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What is Compliance Reporting and the Importance of it

What is Compliance Reporting ? Compliance reporting is a part of the core compliance process. It is a mandatory requirement by regulators to build and maintain compliance reports. The reports are used to assess whether the company has been complying with the regulations and document the current state of the organisation’s compliance posture.  Generally, a […]

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Regtank AML Compliance for Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)

AML Compliance for Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are unique assets in the digital world that can be bought and sold like any other piece of property, but which have no physical form of their own. The market for NFTs surged to new highs in the second quarter, with $2.5 billion in sales in 2021, up from just $13.7 million […]

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Regtank AML Compliance Training

AML Compliance Training and Why Do Companies Need to Focus on it?

Compliance training comes in many forms, but in essence, it is employee training mandated by law or policy to educate employees on regulations that are relevant to their specific industry. A proper compliance training program helps to align and ensure governance across a company, which can minimise risk, increase productivity and help a company remain […]

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Regtank Cryptocurrency Award

Regtank Technology Pte Ltd Named Best Cryptocurrency Regulatory Technology Company in Asia

FinTech Awards 2021 has awarded Regtank, a one-stop Regtech solution provider, the Cryptocurrency Regulatory Technology Company Award in Asia. Hosted by Wealth & Finance International, an investment market intelligence platform, the 2021 FinTech Awards aim to identify and spotlight individuals, companies, and enterprises across the hugely diverse global FinTech industry.  Regtank was awarded the Best […]

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Regtank STR Compliance

What is a Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) and when should a STR be filed?

Suspicious Transaction Reports are incredibly important given that they tip off financial authorities to transactions that might be a precursor to crime.

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Regtank Reg Flags AML

Red Flag Indicators- What are They and Why Do We Need Them?

What are Red Flags? Every year, hundreds of billions of “dirty” money are laundered through financial institutions or Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs). Virtual assets (VA) and related services encourage financial innovation, but their distinct features also create a plethora of opportunities for Money Launderers (ML), Terrorist Financiers (TF), and criminals to launder or finance […]

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Regtank Cryptocurrency Regulations

China’s Cryptocurrency Ban: Exchanges and Mining Companies Closes in the Face of Regulatory Pressure

China’s latest attempt to suppress the flourishing virtual currency market on May 21st has wiped nearly $1 trillion (€820 billion) off the market. Host to at least 75% of the world’s bitcoin mining capacity, China’s cryptocurrency ban caused a price plunge of 30% – the biggest one-day drop since March 2020. Under the ban, financial […]

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Regtank Cryptocurrency Payment

Companies Are Accepting Cryptocurrencies as Payment and What this Means for the Industry

More companies are accepting cryptocurrencies as payment. Should your business do so too?  Technological advancement has seen mushrooming of many payment mediums. Cryptocurrency payments are the newest kid on the block. Thanks to ongoing innovations and revolutions in the financial industry, paying for services or goods has become much easier. Payments can now be done […]

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Regtank FATF AML Defi NFT

New FATF Draft Guidance extends Anti-Money Laundering Rules to DeFi and NFTs

The regulatory industry has been deeply disrupted by the development of various decentralized technologies which allow for pseudonymous-by-design transactions.  Already struggling to graft money-laundering rules, FATF, the intergovernmental organization which sets standards and promotes the effective implementation of legal, regulatory, and operational measures for combating any threats to the integrity of the international financial system […]

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A Guide to the FATF Travel Rule

TheFinancial Action Task Force (FATF) is an independent inter-governmental body that helps to develop and promote Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC). In light of the rise of the cryptocurrency industry, the FATF published guidance on how its 37 members should regulate cryptocurrency exchanges whereby the FATF’s 2019 amendment to Recommendation 16 had […]

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