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 SEC Issues Digital Asset Travel Rule, Effective February 2027
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a new Travel Rule for digital assets, establishing transaction-information, counterparty-checking and recordkeeping requirements for digital asset business…
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UK OFSI Fines Citibank London £4.73 Million Over 970 Sanctions-Breaching Payments
The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has imposed a £4,732,830.58 civil monetary penalty on Citibank, N.A., London Branch (CBNA London) for breaches of…
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Dutch Banks Set Out Responsible AI Framework for AML Transaction Monitoring
The Dutch Banking Association (NVB) has published a 39-page industry white paper setting out how banks can use machine learning in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist…
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Safeheron and Regtank Integrate KYT and VASP Status Checks Into Institutional Self-Custody
Singapore-based digital asset self-custody provider Safeheron and RegTech company Regtank announced on 2 September 2026 that they have integrated Regtank’s Know Your Transaction (KYT) technology…
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Exist Software Labs and SEON Partner to Expand Fraud and AML Capabilities Across Southeast Asia
Philippines-based technology and systems integration firm Exist Software Labs has partnered with fraud prevention and AML technology provider SEON to expand digital trust and financial-crime…
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AUSTRAC Clarifies Leasehold and Notarial Services Under Tranche 2 AML/CTF Rules
AUSTRAC updated its guidance on 31 August 2026 to clarify how long-term leasehold interests, standalone licences to occupy and notarial services are treated under Australia’s…
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Maryland Union Leader Convicted on Eight Money Laundering Counts in Nearly $1 Million Scheme
A federal jury in Greenbelt, Maryland, has convicted Kimberly Goodwin, 54, the former president of American Federation of Government Employees Local 2419, of participating in…
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UK Issues First Nationwide A7 Sanctions-Evasion Alert and Plans to Double OFSI Penalty Cap
The UK government and National Crime Agency issued the country’s first nationwide industry alert focused on the Kremlin-backed A7 network on 31 August 2026, warning…
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Isle of Man Brings New Risk-Based Terrorist-Financing Code for Non-Profits Into Force
The Isle of Man’s new Specified Non-Profit Organisations (Countering the Financing of Terrorism) Code 2026 came into operation on 1 September 2026, replacing the 2019…
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AUSTRAC Opens AML/CTF Investigation Into Western Union Over High-Risk Payment Channels
Australia’s financial intelligence and AML/CTF regulator AUSTRAC has opened an enforcement investigation into Western Union Financial Services Australia Pty Ltd and The Western Union Company…
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