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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UK Authorities Arrest 17 in Joint Organised Crime and Money Laundering Operation
UK authorities have arrested 17 people in a major operation targeting a suspected organised crime group, with allegations including money laundering, failure to disclose suspicions…
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Hong Kong SFC Fines Zheng Da International HK$7 Million for AML/CFT and Regulatory Failures
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded Zheng Da International Financial Holding Limited and fined the firm HK$7 million for failures to comply…
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FINMA Finds Serious AML Failures at Julius Baer and Orders CHF 10 Million Profit Confiscation
Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has concluded enforcement proceedings against Julius Baer after finding serious breaches of supervisory law, including failures in anti-money laundering…
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Vietnam Launches Implementation Plan for 2026 Anti-Money Laundering Law Amendments
Vietnam has issued a government implementation plan for legislation amending the country’s anti-money laundering framework. On 25 September 2026, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang…
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Hong Kong Insurance Authority Fines FWD Life HK$19.5 Million for AML/CFT Control Failures
Hong Kong’s Insurance Authority (IA) has fined FWD Life Insurance Company (Bermuda) Limited HK$19.5 million after finding deficiencies in its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing…
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Singapore Police Investigate 259 Suspected Scammers and Money Mules Linked to S$5.2 Million in Losses
Singapore Police are investigating 259 people for suspected involvement in scams as scammers or money mules following a two-week islandwide enforcement operation conducted from 10…
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Turkey Revokes Papel Electronic Money Licence Amid Ongoing Money-Laundering Case
Turkey’s central bank has revoked the operating licence of Papel Elektronik Para ve Ödeme Hizmetleri A.Ş., an electronic-money and payment-services company that is also the…
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UK OFSI Adopts Presumption of Denial for Licence Applications from Designated Iranian Banks
HM Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has published new guidance setting out a presumption of denial for licence applications submitted by certain designated…
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UAE Central Bank Restricts Bank Melli Iran Branches Over AML/CFT/CPF Compliance Violations
The Central Bank of the UAE has prohibited Bank Melli Iran branches in the UAE from conducting financial transactions to and from Iran after examinations…
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UK FCA Sets 2028–2030 Timeline for Taking Over AML Supervision of Legal, Accountancy and TCSP Sectors
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has set out a provisional timetable for becoming the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing supervisor for legal, accountancy, and trust…
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