The U.K Financial Conduct Authority published findings showing that financial services firms are implementing its guidance on politically exposed persons related to anti-money laundering inconsistently, with experts warning firms of reputational damage arising from potential enforcement.
Risk Management
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Q&A: Paxful CCO on ramping up compliance after BSA failures
Manfred Bekeris, chief compliance officer at cypto peer-to-peer network Paxful, sat down with Compliance Week to talk about joining the company shortly before its former chief operating officer and co-founder pled guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act.
Posted inData Privacy
DOJ lawsuit alleges TikTok ignored order to enhance COPPA compliance
TikTok is in hot water with the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission over widespread failures to comply with a 2019 consent order to enhance compliance with children’s privacy laws.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
SolarWinds partial dismissal casts doubt on SEC Cybersecurity Rule
A partial dismissal of charges levied by the Securities and Exchange Commission against Solarwinds has cast doubt about the breadth of the SEC’s Cybersecurity Rule.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Many dating apps a matchmaker for cybercriminals, study finds
Location-based dating apps are not doing enough to protect user privacy, with exact location and other personal data being exploited by stalkers and bad actors, a recent analysis found.
Posted inInternal Controls
Wells Fargo discloses AML, sanctions programs under investigation
Wells Fargo disclosed in a public filing its anti-money laundering and sanctions programs are under investigation, adding to the already long list of compliance issues plaguing the bank.
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AI can help reel in ‘unsustainable’ breach costs, IBM report finds
The global average cost of a data breach jumped to an all-time high for the second year in a row, but companies can reel in the ballooning drag on profits by adopting artificial intelligence, according to an IBM report.
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OFAC sanctions entities providing electronic components for Iranian weapons
Five individuals and seven entities in Iran, China, and Hong Kong have been targeted for U.S. sanctions by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control for helping to obtain components used in Iran’s missles and drones.
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FCA wants input on how Consumer Duty overlaps with existing rules
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority is asking for input on which of its existing rules for financial services overlap with the year-old consumer duty rule, with an eye toward streamlining and simplifying both rule packages.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
Western International Securities to pay $1.5M over repeated supervision failures
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ordered Western International Securities to pay $1.5 million for failing to implement a supervisory system to detect and respond to excessive trading, the firm’s fifth consent order with the regulator since 2019.
