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London, UK – November 21, 2024 – Shufti, a global, award-winning, identity verification provider, announced the release of its innovative Shufti Fast ID identity verification, authentication and portable identity solution. The solution empowers consumers who have enrolled on a customer site via Shufti’s KYC-compliant

Companies around the world contend with two digital identity challenges that seem mutually exclusive on the surface: 
1. Securing their data against the evolving threat of fraud.
2. Providing a frictionless experience for their customers.
Evolution has always been a defining trait of the identity verification space. The COVID-19 pandemic compelled many companies to reimagine

United States Senate, UAE Government, and Spain Take effective measures to amend current Anti-Money Laundering (AML) laws to curb money laundering and terrorist financing activities.
The US Senate is seeking votes on the country’s AML Act 2020 as a significant change in its National Defence Appropriation Act. This is a great step towards limiting money

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) imposed a fine of $4.5 million on Coinbase’s CB Payments LTD (CBPL) for not having strict onboarding protocols while offering service to high-risk customers. As per the FCA’s investigation, the company onboarded and/or provided electronic services to more than 13,000 high-risk entities despite having several regulatory restrictions in place.

Taiwan and Singapore enhance Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations for virtual asset service providers and banks, aiming to control the illicit flow of money through the country’s legal financial systems.
Taiwan’s parliament has brought up significant amendments to the country’s AML regulations, mandating cryptocurrency exchanges and Virtual Assets Service Providers (VASPs) to register for AML

Singapore and Europe have emerged with enhanced AML requirements for corporate services businesses and crypto assets exchanges to fight financial crimes.
Singapore’s regulatory authorities have brought up significant enhancements in the country’s anti-money laundering measures while introducing hefty fines for corporate service providers (CSPs) and increased restrictions for companies’ nominee directorships.
Parliament passed two bills

On Friday, an international financial watchdog committed to securing the global economic system against money laundering and terrorist financing, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), removed Türkiye from its gray list, handing over a code of confidence to the government due to their efforts of enhancing anti-money laundering (AML) systems to prevent money laundering processes.

FINMA, SFC, and MAS fined multiple financial institutions over $1.5 billion for not complying with AML and CFT regulations.
Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has alleged HSBC (Suisse) SA  Private Bank for anti-money laundering failings. This resulted from enforcement proceedings conducted by the watchdog in December 2021, which focused on the bank’s relationship with