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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Singapore Court Cuts Hong Kong Visitor’s Money Laundering Sentence to Three Years
A Hong Kong visitor who bought watches and gold with payment cards supplied by an online contact has had his sentence reduced from four years…
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FinCEN’s Rapid Response Program Interdicts More Than $1.8 Billion in Cyber-Fraud Proceeds
FinCEN’s Rapid Response Program has helped stop more than $1.8 billion in cyber-enabled fraud proceeds from being transferred beyond recovery. Since the program began in…
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Muhyiddin’s Abuse-of-Power and Money Laundering Trial Resumes in Kuala Lumpur
Former Malaysian prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s trial has resumed on four abuse-of-power charges and three money laundering charges.
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Prince Group Executives’ Tokyo Property Deals Draw Money Laundering Scrutiny
Luxury property transactions in Tokyo linked to Prince Group executives are under scrutiny as possible money laundering activity.
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U.S. Proposes New Illicit-Finance Rules for Payment Stablecoin Issuers
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has proposed a new anti-illicit-finance framework for regulated payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act. Issued jointly by the…
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FinCEN Proposes Risk-Based Overhaul of U.S. AML/CFT Program Rules
Date: 7 April 2026Category: Regulation / ComplianceRegion: United States FinCEN has proposed a major revision of the rules governing anti-money laundering and countering the financing…
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Hong Kong Records First Decline in Scam Cases as Banks Strengthen Fraud and Money Laundering Controls
Hong Kong recorded 43,212 scam cases in 2025, the first annual decline since 2019. Police attributed part of the improvement to closer cooperation with banks,…
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Singapore CSP Owner and Resident Director Charged Over Scam-Linked Company Accounts
A corporate service provider owner and a local resident director have been charged in Singapore over their alleged involvement in two companies whose bank accounts…
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MAS Bars Two Former Bankers Over Singapore’s S$3 Billion Laundering Case
MAS has imposed 16-year and seven-year prohibition orders on two former relationship managers convicted in connection with Singapore’s S$3 billion laundering case.
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Singapore Arrests Capital Asia Investments Directors and Seizes Over S$160 Million
Singapore authorities have arrested two Capital Asia Investments directors and seized more than S$160 million in a suspected money laundering investigation.
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