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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U.S. Seeks Forfeiture of $61 Million in Crypto Linked to Iranian Black-Market Oil Sales
U.S. prosecutors are seeking the forfeiture of approximately $61 million in cryptocurrency allegedly tied to a network that laundered proceeds from black-market sales of sanctioned…
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Bangladesh FIU Tightens AML/CFT Requirements for Capital Market Intermediaries
Bangladesh's financial intelligence unit has directed brokerage houses, merchant banks and other capital market intermediaries to strengthen AML/CFT compliance structures, customer due diligence, screening, transaction…
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Organizer Pleads Guilty in $36 Million Transnational Elder Fraud Money Laundering Scheme
A woman described by U.S. prosecutors as an organizer in a transnational fraud network has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering in a…
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Alex Saab Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering in Venezuelan Food and Medicine Contract Scheme
Alex Nain Saab Moran, a former Venezuelan industry minister and longtime associate of former President Nicolás Maduro, pleaded guilty in Miami on September 15 to…
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UK to Recruit 500 Officers in £500 Million Anti-Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Push
The UK government will recruit 500 additional officers and invest more than £500 million over three years under a new Anti-Money Laundering and Asset Recovery…
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Serbia’s New Beneficial Ownership Register Law Takes Effect
Serbia’s new beneficial ownership register law begins applying on 15 September 2026, adding stronger documentation, verification and discrepancy controls with direct AML implications.
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Denmark Expands AML Act to Proliferation Financing and Sanctions Controls
Amendments to Denmark’s Anti-Money Laundering Act take effect on 15 September 2026, expanding the framework to proliferation financing and strengthening sanctions-related controls.
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Singapore Cancels Precious Metals Dealer Registration on Public-Interest Grounds
Singapore’s Registrar of Regulated Dealers has cancelled Singapore Precious Metals Exchange Pte. Ltd.’s registration under the PSPM Act on public-interest grounds, with effect from 11…
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South Africa Prudential Authority Sanctions Three Financial Firms for FIC Act Failures
South Africa’s Prudential Authority has imposed FIC Act sanctions on Capitec Bank, Ninety One Assurance and Albaraka Bank, citing customer due diligence, reporting, training, sanctions-screening…
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Mexico Investigates Hidden Crypto Mining Farm for Possible Money Laundering Links
Mexican authorities are investigating a clandestine cryptocurrency mining operation in Puebla for suspected electricity theft and possible money laundering links, highlighting an emerging illicit-finance typology…
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