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NCA shuts down the dirty money channel between the UK and the UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was used as a channel for the laundering of more than £100 million (€113 million), according to the...
Apr 27, 20232 min read


In the North Korea sanctions lawsuit, British American Tobacco will pay $635 million.
British American Tobacco (BAT) will pay more than $635 million to resolve claims that the business broke U.S. sanctions against North...
Apr 26, 20233 min read


Crypto must eliminate anonymity for illicit money, according to a US regulator.
According to a top regulatory official in the United States on Tuesday, anonymity is enabling crypto assets to finance illicit...
Apr 26, 20232 min read


Beyond Qatargate, Eva Kaili is also being investigated for an EU kickback scheme.
Putting aside Qatargate, Eva Kaili is suffering greatly for unrelated reasons. According to documents, the Greek EU lawmaker is under...
Apr 25, 20234 min read


Premier League clubs are facing tax liens
Premier League football teams have been accused of evading up to £470 million in UK tax, while Malta is preparing to change its...
Apr 24, 20234 min read


During the first-quarter crisis, outflows from Credit Suisse totaled $69 billion.
Clients left the struggling bank, leaving Credit Suisse with asset outflows of SFr61.2bn ($68.6bn), revealing the size of the problem UBS...
Apr 24, 20232 min read


Seagate received a record $300M penalties for doing business with Huawei in exports.
In response to Huawei's violations of export control regulations, data storage provider Seagate will pay the biggest single...
Apr 21, 20232 min read


"€10M of suspects' assets have been identified" in connection with the €200BN Estonia ML scam
Six former employees of Danske Bank have been charged with money laundering offenses in connection with the bank's long-gone Tallinn...
Apr 19, 20232 min read


War of words breaks out between the US and Italy over a sanctioned Russian who fled house arrest
A political crisis in Rome resulted from a Russian accused of breaking sanctions evading house arrest in Italy and being smuggled back to...
Apr 19, 20232 min read


Marios Tannousis to serve as the new CEO of Invest Cyprus
The national organization Invest Cyprus announced on Thursday that Marios Tannousis has been chosen to serve as its new CEO. The release...
Apr 19, 20231 min read


The creator of Infinity Q was given a 15-year sentence for fraud.
For misrepresenting the value of some derivatives in order to deceive investors, the former chief investment officer and founder of...
Apr 13, 20232 min read


ZA Bank in Hong Kong provides crypto conversions and accounts in the city's push
The largest virtual bank in Hong Kong is pushing into fiat and crypto currency transfers and will offer account services to the city's...
Apr 12, 20232 min read


The super-rich are fleeing Norway at an all-time high as the wealth tax rises marginally
Moving abroad has come as a surprise, costing tens of millions of dollars in missed tax receipts. Following the centre-left government's...
Apr 11, 20233 min read


Major US banks are anticipated to disclose deposit flight in upcoming earnings
The biggest US banks are anticipated to announce this week that customers withdrew tens of billions of dollars' worth of deposits at the...
Apr 11, 20233 min read


The EU's new crypto asset restrictions are insufficient, according to ECB's McCaul
The European Union's planned laws for crypto assets are insufficient, and safeguards must be enhanced to effectively capture risks,...
Apr 10, 20232 min read


FATF's Grey List & Black List
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an intergovernmental organization that keeps track of global trends in money laundering and...
Apr 10, 20238 min read


Mainland China in retaliation for Tsai Ing-wen's visit - penalties on US and Taiwanese entities
Mainland Sanctions have been imposed by China in retaliation against two US organizations and their senior executives who received...
Apr 7, 20232 min read


Data watchdog warns against EU proposals for banks to exchange STRs and due diligence information
In order to combat money laundering and financial crime, the EU's data protection watchdog has sent a warning shot across the bow of...
Apr 7, 20235 min read


Disgraced Singapore casino regulator sentenced to 25 months in prison
A former official at Singapore's Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA) will spend the next 25 months in prison after confessing to stealing...
Apr 6, 20232 min read


FINRA penalized Goldman Sachs $3 million for misrepresenting short sales.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) penalized Goldman Sachs $3 million for failing to properly mark almost 60 million...
Apr 6, 20232 min read
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