Anti-Money Laundering

The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) has imposed two fines totaling 1.7 million euros on Achmea Real Estate for serious violations of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act (Wwft), the regulator announced Tuesday.

The UAE Central Bank (CBUAE) has taken decisive action against a bank operating within the country by imposing financial sanctions due to significant lapses in…

The Ministry of Commerce has revised its strategy for inspecting the use of Thai nominees by foreign business operators by targeting six high-risk sectors.

Notabene’s annual survey of crypto firms found that almost all respondents expect to be Travel Rule compliant by mid-2025.

In a significant regulatory action, Absa Bank has been fined R10 million by the South African Reserve Bank’s Prudential Authority (PA) for multiple violations of…

President Donald Trump has repeatedly argued that his calls for tougher border security are about stemming the flow of dangerous drugs like fentanyl into the United States. But one new policy he's implementing could end up making the problem even worse.That's according to a Wednesday article in th

The UN warns that organized crime groups are launching cryptocurrency exchanges and blockchain networks to launder billions.

Across Brazil organised crime is diversifying beyond narcotics, arms trafficking into the biofuel and fossil fuel sectors

A Peruvian court on Tuesday sentenced ex-president Ollanta Humala and his wife to 15 years in prison for graft linked to a globe-spanning corruption scandal involving Brazilian construction group Odebrecht paying bribes to politicians.

The Bank of Russia has officially revoked the license of PromTransBank, the only bank operating in Bashkortostan, effective April 15, 2025. This decision, announced…

UAE signs MOUs with national authorities to crack down on money-laundering and terrorism financing

Crypto company Anchorage Digital Bank is reportedly being investigated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The nature of the investigation is

The National Assembly has passed a revised anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing law in response to the country's inclusion on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list.

OFSI’s series of Threat Assessment Reports, providing sector-specific assessments of threats and vulnerabilities relating to UK financial sanctions.

The Department of Business Development (DBD) and the Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) have amended the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 1999, which empowers authorities to seize and freeze assets linked to both Thai and foreign individuals engaged in nominee businesses and unauthorised foreign operations.

The country’s Financial Services Authority has revoked the licenses of Alpha Consulting after a Finance Uncovered investigation into the provider’s business of creating anonymous U.K. shell companies.

Learn about Australia’s upcoming tipping off offence law and how it transforms obligations for businesses and individuals.

The Public Prosecution Service (OM) will prosecute Rabobank for “structurally violating the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Prevention) Act,” the OM announced on Wednesday. “For years, the bank failed to conduct customer research and report unusual transactions,” the OM said.

Amid calls for City law firms to apply tougher anti-money laundering controls, Ellen Gallagher argues that over-compliance risks limiting justice.

Australia has the highest number of crypto ATMs in the Asia Pacific region.

Witnesses from the ranks of business and banking told lawmakers that efforts to fight payment and investment scams must be aided by a “whole government”

On April 3, 2025, the Senate of Kazakhstan ratified a significant protocol of the Eurasian Group, aligning national legislation with international standards aimed…