Banks, FIU-IND work on sharper framework to flag money mule accountsBanks are enhancing suspicious transaction reporting for money mule accounts. They aim for better analysis and pattern identification by th...
‘Crypto today is where mutual funds were in 1995’: BitDelta India CEO on digital assets and their role in your portfolioVikaas M. Sachdeva, CEO of BitDelta India, talks to Abhinav Kaul about his journey from mutual funds and PMS to crypto, and where digital a...
India's crypto market has a Futures problem: Why volume is not the same as maturityRising crypto Futures trading volumes in India do not signal market maturity, writes Vikram Subburaj, CEO of Giottus.com. High leverage inf...
Over 2 years, across Miami-Dade, more than 9,000 trees reveal a hidden journey of heat: Mature canopies can pull temperatures down by 10°F, turning scorching streets into cooler urban spaces for residentsTrees offer significant cooling benefits to urban areas. FIU researchers found that tree canopy coverage can reduce temperatures by ten deg...
India's next crypto policy: What a balanced regulatory framework should look likeIndia currently lacks a well-defined legal framework for virtual digital assets, even though these assets are recognized for tax purposes. ...
UAE freezes 'Desi Bling' star Satish Sanpal's assets over money laundering probeBesides the financial services accounts and digital wallets of Satish, the FIU freezing order, issued about a fortnight ago, extends to acc...
ED sends letters rogatory abroad, seeks info on foreign operativesThe Enforcement Directorate is investigating a sophisticated transnational cyber fraud network. This syndicate used mule bank accounts and ...
RBI backs crypto containment and keeps ban on table, officials tell house panelThe Reserve Bank of India has strongly advised a prohibition strategy for crypto assets, recommending that banks and financial institutions...
Financial Intelligence Unit puts large crypto OTC deals under scanner, asks exchanges for trade dataIndian financial authorities are examining large over-the-counter cryptocurrency trades. The Financial Intelligence Unit is requesting data...
FIU-IND issues notices to 25 offshore crypto exchangesIndia's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND) has issued notices to 25 offshore cryptocurrency exchanges, including Huione and Paxful, for ...
FIU slaps Rs 18.82 cr penalty on crypto exchange BinanceFIU imposes Rs 18.82 crore penalty on Binance for alleged anti-money laundering law violation.
Binance, Kucoin get FIU nod to register and trade in IndiaThe Indian government's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has approved the registration applications of offshore cryptocurrency exchanges B...
Paytm Payments Bank failed to put apparatus for detecting, reporting suspicious transactions under PMLA: FIUAfter the Union finance ministry issued a press statement on the FIU action, a Paytm Payments Bank spokesperson had said that the penalty p...
Mudrex records twofold user growth after FIU registrationMudrex, a Y-Combinator-backed crypto platform, has recently announced its registration as a recognized entity with the Financial Intelligen...
FIU warns COVID-19 upheavals might beget new financial cyber crimes"Financial year 2019-20 was a rather challenging year for the global economy on account of COVID-19 pandemic," FIU-India Director Pankaj Ku...
Facing staff crunch, FIU to hire analysts on contractA proposal seeking engagement of the analysts has been shared by the FIU with the Personnel Ministry which has in turn forwarded it to all ...
Probe agencies made highest-ever snoop info requests to FIU post note ban: ReportThe FIU is mandated to analyse suspicious financial transactions pertaining to money laundering and terror financing as part of the Ministr...