The traceability of Bitcoin transactions is a question of privacy, anonymity, motives, and intentions. In our world of identity theft, money laundering, government regulations, fiat currencies, centralized versus decentralized control the issue of using Bitcoin in particular and cryptocurrency in general spurs some curiosity and investigation. The basic answer to...
The 2011 annual conference of the Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development will take place at the Cercle National des Armées in Paris, France from October 6-7. Illicit financial outflows from developing countries—which total around $1.3 trillion per year—undermine the tax base in poorer countries, eroding the accountability that is essential...
Transaction of money can often be an inconvenient process. What's more inconvenient? Not having enough funds ready! A great way to avoid such an inconvenience is to use a cashier's check. It is a valuable alternative to a personal check and comes with many benefits. Many people don't know how...
The War On Drugs is complex, convoluted, costly and difficult to prosecute. It involves so many secret deals and undercover operatives, it's difficult to tell the good guys from the bad guys. In some cases it seems as if banks in the United States are working with...
Back in late 2012, it was revealed that then Attorney General Eric Holder dismissed a recommendation to prosecute HSBC for anti-money laundering, according to a staff investigation by the House Financial Services Committee. HSBC avoided prosecution because of the described "systemic importance" that they had towards the world's financial...
The U.S. is usually described as the world's largest economy and one that takes the moral use of funds passing through its borders under the regulations of a number of laws. One of the main areas of concern for the IRS, the Attorney General, the FBI, and the CIA...
Everyone’s wish is to lead a comfortable life. That is, they can provide for their family and afford some luxuries.  But that is difficult to achieve when one is unemployed. And some are even employed but can only work a few hours. Thus, they earn little or nothing and find...
When you bank with Chase, you will likely want to use their mobile banking app. This app allows you to deposit checks, check your credit score, check your account balance, link to any Chase credit cards you have, and even transfer money. Continue reading to learn how you can...
The Emerald card is a prepaid debit card; it functions like other popular debit cards. You can use the card to make online purchases, pay bills, send money and make money transfer to banks.  A prepaid card is a best and simple way to manage purchases without opening a bank...
You might feel as if you have a good relationship with your bank. You can go in to ask for financial advice and they may even offer a number of online services that are advantageous for you to use.  However, did you know that the wealthy have a much different...