New payment methods

The Court of Appeal of The Hague, dated 24 October 2018, seizure of bitcoins: ECLI:NL:GHDHA:2018:2821 In a criminal case, the Dutch Public Prosecution Service has had to return a large amount of bitcoins as it...

In November 2017 two investigations dealing with the conversion of criminal bitcoins into cash were brought before a Dutch court. The first investigation covered a drug dealer who operated via Darknet; the drugs were paid...

This document is to introduce the revised European Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and related fraud and money laundering risks. It is based on input by the individual authors, written in a personal capacity and does...

By mr. S. Visser is account manager and project leader anti-money laundering at the Anti Money Laundering Centre (AMLC) in De Bilt. This article was published in Tijdschrift voor Bijzonder Strafrecht & Handhaving December 2017.

The bitcoin traderA facilitating role in the cash out of criminal proceeds

Developments in the field of new payment methods (NPM) are proceeding at a rapid pace. There are new online payment services that elaborate on existing systems, new payment service providers, and the emergence of cryptocurrencies...