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Kenneth A. Blanco, Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), spoke at the American Bankers Association/American Bar Association (ABA/ABA) Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference on December 10, 2019. He addressed how FinCEN uses Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) data, particularly as it…

      American Bankers Association/American Bar Association Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference   Good afternoon. It is a pleasure to join you all again this year for the annual ABA/ABA Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference. I want to spend a few minutes with you today before turning…

Washington – Today the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against Evil Corp, the Russia-based cybercriminal organization responsible for the development and distribution of the Dridex malware.  Evil Corp has used the Dridex malware to infect computers and…

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today released a new strategic analysis of Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reporting, indicating that elders face an increased threat to their financial security by both domestic and foreign actors.  Elder financial exploitation Suspicious…

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced the realignment of its Liaison Division as the Strategic Operations Division (Strategic Ops), effective November 24, 2019.  Strategic Ops will be responsible for designing and implementing FinCEN’s strategic partnerships…

        Introduction Good morning, everyone. Thank you for that wonderful introduction. It is great to be here with you today to discuss FinCEN, our mission, and how together – working with all of you – our collective focus on convertible virtual currency (CVC) and responsible innovation…