FinCEN Files: Overhaul to global anti-money laundering system needed
The FinCEN Files show only the tip of the iceberg that is the global financial system’s vulnerability to abuse by criminals and the corrupt, Transparency International said today. Banks, regulators, law enforcement and policy makers must take decisive action to stop flows of dirty money. The FinCEN Files investigations by BuzzFeed News and media organisations in dozens of countries, coordinated by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, show how major banks continued to process payments identified as being at high risk of money laundering and other crimes. Banks that