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NewsHighlighted “AUSTRAC Rolls Out VASP Register as Travel Rule Takes Effect”
Australia’s financial intelligence agency, AUSTRAC, has opened a public register…
Saudi Arabia Tightens AML and Beneficial Ownership Rules
Saudi Arabia has shifted from designing corporate-transparency rules to enforcing them. The Ministry of Commerce’s Beneficial Owner Rules, issued on…
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South Africa Expands Smart ID to 203 Bank Branches Nationwide
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has expanded Smart ID replacement services to 203 bank branches, processing more than 250,000…
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Brazil Industry Bodies Back Decree Freezing Illegal Betting Funds
Two of Brazil’s leading gaming associations have backed the federal government’s latest move against illegal betting. The Brazilian Institute for…
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Egypt Moves to Criminalise Online Betting Under Cybercrime Law
Egypt's parliament is preparing amendments to the country's Cybercrime Law that would explicitly criminalise online betting applications, with penalties reaching…
Madiha Khatoon
EU Crypto Firms Race to Meet MiCA Authorisation Deadline
Thousands of cryptocurrency firms operating across the European Union could lose the right to serve customers when the final MiCA…
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FATF Adds Iraq and Bosnia to Grey List as Algeria and Namibia Exit
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has added Iraq and Bosnia and Herzegovina to its grey list of jurisdictions with…
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South Korea Pushes FATF to Tighten the Travel Rule for Smaller Crypto Transfers
South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has urged the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to widen Travel Rule requirements so…
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New UK Money Laundering Rules Take Effect on 30 June
The UK's amended Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2026 will take effect on 30 June, introduced through Statutory…
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UAE Bans Social Media for Under-15s, Mandates Age Checks
The UAE Cabinet has set 15 as the minimum age to use social media and given TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook…
Huma Zahra
FATF Grey List: The Jurisdictions Under Increased Monitoring After the June Plenary
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has updated its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, widely known as the grey…
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INTERPOL: Cybercrime Now Exceeds 30% of Recorded Crime Across Asia-Pacific
INTERPOL's 2025/2026 Asia and South Pacific Cyberthreat Assessment Report has found that cybercrime now accounts for more than 30 per…
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US Regulators Propose New KYC Rules for Stablecoin Issuers
The US Federal Reserve, alongside the OCC regulator and other financial regulators, has proposed a mandatory Customer Identification Program (CIP)…
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