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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Ireland Launches Its First National Anti-Money Laundering Strategy
Ireland has launched its first National Anti-Money Laundering Strategy, setting out a coordinated programme to strengthen the country’s response to money laundering, terrorist financing and…
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FinCEN Analysis Flags Nearly $5 Billion in Suspected Human Smuggling-Related Activity
The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has published a new Financial Trend Analysis examining Bank Secrecy Act data linked to suspected human smuggling between 2023…
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Singapore Police Warn of Telegram Account Takeovers Using Fake Public Transport Voucher Scheme
Singapore Police have warned of a resurgence in Telegram account takeovers linked to messages falsely promoting a “Public Transport Voucher Scheme”, with scammers using phishing…
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Malaysian Man to Be Charged in Singapore Over Counterfeit Instruments Linked to Scams
Singapore Police will charge a 23-year-old Malaysian man over his suspected involvement in scams after officers found counterfeit official-looking instruments and fake employee passes during…
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Singapore Police Disrupt Unlicensed Moneylending Network, Freeze Bank Accounts and Seize Crypto
The Singapore Police Force has arrested eight men and three women, aged between 18 and 77, over their suspected involvement in an unlicensed moneylending syndicate…
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Singapore Police Investigate 270 Scammers and Money Mules in Islandwide Enforcement Operation
The Singapore Police Force is investigating 270 people for their suspected involvement in scams as scammers or money mules following a two-week islandwide enforcement operation…
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OFSI Extends Lukoil General Licences and Adds User Notification Requirement
UK financial sanctions authority OFSI has amended two General Licences covering continued business with Lukoil International and Lukoil Bulgaria entities, adding a new notification requirement…
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Austria Disrupts Sanctions-Evasion Network Supplying Russian Arms Industry
Austrian authorities have disrupted a sanctions-evasion scheme that allegedly supplied specialised industrial equipment to companies linked to Russia’s military-industrial complex, according to Austria’s Interior Ministry.…
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New Zealand’s DIA Puts Regulatory Stewardship at the Centre of Unified AML Supervision
New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs is moving its unified AML/CFT supervisory model toward a broader regulatory stewardship approach, combining system-wide oversight with risk-based supervision,…
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Former Brooklyn Bank Manager Sentenced for Laundering $8 Million in Medicare Fraud Proceeds
A former Brooklyn bank relationship manager has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for helping a transnational criminal organisation launder more than $8 million…
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