AML fines often dominate headlines, with regulators across the globe issuing increasingly large penalties for failures in financial crime controls. But while these figures attract attention, they rarely tell the full story. In reality, AML failures have consequences beyond financial penalties. Firms often face operational disruption, heightened regulatory scrutiny, and lasting damage to reputation [...]
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has released its Fiscal Year 2025 Year in Review, summarizing its activities, priorities, and results in protecting the financial system from illicit activity. FinCEN’s mission is to protect the financial system from illicit activity, combat money laundering and terrorist financing, and promote national security by strategically using financial [...]
Launching a card or e-wallet program offers significant opportunities, but many fintechs underestimate the complexity involved. Securing an issuing bank, completing due diligence, and coordinating multiple partners can cause even well-funded programmes to stall before launch. In this interview, Reiner Vanooteghem, Chief Commercial Officer at Neopay Global, shares his insights. With over 20 years [...]
What this means for US Financial Industry Firms FinCEN has significantly increased its remote monitoring of AML controls for MSBs, Payments and E-Money Firms, using powerful computing and AI methods to identify shortcomings. Recent actions include a $3.5 million penalty on Paxful and a record $1.3 billion against TD Bank as well as action [...]
Protect against potential costly FinCEN fines and penalties. Contact Neopay Global’s AML experts today to review your AML compliance program. Treasury deploys cutting-edge technology to target potential money laundering breaches US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, has issued a serious video warning to MSB's, Banks and all Financial Institutions, cautioning that potential cartel related money [...]
For many organizations, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) training is just another requirement. It’s mandatory, often repetitive, and usually focused more on theory than on real-world application. But effective AML training shouldn’t hold your teams back. It should help them become stronger, more confident, and better prepared to protect your business. Across North America, regulators such [...]
FinCEN’s latest Financial Trend Analysis highlights the continuing impact of ransomware on the financial system, identifying more than $2.1 billion in reported ransomware payments between 2022 and 2024, with financial services emerging as the most targeted industry by value. Unlike previous reports that focused on when activities were filed with FinCEN, this analysis looks [...]
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued guidance to promote appropriate, voluntary sharing of information across borders between financial institutions, including foreign financial institutions. The guidance clarifies that while financial institutions are prohibited from sharing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) or information that would reveal the existence of a [...]
Neopay Global’s Virtual Compliance Service (VCS) gives you the expert guidance you need to stay compliant, reduce risk, and grow with confidence — all for as little as $3,400/month over 12 months. Whether you're preparing for your first BSA/AML audit or looking for long-term compliance support, our team of experienced professionals delivers a smarter, [...]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is at the center of one of the most contentious debates in American financial regulation. Created in 2010 as part of the Dodd-Frank Act in response to the 2008 financial crisis, the CFPB was designed to protect consumers from deceptive and abusive financial practices. However, its future remains [...]
