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Italian Courts Reach Verdict in Elusive Bank of Italy Economist's Elaborate Fraud Scheme
Italian courts are finally approaching the conclusion of a perplexing and long-standing drama surrounding an enigmatic former Bank of...
Jun 20, 20233 min read


EBA Report Identifies Weaknesses in AML Supervision of European Payment Institutions
The European Banking Authority (EBA) recently published a report highlighting weaknesses in the supervision of payment institutions'...
Jun 19, 20232 min read


Binance Reverses Expansion Plans in Cyprus, Focusing on EU Compliance and Existing Markets
Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange globally, has decided to backtrack on its initial plans to expand into Cyprus, despite being...
Jun 16, 20232 min read


Dubai Surpasses Hong Kong as the World's Top Market for Ultra-Luxury Homes
According to a recent report by Knight Frank, Dubai has dethroned Hong Kong as the leading market for ultra-luxury homes worldwide. In...
Jun 15, 20232 min read


Strengthened Banking Supervision and Potential Impact on Fintechs
Federal banking regulators are set to adopt a more assertive approach in supervising mid-sized banks following the collapses of Silicon...
Jun 14, 20233 min read


Nigerian Sex Trafficker Allegedly Thrives in the Underground of UAE
An alarming investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and Reuters has exposed a thriving underground...
Jun 13, 20233 min read


Treasury Department Announces Steps to Enhance Compliance Efforts
The Treasury Department has unveiled a series of measures aimed at improving its own compliance initiatives, which includes a...
Jun 12, 20232 min read


Austrian Businessman Charged with Money Laundering Linked to Porsche SE Board and Volkswagen
Siegfried Wolf (65), a prominent Austrian businessman, is facing charges of money laundering in connection with a fighter jets deal....
Jun 9, 20232 min read


EU Approves Central Register of Bank Accounts for Law Enforcement Access
The Council of Europe and the European Parliament have granted approval for the establishment of a central register containing bank...
Jun 8, 20232 min read


International Police Operations Target Italian Mob's Money Laundering and Drug Trafficking Networks
Law enforcement agencies from Italy, Belgium, and Germany conducted joint operations on June 5th to combat the Italian mob's illicit...
Jun 7, 20232 min read


SEC: Binance Founder Zhao Inflated Volumes, Diverted Assets in Deceptive Practices
In a recent development, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against Binance, the world's largest...
Jun 6, 20232 min read


Tax Transparency as a Public Good: Building a Better Tax System
In an article published by the Global Initiative for Financial Transparency (GIFT), Richard Murphy and Andrew Baker emphasize the...
Jun 1, 20232 min read


Wall Street gets ready to compete with established crypto companies
Traditional financial institutions such as Standard Chartered, Nomura, and Charles Schwab are entering the cryptocurrency market by...
May 31, 20233 min read


EU enters unknown waters as a result of the fight against "shadow fleet" shipping Russian oil
The EU intends to take action against a fleet of ageing tankers, the most of which are Greek-owned and transporting Russian oil around...
May 30, 20235 min read


Why has the ECB been so sluggish to respond? Looking backwards, not forward.
According to the European Commission's spring 2023 inflation estimates, which were released on May 15, this year's euro-area inflation...
May 29, 20233 min read


US debt ceiling negotiations advance as the deadline draws near.
President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have made progress toward a two-year agreement to control government...
May 26, 20233 min read


UAE makes money off of Russia's gold trade as sanctions take effect
Since Western sanctions over Ukraine have disrupted Russia's more established export routes, Russian customs records reveal that the...
May 25, 20235 min read


FATF is about to put Lebanon on its "grey list"
Lebanon is probably going to be added to a "grey list" of nations that are subject to extra scrutiny because of its subpar methods for...
May 24, 20233 min read


Meta was hit with a record-breaking $1.3B fine for GDPR violations
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which governs the transfer of user data from the European Union to the United States, was...
May 23, 20233 min read


Owner of Latvian bank accused of murder conspiracy of lawyer who reported AML issues to authorities
A Latvian bank's owner is being tried for plotting the murder of a defense attorney who had charged the lender with money laundering....
May 22, 20232 min read
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