Siddhant Hardikar

20 Articles
Siddhant Hardikar is a regtech enthusiast and contributor on regulatory compliance.

Why is north korea sanctioned ?

The FATF had put sanctions on North Korea by putting it in the blacklist. The Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea has always been...

HSBC and controversies go hand in hand

HSBC was among top ten largest banks in the world in 2018. It was the largest bank in Europe with total assets worth US$2.558...

Nauru was once the laundering nation but its sinking now

The Diminutive pacific island of Nauru was considered as a hub for illegal activities like money laundering carried out by the cartels. Nauru had...

How a software enthusiast helped North Korea to Evade Sanctions

Virgil Griffith attended one Tech Event in North Korea. He was the speaker on the subject of crypto currencies. This presentation later turned out...

India’s Apex Court lifts the ban on Cryptocurrency trading

A cryptocurrency is an internet based digital currency or and exchange medium which uses strong cryptographic hash function to conduct financial transactions. Cryptocurrencies simply...

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Ohio man Eldar Zarbavel pleads guilty in $3.4 million health care fraud money laundering case

Summary An Ohio man pleaded guilty to laundering approximately $3.4...

11 defendants charged in nationwide marriage fraud scheme involving foreign nationals

Summary A two-count indictment was unsealed today charging 11 individuals...

Chinese national pleads guilty in attempt to obtain sensitive U.S. military technology

Summary Earlier today, Dingwei Chen, a 29-year-old citizen of the...