The cornerstone of the modern approach to money laundering is to prevent illicit funds from entering the financial system. The rationale is understandable: if criminals won’t be able to use their money, they will have to eventually stop whatever they are doing and go get a 9 to 5 job. …
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For the past decade, the abbreviations AML and KYC have become an inextricable part of our lives. To help law enforcement track illegal funds, an increasingly constraining set of anti-money-laundering measures is being implemented across the globe. For the past two decades, it has involved extensive know-your-customer obligations for financial …
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As Italian director Garrone steps on to the Academy Awards red carpet on March 10 with Best International Feature Film nominee Io Capitano, the real-life skipper who part inspired the drama will be watching and rooting for the film from afar. West African born Fofana Amara was just 15 years …
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The trailer buzz was worrisome, advance ticket sales anemic. Then last week, the critic reviews for Madame Web were posted, and they stung deepest of all — Sony’s Spider-Man spinoff received the lowest average Rotten Tomatoes score (13 percent) of any major superhero film in nearly a decade. “On Wednesday …
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Madame Web’s failure at the box office has likely doomed Sony’s plans to launch a franchise featuring characters from the ill-received film. No amount of chest compressions can save Sony‘s Madame Web from being labeled a total failure with fans and at the box office. Sony’s latest Spider-Man-less Spider-Verse movie is dead …
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What was old was extremely new on Netflix in January and even into this month. Specifically, the Peter Farrelly-created dramedy series about addiction, Loudermilk, which was barely found in its original run on the now-unplugged AT&T Audience Network, became a must-see show on the streamer six-plus years after its original …
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Gracie Hunt, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift Getty Images Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce make the “ultimate power couple,” according to Kansas City Chiefs faithful Gracie Hunt. “I mean, they’re the ultimate power couple we can all cheer for, am I right? It’s so fun to watch,” Gracie, who is …
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After facing rejection from the formidable resistance zone at $2.6K, Ethereum underwent a substantial downturn, breaking through multiple critical support levels. However, it has now landed at a substantial and decisive range, suggesting the possibility of a bullish reversal. By Shayan Ethereum Price Analysis: The Daily Chart A detailed analysis …
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A palpable sense of anticipation pervades the financial sector as key stakeholders in the Bitcoin ETF saga successfully navigate the final stages of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) rigorous review process. January 11th looms large on the calendar, marking the potential date for the much-awaited announcement regarding the regulatory …
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Jodie Turner-Smith knows what she wants as she looks ahead to the new year. “2024. We are about that love and about that action!” Turner-Smith, 37, captioned an Instagram Story on Thursday, January 4. “Thank you to everyone who is here because you want to see me win. Thank you …
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Courtesy of Andrew Spruill/Instagram Travis Kelce’s trainer Andrew Spruill is hoping the NFL star will bring girlfriend Taylor Swift to Florida for his 2-month workout stint. “According to [Travis], he’s coming back,’’ Spruill told the Palm Beach Post in an interview published on Thursday, December 28. “I went up for …
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There will be blood at the box office in 2024. And not the type that comes with two studio tentpoles going at each other. Nah, as Barbenheimer showed this past year, that’s actually great for business. We’re talking the red-ink kind, and it will be felt on both sides, studios …
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