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Swiss Lawmakers Resist Stronger Anti-Money Laundering Push to Protect Competitiveness
Swiss legislators have rejected the government’s proposed anti-money laundering law, framing their opposition as a bid to preserve the...
Sep 123 min read


Billions Washed Through Garantex’s Shadow Crypto Web Despite Raids and Sanctions
Even after being sanctioned in 2022 and repeatedly struck by regulators and investigative agencies, Garantex and its offshoots have...
Sep 125 min read


Hummingbird’s Unified Compliance Platform Takes Aim at Money Laundering
Money laundering continues to stand as one of the most complex challenges in financial crime prevention. Criminal enterprises and corrupt...
Sep 114 min read


Brussels Prosecutors Reopen Money Laundering Case Linking Deripaska and Reynders
A Belgian nonprofit set up to showcase Japanese art has become the focal point of a revived investigation that connects Russian oligarch...
Sep 115 min read


Forced Scam Labor in Southeast Asia Fuels Billions in Money Laundering
Southeast Asia has become the epicenter of a growing storm of cyber fraud, where scam compounds concealed within casinos and luxury...
Sep 115 min read


FinCEN Guidance on Cross-Border Information Sharing Bolsters Global AML Efforts
The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued new guidance on cross-border information sharing, marking a significant...
Sep 104 min read


AUSTRAC Probe Exposes Gold Laundering Fueled by Gambling Addiction
The intersection of gambling addiction, gold trading, and AUSTRAC’s anti-money laundering (AML) regime has been laid bare in a case...
Sep 104 min read


Jersey Investigators Probe Abramovich’s Offshore Network Over Money Laundering and Sanctions Breaches
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, a figure long associated with immense wealth and political influence, is once again at the center...
Sep 104 min read


FATF Pushes for Stronger Cross-Border Cooperation with New Anti-Money Laundering Handbooks
The release of the International Co-operation on Money Laundering Detection, Investigation, and Prosecution Handbook represents a...
Sep 104 min read


AUSTRAC Unmasks $83 Million Laundering Web in Illicit Tobacco Crackdown
AUSTRAC’s Operation Bolton has laid bare the mechanics of how organised crime syndicates in Victoria are converting illicit tobacco...
Sep 84 min read


$18 Million Laundering Scheme Behind Sham Immigration Services Exposed
The indictment of twelve individuals accused of alien smuggling, asylum fraud, and laundering criminal proceeds has revealed just how...
Sep 84 min read


CySEC Orders Liquidation of Fund and Suspends Shareholder Rights at Octa Markets Cyprus
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has announced the dissolution and liquidation of Wanterfell Investment AIFLNP...
Sep 51 min read


Banca d’Italia Warns Banks to Balance AML Innovation With Strategic Oversight
A newly published analysis by Banca d’Italia highlights how financial intermediaries are reshaping their anti-money laundering and...
Sep 53 min read


Hezbollah’s Global Car Laundering Network Fuels Terrorism Amid Financial Strain
Few threats to global financial stability are as audacious as Hezbollah’s use of vehicle theft and resale operations. From luxury SUVs...
Sep 54 min read


Alipay Europe Sanctioned for AML Breaches as Regulators Tighten Grip on Fintechs
Alipay Europe has come under regulatory scrutiny following the publication of a sanctioning decision by Luxembourg’s financial supervisor...
Sep 53 min read


Anti-Money Laundering Authority in Greece Uncovers Black Money “Washing” Through Legal Betting Firms
The president of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority, former deputy prosecutor of the Supreme Court Charalambos Vourliotis, has moved to...
Sep 42 min read


ECB Should Hold Rates Steady as Economy Shows Resilience, Says Schnabel
The European Central Bank ought to maintain its current interest rate stance given that the euro zone economy is proving resilient...
Sep 43 min read


Brazil Launches Largest-Ever Operation Against Organized Crime, Exposing Fuel Fraud and Massive Tax Evasion
A sweeping nationwide raid in Brazil has pulled back the curtain on a multi-billion-dollar scheme involving adulterated fuel and...
Sep 42 min read


Google Ordered to Pay $425M in Privacy Lawsuit Over Data Tracking
A U.S. federal court has ordered Google to pay $425 million (£316.3 million) after finding the tech company guilty of violating user...
Sep 42 min read


Ex-NatWest Manager Dodges Jail After Stealing £344K From ATMs to Fund Gambling Habit
A former NatWest branch manager has escaped prison despite admitting to stealing £344,410 (US$465,000) from the bank’s ATMs over the...
Sep 32 min read
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