AML
Anti-money laundering (AML) comprises laws, controls and investigations designed to prevent criminals disguising illicit funds.
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Banking
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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Compliance Practice
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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Hong Kong
Nigeria FIU Moves to Build Public-Private Financial Intelligence Sharing Framework
Nigeria’s Financial Intelligence Unit is developing a Joint Financial Intelligence Collaboration framework to improve public-private information sharing across banks, fintechs, insurers, VASPs and regulators.
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FinTech & RegTech
CrowdStrike and CLEAR Integrate Real-Time Biometric Identity Verification Into Falcon Security Workflows
CrowdStrike and CLEAR announced a strategic partnership on 31 August 2026 that integrates CLEAR1, CLEAR’s identity-verification platform, with the CrowdStrike Falcon platform. The integration is…
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Banking
HKMA Updates Risk-Based AML/CFT Guidance for Politically Exposed Persons
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has issued an updated version of its guidance on risk-based anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism controls for politically…
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Europe
Sayari and DataExpert Expand Sovereign AI for Financial Crime Investigations Across Europe
Sayari and DataExpert have formed a channel and knowledge partnership to bring sovereign AI and primary-source corporate intelligence to government, law-enforcement, defence and financial intelligence…
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Banking
U.S. Treasury Plans Weekly Secondary Sanctions on Iran-Linked Banks, Bessent Says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States expects to impose new secondary sanctions on Iran-linked financial institutions on a weekly basis as Washington…
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Events & Training
ESAAMLG Annual Meetings Begin in Kigali With Focus on AML/CFT Effectiveness
The Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) annual meetings begin in Kigali, Rwanda, on 31 August 2026, bringing together government ministers, financial intelligence…
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Europe
OFAC Extends NIS Operating License to September 30 as Serbia Oil Sanctions Relief Continues
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) a new specific license allowing the Serbian oil company to continue operating through…
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Enforcement & Cases
UK Gambling Commission Suspends BresBet and Bet St George Over Suspected AML Failings
The UK Gambling Commission has suspended the operating licences of BresBet Ltd and Bet St George Ltd after enquiries identified suspected anti-money laundering and social…
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