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Transforming Workplace
A global change in the way we work: A series examining global perspectives of the opportunities, challenges and risks of the transforming workplace.
International anti-money laundering standards: What about virtual currency?
Global | Publication | August 2019
On June 21, the Financial Action Task Force announced that it had adopted an interpretive note to its recommendation on new technologies to further clarify the applicability of the recommendations to virtual asset activities. It also issued guidance to assist countries and businesses on their AML/CFT obligations regarding virtual asset activities. In her International Banking column, Kathleen Scott discusses some of the major points of the new interpretive note and guidance.
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