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A Dissenting View: Some Guarded Optimism on Combating Terrorists Money Laundering

whitepaper Perhaps that will be the result of the new emphasis on money laundering investigations in the war on terrorism. Government threat of sanctions or otherwise, the PATRIOT Act does appear to have raised the cost of establishing and employing a...

Tags: network security, shipments, laundering, soviet union

[10 Apr 2008]

Second Life avatars meet lawmakers

News Some lawmakers raised questions about what operators of virtual worlds are doing to stop them being used to stage real-world crimes such as terrorism, money-laundering and the exploitation of children.

Tags: court, second life

[02 Apr 2008]

silicon.com Classics: 'Nigerian' money scam - What happens when you reply?

News These emails usually purporting to be from a banker or lawyer offering the recipient a slice of some deceased former president's fortune for laundering the money through their account. All he needed, of course, was some money to cover...

Tags: scam, 419, nigerian, emails

[04 Feb 2008]

Helping to Combat Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism in Russia

whitepaper Faced with the real, day-to-day threat of money laundering and other fiscal crimes in the Russian financial services industry, The Russian Federal Service for Financial Monitoring (FSFM) relies on a high performance, high availability Oracle...

Tags: database management

[17 Jan 2008]

Commerzbank gets ready for Sepa

News Germany's second largest bank has implemented message filtering software from payment specialist ACE Software Solutions to safeguard it from money laundering scams. In a statement, Commerzbank VP Mark Rosner said: "Commerzbank initially selected...

Tags: sepa, money laundering, commerzbank, transactions

[15 Jan 2008]

Building society installs anti-money laundering tech

News Newcastle Building Society is about to implement an anti-money-laundering (AML) system to comply with FSA regulations and ensure quality of service to third parties. Failure to do so might result in a fine or a prison sentence of up to two years...

Tags: money laundering, systems, tech, regulations

[11 Dec 2007]

E-payments: Cheap as chips

News Virtual worlds with e-currencies create phenomenal opportunities for money laundering and tax evasion, said Kyte. E-payments may be convenient for shoppers and retailers - but it has been suggested they also boost the amount of money you have to...

Tags: cash, singapore, contactless, gartner

[27 Nov 2007]

On-demand software can help banks avoid fines

Comment This is the challenge faced by many vendors of anti-money laundering (AML) software. The tough regulatory stance adopted in the US is a boon for AML software vendors that have recognised the increasing pressure on tier two and three banks to...

Tags: money laundering, regulation, saas, hosted

[01 Nov 2007]

A Different Perspective of the USA PATRIOT Act Title III

whitepaper This white paper provides an excellent overview of the history of the Bank Secrecy Act and properly questions the efficacy of the general approach of using anti-money laundering regulation to combat terrorism.

Tags: anti-hacking, act, terrorism, title

[02 Aug 2007]

The Power of Currency: Achieving High Performance With Right-Time Information

whitepaper Money Laundering and the Security and Exchange Commission's proposed Regulation NMS all require financial institutions to maintain aggregated, highly accurate data. In an industry whose stock in trade is information, there is perhaps no greater...

Tags: knowledge and data management, institutions, basel ii, compliance

[19 Jul 2007]

Three charged over online stock scam

News Marimuthu was arrested in late December by Hong Kong police under charges including computer fraud and money laundering. US federal authorities have charged three men with hacking into online brokerage accounts and using the proceeds to manipulate...

Tags: pump-and-dump, hackers, scam

[14 Mar 2007]

SQL Server 2005 Improves Scalability, Performance of Risk-Management Solution

whitepaper NetEconomy delivers real-time enterprise software solutions to financial institutions for monitoring transactions with the goal of preventing, detecting, and managing money-related crimes, including money laundering, employee fraud, external fraud...

Tags: money, fraud, institutions, scalability

[22 Feb 2007]

Sky Financial Group and SAS Tackle Money Laundering

whitepaper Sky has chosen SAS Anti-Money Laundering to strengthen its Anti-Money Laundering (AML) program. Sky Financial Group is a $15.7 billion diversified financial holding company with its headquarters located in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Tags: knowledge and data management, anti, money, sas

[16 Nov 2006]

Brussels secure comms turns Orange

News It's hoped sTesta will help Europe crack down on money laundering by connecting up crime-fighting agencies such as Europol and Fado, as well as clamping down on unlawful freight by enabling improved exchange of information on tachography cards...

Tags: orange, stesta, european commission, hp

[10 Nov 2006]

William Hill fights back against the hackers

News The UK's National Hi-Tech Crime Unit eventually smashed a Russian gang involved in the online extortion racket and money laundering but the threat hasn't entirely disappeared. The entire online betting industry faces an ongoing battle in the fight...

Tags: william hill

[04 Oct 2006]

CIO Essentials: Luke Mellors' picks of the week

News But what is more concerning is that imminent and necessary global regulation, social consciousness, money laundering, fair play and bankruptcy mean that for the online gambling company there will be very tough times ahead.

Tags: cio essentials, luke mellors

[19 Sep 2006]

Global cyber-crime treaty gets Senate nod

News The Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime "will enhance our ability to co-operate with foreign governments in fighting terrorism, computer hacking, money laundering and child pornography, among other crimes," senator Richard Lugar, the...

Tags: child porn, hacking, terrorism, cyber crime

[07 Aug 2006]

Voca revs up payments engine

Voca revs up payments engine

News The back-office system also manages settlement, transaction tracking, anti money-laundering, plus fraud and credit checking. The system at the heart of the UK's automated payments infrastructure has been replaced without missing a beat.

Tags: voca

[25 Jul 2006]

'Data sharing could aid crackdown on crime'

News The government claims the measures will isolate those people involved in drug trafficking, organised immigration crime, credit card and identity fraud and money laundering. The government is investigating new data-sharing measures which would aid...

Tags: soca

[18 Jul 2006]

The Weekly Round-Up: 26.05.06

Round-Up Fans of the great man on Microsoft campuses worldwide were therefore no doubt appalled to learn in 2004 that the popular towel laundering service, provided for sweaty staff washing at work after exercising or cycling into campus, was being dropped...

Tags: weekly round-up, round-up

[26 May 2006]

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