BLOCKCHAIN AND AI OFFER EFFECTIVE AML/CFT SOLUTIONS, BUT TEETHING TROUBLES ABOUND

BLOCKCHAIN technology may be being examined hard by the anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) sector, but AML/CFT experts warn against its swift widespread adoption, stressing that while regtech innovation is important, adopters must make sure it does not “compromise the safety and soundness of the financial eco system”. Blockchain technology and its distributed ledgers can improve the reporting transparency and reliability as their shared and immutable ledgers – in theory – deliver unalterable transaction histories. The ...


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