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The global rise of the cryptocurrency market has been well noted in recent years, and has evolved into more than simply a topic of amusing discussion amongst those operating in the financial services sector. A gradual shift in societal ideologies over this same time period has seen a greater reliance placed on new technologies, products, […]

The individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITIN) is a tax processing number issued by the Internal Revenue Service. It is a nine-digit number that always begins with the number 9 and has a range of 70-88 in the fourth and fifth digit. Effective April 12, 2011, the range was extended to include 900-70-0000 through 999-88-9999, 900-90-0000 [...]

At Global RADAR, we strive to provide our readers with the most up-to-date trends and information on current topics and developments affecting the financial services sector in 2017. In this segment, we will be providing updates on two of the more notable topics that were discussed in previous blog posts from earlier this year. In […]

For years now, you have read articles from Global RADAR documenting cases involving criminal offenses such as money laundering, terrorism, and corruption. Some of the more high-profile cases that have been detailed have ultimately had significant effects on the economic and financial development of cities, countries, and entire regions across [...]

As global terrorism trends continue to evolve through the imposition of a variety of factors, counter terrorism financing (CTF) programs have too evolved to meet the new challenges posed. Terror financing is one of the key factors that has recently lead to the ascent of some terrorist groups, while also ultimately leading to the demise […]