Regions
Browse AML/CFT regulation, enforcement, compliance practices and financial crime developments by jurisdiction. Regional coverage helps readers understand how international standards are implemented across different legal and regulatory environments.
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Thailand Seeks Chinese Businessman Over Alleged Crypto-Mining Laundering Network
Thai authorities have issued an arrest warrant for Wang Yicheng over an alleged network that laundered scam and gambling proceeds through illegal crypto mining.
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Hong Kong Woman Jailed for Laundering HK$680 Million Through a Shell Company
A Hong Kong court has sentenced a mainland Chinese woman to four and a half years in prison after accounts opened in the name of…
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Hong Kong Explores Agentic AI for AML and CFT Controls
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and HKUST Business School have examined how agentic AI could improve financial-crime detection, source-of-wealth checks and suspicious transaction reporting. The…
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FinCEN Proposes to Cut H-Pay and Other Huione Successor Entities Off from the U.S. Financial System
The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has proposed expanding its existing restrictions on Cambodia-based Huione Group to cover H-Pay Service PLC and any future entity…
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Hong Kong and Mainland Police Arrest 69 in HK$200 Million Money Laundering Case
A joint operation followed an investigation into a cryptocurrency romance-investment scam that led police to 173 other victims and more than 100 suspected mule accounts.…
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Hong Kong Strengthens International AML Cooperation During Netherlands and Switzerland Visit
Hong Kong’s Commissioner of Police visited the Netherlands and Switzerland to discuss international law-enforcement cooperation, asset tracing, virtual assets and emerging financial technology crimes. Hong…
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Hong Kong Charges Seven People and Two Firms After Wang Fuk Court Fire
Hong Kong authorities have filed 25 charges, including money laundering and conspiracy to defraud, against seven people and two companies over the Wang Fuk Court…
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UK Financial Firms Improve Sanctions Controls, but Screening and Alert-Management Gaps Remain
UK financial firms have strengthened their sanctions controls since 2022, but weaknesses in customer due diligence, screening, alert handling and frozen-asset management continue to cause…
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Hong Kong Finalises Plans to License Virtual Asset Advisers and Managers
Hong Kong regulators plan to introduce legislation in 2026 establishing licensing regimes for businesses providing virtual asset advisory and management services. Hong Kong’s Financial Services…
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Hong Kong SFC Finds Serious Account-Opening Failures at 12 Brokers
The securities regulator found questionable or forged documents, weak customer due diligence and inadequate monitoring of relationships with overseas intermediaries. Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures…
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