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Alongside identity-document scanning and other ID verification, the two companies are offering real-time checks of lists of suspicious persons. The goal: keep money launderers out of the banking system.

With heightened scrutiny from regulators and the public for wrongdoing, financial institutions need to put more focus on preventing mistakes in the first place.

Even as regulations are getting tougher, criminals are getting more sophisticated and creative, writes Ron Teicher, CEO of EverCompliant.

Municipal IDs help marginalized groups, such as undocumented immigrants, open checking accounts and become credit union members but concerns over regulatory compliance linger.

Regulators have taken a critical look at AML controls and handed out significant fines to financial institutions found to be lacking, according to Chad Hetherington, global vice president of professional services for NICE Actimize.

With heightened scrutiny from regulators and the public for wrongdoing, financial institutions need to put more focus on preventing mistakes in the first place.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network voluntarily works with tribal law enforcement on anti-money-laundering and counterterrorism initiatives, but is not currently required to do so by statute.

A Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank merger would face many hurdles; the mini-branch will have longer hours and cater to small companies.

The mobile revolution is turning Western Union into a very different company, one that must adjust to new ways to pay while pouring substantial resources into fending off the threat of e-commerce.

Criminals are inventing new ways to hide dirty money amid transactions for digital goods bought and sold on everything from Amazon to game-app sites. Banks need to wake up to the threat, says Ben Duranske, Facebook Payments' former compliance chief.

The white-shoe firm is relaxing its “stuffy” dress code for a more “flexible” one; the CFPB plans to toughen rules on energy-saving project lenders.

Criminals are inventing new ways to hide dirty money amid transactions for digital goods bought and sold on everything from Amazon to game-app sites. Banks need to wake up to the threat, says Ben Duranske, Facebook Payments' former compliance chief.

The decision shows how hard it is to prosecute an individual banker; reports say Nordea, the Nordic area’s largest bank, handled suspicious transactions.

Revolut has caught the attention of U.K. regulators over money laundering compliance, a predicament that sheds light on issues faced by the entire digital financial services industry.

Bank’s involvement and complex financing draw ire of Barclay shareholders; banks report financial deceit by those who know seniors.

Former Managing Director Timothy Fletcher banished for role in referral hiring; Apple-Goldman collaboration shows banks fear missing out.

The OCC said that branches in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago will be required to take certain corrective actions, but it did not hit the Japanese-owned bank with any financial penalties.

City sues seven banks for alleged price fixing on floating-rate bonds; analyst says “the most negative revelations are yet to come” in the 1MDB scandal.

If verdict stands, it could raise ceiling on anti-laundering penalties; better-than-expected results buy Barclays chief more time on current strategy.

Members of both parties want to make it easier for legal cannabis businesses to access financial services, but myriad obstacles stand in the way of that goal.