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Sri Lanka Faces High-Stakes FATF Evaluation Amid Persistent Money Laundering Risks
Money laundering continues to represent one of the most corrosive threats to both financial stability and national governance. For...
Oct 8, 20255 min read


Digital Euro Faces Money Laundering Test as ECB Taps Feedzai for Fraud Detection
Money laundering has long been one of the greatest risks facing financial innovation, and the emergence of central bank digital...
Oct 7, 20254 min read


Canada’s HRA Group Case Exposes Precious Metals and Jewels as Laundering Frontier
The recent enforcement action against HRA Group Holdings in Canada illustrates how precious metals and jewels continue to occupy a murky...
Oct 6, 20254 min read


UK Solicitors Raise Alarm Over Proposed AML Regulation Changes
The legal profession in the United Kingdom is voicing strong concerns over proposed changes to anti-money laundering (AML) regulations...
Oct 3, 20254 min read


AML Trends 2025: Old Typologies Reborn, New Risks Emerging
The latest Tracfin report on the state of the threat for 2024–2025 marks a decisive shift in the fight against money laundering,...
Oct 2, 20255 min read


West Africa’s AML Progress Shows Promise but Reveals Fragile Effectiveness
Four recent enhanced follow-up reports covering Benin, Cabo Verde, Togo, and Burkina Faso provide a consolidated picture of how these...
Sep 30, 20255 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 29, 20254 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 26, 20255 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 25, 20254 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 24, 20253 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 23, 20254 min read


New York Regulators Demand Blockchain Analytics as Banks Face Rising Virtual Currency Laundering Risks
The latest notice to banking organizations in New York has intensified regulatory scrutiny over how virtual currency activity intersects...
Sep 22, 20254 min read


FCA Opens Consultation on Extending Regulatory Standards to UK Crypto Sector
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced a wide-ranging consultation on whether cryptocurrency companies should be...
Sep 19, 20253 min read


Malta Pushes Back Against EU Proposal to Expand ESMA Oversight of Crypto
Malta has voiced opposition to a joint proposal from France, Italy, and Austria that would hand the European Securities and Markets...
Sep 18, 20252 min read


Canada Tightens FINTRAC Identity Verification Rules to Thwart Laundering Risks
Across Canada, regulated businesses are tightening their identity controls as criminals continue to probe every weakness in onboarding...
Sep 17, 20257 min read


FinCEN Reshapes U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Rules Amid Rising Risks in 2025
The year 2025 has already brought sweeping changes to the United States’ anti-money laundering landscape, with the Financial Crimes...
Sep 16, 20254 min read


Switzerland Tightens AML Rules With Consultancy Oversight and Beneficial Ownership Register
Switzerland has moved to strengthen its anti-money laundering (AML) regime by extending regulation to certain consultancy activities...
Sep 15, 20255 min read


Billions Washed Through Garantex’s Shadow Crypto Web Despite Raids and Sanctions
Even after being sanctioned in 2022 and repeatedly struck by regulators and investigative agencies, Garantex and its offshoots have...
Sep 12, 20255 min read


Forced Scam Labor in Southeast Asia Fuels Billions in Money Laundering
Southeast Asia has become the epicenter of a growing storm of cyber fraud, where scam compounds concealed within casinos and luxury...
Sep 11, 20255 min read


FATF Pushes for Stronger Cross-Border Cooperation with New Anti-Money Laundering Handbooks
The release of the International Co-operation on Money Laundering Detection, Investigation, and Prosecution Handbook represents a...
Sep 10, 20254 min read
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