FATF
The Financial Action Task Force sets global standards for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing.
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Compliance Practice
Jordan Steps Up Preparations for 2027–2029 MENAFATF Mutual Evaluation
Jordan has begun intensified preparations for its 2027–2029 MENAFATF mutual evaluation, with authorities highlighting legislative reform, risk-based supervision, beneficial ownership transparency and a national risk…
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Asia-Pacific
BSP Calls on Financial Institutions to Support Philippines’ 2027 FATF Mutual Evaluation
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has called on banks and other BSP-supervised financial institutions to support preparations for the Philippines’ next anti-money laundering and…
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Asia-Pacific
Nepal Rates National Money Laundering Risk Medium-High in 2026 Assessment
Nepal has published the key findings of its 2026 National Risk Assessment on money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing, rating the country’s overall money…
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Financial Crime
FATF Publishes New AML Risk Indicators for Gaming and Gambling Sector
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on 9 September 2026 published new risk indicators for the gaming and gambling sectors, warning that the rapid growth…
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Financial Crime
FATF Finds Underground Banking and Hawala Key Channels for Professional Money Laundering
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published a new report on 3 September 2026 examining how underground banking, hawala and other similar service providers are…
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Global
G20 Calls for Stronger FATF Action on Virtual Assets, Scam Compounds and Illicit Finance
G20 finance ministers and central bank governors have called for stronger implementation of global anti-money laundering standards, with particular attention to virtual assets, fraud-related illicit…
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Asia-Pacific
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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Europe
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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Global
FATF President Giles Thomson to Deliver Keynote at IAFCS 2026 in London
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) President Giles Thomson is set to deliver a keynote address at the International Anti-Financial Crime Summit 2026 (IAFCS 2026) in…
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Global
South Africa Holds Public Hearings on AML/CFT Amendment Bill Ahead of Next FATF Evaluation
South Africa’s Parliament held public hearings on 11 August 2026 on the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill [B15–2026], a wide-ranging…
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