Digital finance is a money-launderer’s dream, argues an author
Curbing dirty money will require both governments and techies to be less dogmatic, says Geoff White
CUTTING-EDGE FINANCIAL technology is fast becoming the handmaiden of organised crime, helping some of the world’s most dangerous crooks to move and hide ill-gotten gains. This situation will only get worse, unless governments and the technology industry can find common ground.
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