 29.

Today’s Financial Action Task Force’s announcement focused on expanding regulation to keep digital currency out of laundering.

On June 21, the FATF will reportedly publish a note clarifying how participant nations should exercise oversight for the digital assets sector.

On the eve of the G-20 Financial Ministers and Central Governors Meeting.

The Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering is requiring Russia to include the word “bitcoin” in its crypto legislation.

The FATF has required what the company calls “onerous” reporting and record-keeping of exchanges.

The Financial Action Task Force has updates its guidelines on digital assets to combat money laundering and terrorism financing.

The regulation of cryptocurrencies continues to be a talking point as governments and institutions look for clarity in the space.