India's Financial Intelligence Unit Issues Notices to 15 Crypto Service Providers
The Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) has issued notices to 15 Virtual Digital Assets Service providers for non-compliance with anti-money laundering laws. These entities include Weex International Exchange, BLF Global, Bitunix LLC, DigiFinex Ltd, and FinSeven CZ.
The finance ministry stated that these VDA SPs have been operating illegally without complying with the relevant provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in India.
The ministry added that VDA SPs were brought under the ambit of Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) framework under the PMLA provisions in March 2023.