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India Moves to Ban Real Money Games With Sweeping New Bill
India has taken a dramatic step toward outlawing real money games, introducing legislation that has already rattled the online gaming...
Aug 26, 20253 min read


Binance Faces AUSTRAC Scrutiny Over AML and CTF Concerns in Australia
Binance is once again under regulatory pressure, this time in Australia, where the country’s financial intelligence agency AUSTRAC has...
Aug 26, 20252 min read


JP Morgan Suisse Fined Over 1MDB-Linked Transactions as Swiss Prosecutors Cite AML Failures
Swiss prosecutors have imposed a three million franc fine on JP Morgan Suisse following a criminal investigation that began in November...
Aug 26, 20254 min read


EBA Highlights Growing Role of SupTech in AML/CFT Supervision Across the EU
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has released a new report examining the growing role of technology in the supervision of anti-money...
Aug 26, 20252 min read


Banque J. Safra Sarasin Hit With Fine Over Lava Jato Money Laundering Failures
Banque J. Safra Sarasin, one of Switzerland’s long-established private banks, has been sanctioned after a landmark ruling that highlights...
Aug 25, 20254 min read


Interpol’s Operation Serengeti 2.0 Nets Over 1,200 Cybercrime Arrests Across Africa and the UK
Authorities from 18 African nations, together with the United Kingdom, have detained more than 1,200 individuals connected to cybercrime...
Aug 25, 20253 min read


HSBC Swiss Unit Cuts Ties With Middle Eastern Billionaires Amid Regulatory Pressure
HSBC’s Swiss private banking arm is moving to sever ties with wealthy clients from the Middle East, including many whose fortunes surpass...
Aug 25, 20252 min read


Record-Breaking Crypto Seizure Exposes Global Ransomware Laundering Network
In a sweeping enforcement action that has stunned the digital crime landscape, federal investigators have executed a record-breaking...
Aug 21, 20254 min read


UK Crypto Exchange Lykke Shuts Down After $23 Million Hack Linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group
UK-registered cryptocurrency exchange Lykke has permanently closed its doors following a catastrophic hack that siphoned off $23 million,...
Aug 20, 20252 min read


City of London Police Secure Interpol Silver Notice in Hunt for Fugitive Fraudster’s Assets
The City of London Police has obtained an Interpol silver notice in its efforts to trace and recover assets linked to Anthony...
Aug 20, 20252 min read


SEC Charges Washington Man and Indiana Portfolio Manager in $275 Million Ponzi-Like Fraud Scheme
Washington, D.C., Aug. 14, 2025 — The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against Ryan Wear of Marysville, Washington,...
Aug 20, 20253 min read


Philippine Senator Calls for Crackdown on Online Gambling Embedded in Apps and E-Commerce Sites
Philippine Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on August 18 urged regulators to move swiftly against online gambling operators accused of...
Aug 19, 20252 min read


Coordinated Casino ATM Fraud in Western Canada Exposes Money Laundering and Drug Trafficking Links
Financial crime specialists are closely monitoring an unfolding investigation in western Canada, where law enforcement is dismantling a...
Aug 19, 20253 min read


Escalating Sanctions on Garantex and Grinex Redefine Cryptocurrency Crime Enforcement
The intensifying sanctions against cryptocurrency exchanges Garantex and Grinex have emerged as a pivotal case in the evolution of...
Aug 19, 20254 min read


Norway’s $2 Trillion Wealth Fund to Exclude Six Companies Linked to West Bank and Gaza
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world with assets of around $2 trillion, announced this week that it has chosen to...
Aug 19, 20252 min read


Ghana Imposes Mandatory Biometric Verification for All Gaming Transactions
The Gaming Commission of Ghana has rolled out sweeping new controls over the nation’s betting and gambling industry, making biometric...
Aug 14, 20252 min read


China Targets Precious Metals and Gemstones in New Anti-Money Laundering Crackdown
For years, criminal syndicates and transnational laundering networks have exploited precious metals and gemstones as discreet, high-value...
Aug 14, 20255 min read


Uruguay Launches 2025–2030 Strategy to Tackle Money Laundering With Coordinated, Results-Driven Approach
Uruguay is entering a decisive new phase in its fight against financial crime with the unveiling of a comprehensive 2025–2030 national...
Aug 14, 20254 min read


FATF Framework Sets Global Blueprint to Close Loopholes in Fight Against Illicit Finance
Financial crime thrives on loopholes, fragmented oversight, and secrecy, and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is determined to...
Aug 14, 20254 min read


Localcoin Partners with Flagright to Set New Standard in Crypto ATM AML Compliance
Canada’s largest Bitcoin ATM network, Localcoin, has taken a major step toward strengthening its anti-money laundering (AML) framework by...
Aug 13, 20254 min read
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