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Banks Flag $1.4 Billion in Suspicious Activity Amid Fentanyl Crisis, FinCEN Reports
Banks and other financial institutions in the United States flagged a staggering $1.4 billion in suspicious transactions in 2024, playing...
Apr 15, 20253 min read


TD Bank Chair Calls Money Laundering Scandal the Institution’s "Darkest Day" as Leadership Faces Shareholders
TD Bank’s chair Alan MacGibbon described the bank’s admission of anti-money laundering failures as its “darkest day” during a tense...
Apr 15, 20252 min read


Romanian-Led Crackdown Dismantles Major Money Mule Network Behind €3 Million Online Fraud Scheme
A major transnational money laundering network has been dismantled by Romanian authorities in close cooperation with their British and...
Apr 15, 20252 min read


UK Police Raid Hundreds of Shops in Nationwide Crackdown on Criminal Fronts
Hundreds of retail businesses across England and Wales have been raided by UK police in a sweeping operation aimed at dismantling...
Apr 14, 20252 min read


Block Inc. Fined $40 Million by New York for Lapses in Anti-Money Laundering Compliance
Block Inc., the parent company of Cash App, has been hit with a $40 million penalty by the New York Department of Financial Services...
Apr 14, 20252 min read


Polish Researcher Uses GPT-4o to Forge Passport, Exposes Gaping Hole in Digital ID Verification
A Polish researcher has successfully used OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4o to generate a fake passport, which was then accepted by a platform that...
Apr 14, 20253 min read


Rabobank Faces Court Over Alleged Lapses in Anti-Money Laundering Controls
Dutch financial giant Rabobank has announced that it has been unable to reach an out-of-court settlement with prosecutors in a case...
Apr 11, 20252 min read


DOJ Shuts Down Crypto Crime Unit as Trump Administration Moves to Ease Industry Regulations
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) officially disbanded its cryptocurrency investigation division on Monday, a move that signals...
Apr 11, 20252 min read


Revolut Fine Raises Prospect of Direct Supervision by New EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority
The €3.5 million fine issued this week by the Lithuanian Central Bank against Revolut over failings related to financial crime compliance...
Apr 11, 20253 min read


FinCEN Flags $1.4 Billion in Fentanyl-Linked Transactions in 2024
Financial institutions in the United States reported over $1.4 billion in suspicious transactions tied to fentanyl activity in 2024,...
Apr 10, 20252 min read


Vatican Sees Drop in Suspicious Activity Reports Amid Push for Higher Quality Oversight
The Vatican City recorded a marked decline in the number of suspicious activity reports (SARs) filed in 2024, with officials attributing...
Apr 10, 20252 min read


Gang Jailed for £6.6m Money Laundering Scheme Exploiting Ukraine War
Two members of a criminal gang have been sentenced to a total of 13 years in prison after laundering millions of pounds by taking...
Apr 9, 20252 min read


Colmex Pro Pays €200,000 Settlement to CySEC Over Possible Investment Services Violations
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has reached a €200,000 settlement with Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF) Colmex Pro Ltd...
Apr 9, 20252 min read


Revolut Fined €3.5 Million by Lithuanian Central Bank Over Anti-Money Laundering Failures
Britain’s most valuable start-up, Revolut, has been fined €3.5 million ($3.83 million) by Lithuania’s central bank following a routine...
Apr 9, 20252 min read


UK and Irish Gambling Regulators Sign Agreement to Boost Cross-Border Cooperation
The British Gambling Commission (UKGC) and the newly established Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) have signed a memorandum...
Apr 8, 20252 min read


AUSTRAC Flags AML Failures in Australia’s Expanding Crypto ATM Sector
Australia’s financial intelligence unit, AUSTRAC, has raised concerns over potential anti-money laundering lapses in the country’s...
Apr 8, 20252 min read


HSBC Under Fire for Failing to Flag Suspicious Transactions Linked to Lebanese Embezzlement Case
HSBC failed to flag suspicious transactions potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars over more than a decade, according to new...
Apr 8, 20252 min read


European Commission Plans Review of GDPR to Ease Business Regulations
Since its implementation in 2018, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has mandated that companies handle...
Apr 7, 20252 min read


Entain Accused of Ignoring Money Laundering Red Flags in Australia
British gambling giant Entain, the owner of Ladbrokes, is facing serious allegations in Australia over its failure to act on suspected...
Apr 7, 20253 min read


Edmond de Rothschild Europe Agrees to €25 Million Settlement Over 1MDB Scandal
Private banking group Edmond de Rothschild Europe has reached a €25 million agreement to settle criminal allegations stemming from its...
Apr 7, 20252 min read
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