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Combatting the Financing of Terrorism or ‘CFT’ are a set of procedures deployed by obliged entities to ensure that the financial system and intermediaries are not used to facilitate the funding of terrorist acts and groups. Terrorist groups need funding to recruit and support members, plan operations and have a logistics hub. By having proper

Counterparty risk is the risk that an entity that is a party to a financial transaction is associated with illicit activity. Bitcoin and cryptocurrency money launderers for example would be benefactors or intermediaries with a high Counterparty Risk Score or ‘C-score’. The criteria that counterparty risk is measured against with proper due diligence is comprehensive.