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Ex-Banker Mihails Ulmans Sentenced to 15 Years for Murder of Latvian Lawyer Mārtiņš Bunkus
Mihails Ulmans, former owner of LPB Bank in Latvia, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for orchestrating the murder of Mārtiņš...
Oct 30, 20241 min read


Apple and Goldman Sachs to Pay $89 Million Over Alleged Customer Service Failures for Apple Card
Apple and Goldman Sachs have agreed to pay $89 million to settle allegations of severe customer service lapses tied to the Apple Card, as...
Oct 30, 20243 min read


Hong Kong Ranks Lowest in Financial Crime Compliance Among 35 Jurisdictions, Napier AI Report Reveals
Hong Kong has been ranked at the bottom of a new assessment of financial crime compliance effectiveness across 35 global jurisdictions,...
Oct 30, 20242 min read


The Urgent Need for Responsible Innovation and Regulatory Reform in Fintech
Innovation is undeniably valuable, but responsible innovation has even greater impact. In various ways, fintech has filled gaps that...
Oct 29, 20243 min read


FinCEN’s Latest Advisory on Hizballah Finance: Action Steps for FIs of All Sizes
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a division of the U.S. Treasury, recently issued an alert highlighting indicators of...
Oct 29, 20242 min read


Argentina Avoids FATF Grey List, Boosting President Milei’s Efforts to Stabilize Economy
Argentina has successfully avoided being added to the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) “grey list,” marking a critical achievement...
Oct 29, 20242 min read


CFPB's New Data Rights Rule Aims to Modernize U.S. Banking System, Boost Competition
Banks, credit card companies, and other financial institutions will now have to adhere to new data privacy regulations and retail account...
Oct 25, 20243 min read


Nigeria Withdraws Money Laundering Case Against Binance Executive Tigran Gambaryan for Medical Treatment
The Nigerian government has withdrawn its money laundering case against Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive, allowing him to seek...
Oct 25, 20242 min read


Lebanon Set to Be Grey-Listed by Financial Watchdog Amid Warnings from Officials
Lebanon is poised to be placed on a grey list of countries under special scrutiny by a global financial crime watchdog at the end of this...
Oct 25, 20242 min read


Unisys, Three Other Companies Fined $7M for Downplaying Impact of SolarWinds Hack
Four current or former public companies will collectively pay nearly $7 million in fines to settle allegations by the U.S. Securities and...
Oct 24, 20243 min read


Revolut Urges Irish Government to Reject UK-Style Fraud Refund Rules
Revolut has warned the Irish government against implementing consumer-friendly fraud refund rules similar to those recently introduced in...
Oct 24, 20242 min read


FinCEN Issues New Guidance for Banks to Identify Hezbollah-Linked Transactions
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the anti-money laundering division of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has issued...
Oct 24, 20242 min read


Challenges in Holding Individuals Accountable in Financial Crimes, Expert Says
Brandon Garrett, a law professor at Duke University and author of Too Big to Jail: How Prosecutors Compromise with Corporations, has...
Oct 23, 20242 min read


Gangs Exploiting Chinese Nationals in U.S. for Money Laundering, IRS Official Warns
Criminal organizations are increasingly using Chinese nationals based in the U.S. to launder illicit funds, often through venues like...
Oct 23, 20242 min read


Ireland and UAE Sign Landmark Agreements to Tackle Organized Crime
Ireland and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have taken a significant step in their collaborative fight against organized crime with the...
Oct 23, 20242 min read


How Iran's Shadow Oil Economy Fuels Militias and Evades Sanctions
Iran’s most crucial weapon in maintaining its influence across the Middle East and supporting militant groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, and...
Oct 22, 20244 min read


Lloyds Banking CEO Criticizes Meta for Failing to Tackle Rising Fraud on Social Media Platforms
Charlie Nunn, CEO of Lloyds Banking Group, has called out technology firms like Meta for not doing enough to stem the rising tide of...
Oct 22, 20242 min read


Vietnamese Alcohol Firm to Pay $860,000 for Violating U.S. Sanctions on North Korea
A Vietnamese alcohol company has agreed to pay $860,000 to settle allegations from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) that...
Oct 21, 20242 min read


UK Banks Call for Greater Accountability from Social Media Platforms Amid Ongoing Fraud Crisis
UK banks are urging social media platforms to take more responsibility in the battle against fraud, as new data reveals that scams...
Oct 21, 20243 min read


UniCredit Awaits Court Decision on Russia Business Reduction Following ECB Order
UniCredit is still awaiting a court decision regarding whether it must immediately scale back its operations in Russia, in compliance...
Oct 18, 20242 min read
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