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U.K. Compliance Officers to Note Proposed Laws on Employee Rights and Minimum Wage
Compliance officers should pay attention to proposed laws in the U.K., as the newly elected Labour government outlined its legislative...
Jul 24, 20243 min read


Britain to Appoint Covid Corruption Tsar in Bid to Recover £3bn Lost to Fraud
Britain’s new government is set to appoint a commissioner to co-ordinate investigations into Covid contract fraud and recover...
Jul 24, 20242 min read


Malta's FIU Chief Highlights Legal Constraints on Money Laundering Crackdown
Alfred Zammit, the director of Malta’s Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU), has highlighted the agency's limitations in pursuing...
Jul 23, 20242 min read


ECB Urges Revolut to Enhance Financial Crime Controls Following EU Operations Review
The European Central Bank (ECB) is pressing Revolut to bolster its financial crime controls following a comprehensive review of the...
Jul 23, 20242 min read


U.K.'s New Labor Government Commits to Strengthening Audit Regulator and Corporate Governance
Within two weeks of taking office, the U.K.’s newly elected Labor government has confirmed its commitment to bolster the audit regulator...
Jul 22, 20243 min read


Australian Tax Advisers Challenge New Ethical Obligations Imposed by Assistant Treasurer
New requirements for advisers to inform clients of any relevant matters that might impact their relationship have sparked concerns among...
Jul 22, 20243 min read


Ursula von der Leyen Pledges to Double Europol's Size to Combat Financial Crime
Ursula von der Leyen, re-elected as European Commission President on Thursday, has announced her intention to double the size of Europol...
Jul 19, 20242 min read


Gentiva Agrees to $19.4 Million Settlement Over Alleged Kickbacks and Fraudulent Claims
A multi-state hospice home health provider, Kindred at Home, now known as Gentiva, has agreed to pay $19.4 million to settle allegations...
Jul 19, 20242 min read


Poland's Antitrust Authority Fines PayPal Europe $27.3 Million for Unclear Contractual Clauses
Poland’s antitrust and consumer protection watchdog, UOKiK, has imposed a fine of 106.6 million zlotys ($27.3 million) on PayPal Europe...
Jul 18, 20241 min read


Guardant Health Agrees to $945,000 Settlement Over False Claims Act and Stark Law Violations
Guardant Health, a cancer testing company based in California, has agreed to pay more than $945,000 to settle allegations by the...
Jul 18, 20242 min read


SymphonyAI Gears Up for Public Listing in 2024, Says CEO Sanjay Dhawan
SymphonyAI, a U.S.-based artificial intelligence company renowned for its applications in fincrime and fraud detection, is preparing for...
Jul 17, 20242 min read


Nearly Half of Financial Institutions Struggle to Recruit Qualified AML Staff, PwC Survey Finds
A survey conducted by PwC reveals that nearly half of financial institutions are encountering difficulties in recruiting staff who are...
Jul 17, 20242 min read


FinCEN Updates Alert on Israeli Extremists Funding Violence in the West Bank
The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has updated an alert originally issued in February, cautioning...
Jul 16, 20242 min read


European Commission Warns X, Formerly Twitter, of Potential DSA Violations
The European Commission has notified X, formerly known as Twitter, that it may be the first company found in violation of the European...
Jul 16, 20242 min read


Nordea Faces $1 Billion Penalty in Landmark Danish AML Case
Nordea’s entanglement with Danish prosecutors could leave the Finnish bank with a $1 billion headache, it’s predicted. Prosecutors last...
Jul 15, 20242 min read


Morale Plummets at Firms Amid Redundancies and Efforts to Silence Departing Staff
It’s been a trying time for staff at firms with redundancies, affecting morale as layoffs mount amid an effort to silence dissent in the...
Jul 15, 20243 min read


UK Tax Agency Loses Tribunal Case Against Software Company Over R&D Tax Relief
The UK tax agency, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), has lost a case at the First-Tier Tribunal against the software company Get Onbord Ltd...
Jul 15, 20242 min read


Paxful Co-Founder Faces Charges for AML Violations Under Bank Secrecy Act
Artur Schaback, the co-founder and former CTO of the crypto peer-to-peer network Paxful, is facing charges for violating the anti-money...
Jul 12, 20242 min read


Australian Real Estate Sector Fears AML Controls are "Taking a Sledgehammer to a Walnut"
Australian real estate agents have expressed concerns that the introduction of new anti-money laundering (AML) controls in their sector...
Jul 12, 20242 min read


Luxembourg Regulator Fines BGL BNP Paribas €3 Million for AML Violations
A subsidiary of BNP Paribas has been fined €3 million by Luxembourg’s financial regulator, the CSSF (Commission de Surveillance du...
Jul 12, 20242 min read
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