AML in Crypto: A beginners Guide

As of January 2022, more than 300 million people are using blockchain-based cryptocurrencies worldwide, and over 18,000 businesses accept cryptocurrency payments. According to market experts, the blockchain’s market could grow from $3 billion in 2020 to $39.7 billion by the end of 2025. The meteoric rise of cryptoassets has brought with it a new outlet […]

Best Practice Guidance for AML and CTF risk assessments

All financial services firms in the UK are required to carry out risk assessments for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering Terrorist Financing (CTF). Yet a survey of AML audits reveals that some firms do not have risk assessments, and many that do, fail to record the rationale they adopted when arriving at their risk assessment. Effective AML […]