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Philippines Deports 91 Chinese Nationals Linked to Illegal Offshore Gambling
The Philippines has deported 91 Chinese citizens to the People’s Republic of China after they were arrested and charged with assisting in...
Sep 292 min read


Spain Puts Major Transnational Money Laundering Network on Trial
Spanish prosecutors have brought one of the largest organized criminal networks of the past decade before the courts, exposing a highly...
Sep 294 min read


EU Officials Describe Possible Russian AML Blacklisting as Largely Symbolic
Top financial officials within the European Union have downplayed the potential consequences of placing Russia on the EU’s anti-money...
Sep 293 min read


European Police Chiefs Warn of Money Laundering as Central Threat to Organized Crime
More than 400 senior police officials from 53 countries convened at Europol headquarters in The Hague for the 2025 European Police Chiefs...
Sep 294 min read


KuCoin Hit with CA$19.6M FINTRAC Penalty as AML Failures Haunt Exchange
KuCoin has once again landed in regulatory crosshairs after Canada’s financial intelligence unit, FINTRAC, imposed a record-breaking...
Sep 265 min read


Alipay Malaysia Penalized RM 340,000 for Sanctions Screening Failures Linked to Money Laundering Risks
Bank Negara Malaysia imposed an administrative monetary penalty (AMP) of RM 340,000 on Alipay Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (which has since...
Sep 265 min read


INTERPOL’s Operation HAECHI VI Recovers $439 Million in Global Crackdown on Laundering Networks
Money laundering continues to serve as the concealed engine behind most financial crime. Without the ability to clean illicit funds and...
Sep 265 min read


Flagright and Reap Join Forces to Tackle Stablecoin Money Laundering Risks
Reap’s newly announced partnership with Flagright represents a major step forward in the development of stablecoin-powered financial...
Sep 254 min read


The Netherlands Tightens AML Regime but Virtual Asset Oversight Gaps Persist
The Netherlands has bolstered its anti-money laundering (AML) rules in recent years, yet shortcomings in the supervision of virtual...
Sep 255 min read


Diamonds and Dirty Money: FINTRAC Hits Spence Diamonds with $264,000 AML Penalty
Spence Diamonds, one of Canada’s most recognizable jewelry retailers, has come under intense scrutiny after regulators uncovered...
Sep 254 min read


CySEC Issues Fines, Bans, and Authorisation Withdrawal in Series of Enforcement Actions
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has taken a series of enforcement decisions in recent weeks, issuing fines,...
Sep 242 min read


Keurmerk Verantwoorde Affiliates Warns of Illegal Gambling Targeting Young People
The Keurmerk Verantwoorde Affiliates (KVA) has published a research article revealing that illegal gambling operators and their...
Sep 242 min read


Former Chairman of Nodus International Bank Pleads Guilty in $13.6 Million Fraud Scheme That Led to Collapse
The chairman of the board of Nodus International Bank (Nodus), a Puerto Rican international banking entity, has pleaded guilty to leading...
Sep 243 min read


€30 Million Laundering Network Uncovered Between France and Italy, 55 Gold Bars Seized
Authorities have uncovered a sprawling criminal operation that laundered €30 million in drug trafficking profits between France and...
Sep 244 min read


South Korea Confronts Record Crypto Laundering as Hwanchigi Networks Drive SAR Surge
South Korea has reached a new inflection point in its fight against crypto-enabled money laundering. The country is witnessing an...
Sep 243 min read


RCMP Seizes Record C$56 Million in Cryptocurrency, Shuts Down TradeOgre Exchange
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have carried out the country’s largest cryptocurrency seizure to date, recovering more than C$56...
Sep 231 min read


Mexico’s UIF Freeze Marks Turning Point in Cartel-Linked Money Laundering Enforcement
The recent decision by Mexico’s Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) to freeze assets tied to Los Mayos, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel,...
Sep 234 min read


Fiji Reaffirms Full Ban on Virtual Asset Service Providers Amid AML Concerns
Fiji has taken one of the toughest stances in the Pacific region by reaffirming a total prohibition on Virtual Asset Service Providers...
Sep 234 min read


Admiral 2.0: Europe’s Expansive Money Laundering Case Exposes Structural Weaknesses
The Admiral 2.0 investigation has emerged as one of the largest recent European money laundering scandals, illustrating how organized...
Sep 234 min read


Teen Suspect in Las Vegas Casino Cyberattacks Surrenders to Police
A teenage boy believed to have played a role in the 2023 cyberattacks that crippled the two largest casino operators in Las Vegas has...
Sep 222 min read
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