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The US and UK Strengthen Ties Regarding Crypto Regulations, Says British Regulator
The Top British regulator FCA reported that the US and UK are strengthening ties on crypto regula...
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Florida Man Charged $784 Million in Massive Healthcare Fraud
Creaghan Harry, a man from Florida was indicted of $784 million for committing healthcare fraud a...
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European Banking Authority Issues Latest Regulations on Crypto Travel Rules
The European Banking Authority (EBA) announced the new consultation process to implement the cryp...
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FinCEN Proposes Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements
The FinCEN proposed beneficial ownership reporting requirements to protect U.S financial system f...
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Bithumb, Coinone and Korbit Team Up for FATF Travel Rule Compliance
Bithumb, Coinone and Korbit have founded a joint venture to facilitate all efforts for maintainin...
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Australia Risks Damage To Economy Unless Money Laundering Laws are Improved
A Senate committee says that Australia is at risk of damaging its economy if money laundering law...
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Singapore Government Discloses Modified Regulatory Measures for Stablecoins
Singapore’s Central Bank has disclosed upgraded regulatory guidelines for stablecoins to keep cry...
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US drug agency failed to properly oversee crypto investigations
It was published in the IG report, which is an audit of “income-generating, undercover operations...
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Philippine Plans to Introduce New Regulations on Beneficial Ownership
The Securities and Exchange Commission in Philippine has laid out new regulations that require tr...
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SEC Updates Regulatory Disclosures for Chinese Issuers Amid Crackdown
Chinese businesses, as per a ruling by the SEC, are directed to present additional disclosures re...
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Singaporean Banks Enhance Security to Combat Financial Crime
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) stated that the country’s banks are enhancing security ...
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Vietnam’s Deputy PM Approves National Action Plan for the Prevention of Financial Crime
Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Signed a National Action Plan for the control and prevention of M...
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Australian Federal Police Issues Warning on Valentine’s Day Financial Scams
Australian authorities have warned the public of new Valentine’s Day scams aimed at singles...
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Taiwan Finalise New Regulations for Offshore Crypto Exchanges
Taiwan is set to disclose new obligations for offshore crypto exchange companies, with rigid Anti...
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Global Drug, Money Laundering Hub Busted in Las Vegas
Federal law enforcement officials in Las Vegas have dismantled an international money laundering ...
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AUSTRAC Sues Star Casino for Alleged Anti-Money Laundering Breaches
AUSTRAC has sued Star casino group with more civil penalties for doing business with ‘high-risk c...
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The UK’s largest mobile operator EE has announced its Digital Identity platform
EE, the UK’s largest mobile operator has announced its new Digital Identity platform to protect c...
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German Parliament Passes Anti-Money Laundering Laws
On Thursday, the German parliament passed a draft of anti-money laundering measures to make sure ...
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FATF Reveals Qatar’s Failure to Enforce Crypto Ban to Combat Money Laundering
Qatari authorities have taken naive action against crypto companies that violated a ban announced...
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AUSTRAC Teams Up with Pacific to Counter Money Laundering For Enhanced Regional Security
Australia’s AML Agency AUSTRAC has partnered with the Pacific Financial Intelligence Unit t...
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EU to add Panama, Bahamas, and others to money-laundering blacklist
The European Commission has included Mauritius, Panama, and ten other states to its list of count...
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SFMS Reports Blocking Russian Crypto Exchanges
Ukraine’s financial monitoring agency has restricted access to several online crypto exchan...
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MFSA Tightens Financial Regulations for Lawyers, Auditors, and Accountants
Professionals in Malta, lawyers, accountants, and auditors, etc. are resisting the new rules that...
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FATF to Decide Grey Listing of South Africa
FATF will announce its decision regarding the greylisting of South Africa on 24th February 2023. ...
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SriLankan Government to Enforce Money Laundering Law to Restrict Illicit Flow of Money
The current scenario of the Sri Lankan currency’s downfall has become a reason for money la...
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Roll-out of vital banking fraud check postponed again due to Coronavirus
A crucial banking security check that could avert the loss of millions of pounds to internet frau...
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Nearly $30 Billion Laundered Through Canada’s Real Estate – Says TIC
A joint study by Transparency International Canada and the End Snow Washing Coalition highlighted...
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Filipino crypto scammers are impersonating government officials for profit
A Filipino finance entity warns against the supposed crypto Ponzi scheme Bitcoin Revolution, blam...
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OSCE Hosts Regional Conference on Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in South-Eastern Europe
The chairperson of the OSCE for North Macedonia addressed issues of corruption, money laundering,...
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FINRA Issues its Examination and Risk Monitoring Program Report 2023
FINRA published its 2023 report on its Examination and Risk Monitoring Program, covering all the ...
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Personal Privacy Concerns Raised over FinCEN’s Proposed Crypto Rules
The advocacy group in their latest comment has disregarded the proposed regulatory requirements b...
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FATF and EU Delist Bahamas from AML Blacklist
European Union has finally removed Bahamas from its AML blacklist, right after FATF has delisted ...
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Hong Kong Sees 20-fold Spike in Investment Scam Losses – Report
According to the Police, 725 cases of investment scams occurred within the first seven months of ...
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Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Gives Financial Institutions 30 day Deadline to Close Accounts Without Bank Verification (BVN)
Financial institutions and banks have been given a 30 days notice period by the Central Bank of N...
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Former NFL Player Guilty of Identity Theft, COVID-19 Relief Fraud
Ex NFL player has been found guilty to one count of unauthorized access device fraud and one coun...
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EGBA Introduces New Guidelines to Prevent Money Laundering in Gaming Industry
EGBA (European Gaming and Betting Association) has announced new guidelines to improve the anti-m...
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Formal Warning Issued to Westpac Over AML Failures, RBNZ Discloses
The bank underreported 8000 corporate transactions made overseas between July 2018 and February 2...
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Nexo to Sue Bulgarian State over Money Laundering Allegations
The Bulgarian crypto lending bank, Nexo, revealed that it would file legal action against the Bul...
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Kenya Takes First Step to Regulate Virtual Asset Market
The Kenyan government is all set to take the first step to regulate a vast $20 Billion crypto mar...
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Taiwan’s Financial Authority Set to Establish Rigid Crypto Regulation
Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has designed regulations that protect the c...
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FinCEN Calls in Bankers to Assess AML/CFT Risks in DeFi
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is focusing on DeFi oversight as government bod...
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China Tackles Money Laundering in Wild Species Trade
China’s Wildlife Protection Department, TRAFFIC organised training sessions for the anti-money la...
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Swedish Bank SEB Accused of Money Laundering
Investigations done by the news agency TT and broadcaster SVT revealed that 25 SEB clients record...
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China’s Fight Against Rampant Telecom Scams – Cracked 5,94000 Cases in Just 15 Months
China has passed a law to prevent telecom and online scams, allowing enforcement agencies to foll...
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Philippine Senator Files an Anti-Online Gambling Bill Aiming to Curb Financial Crimes
Philippine Senator Joel Villanueva filed a bill imposing a ban on online gambling to prevent fina...
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WhatsApp Introduces Fingerprint Authentication For Android
WhatsApp has recently announced that its app can be locked with a fingerprint, now available on A...
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Michigan Man Convicted for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
The criminal has been sentenced to 32 months in prison for fraudulently acquiring PPP loans.
On ...
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Clubs to Adopt Digital Wallets as NSW Reveals Money Laundering Via Machines
The clubs in Australia are to adopt the digital wallet for poker machines as the regulators disco...
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11 Jailed in Saudi Arabia for Laundering $2.7 Billion
Saudi Arabia has jailed and fined 11 individuals SR62.5 million for money laundering. The group l...
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FCA Raises Major Concerns about Investing in Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
The FCA highlighted the significant risk associated with the Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTS) which may...
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Crypto Scams Reach New Heights in 2020 With $24M Stolen So Far
Whale Alert alleges that crypto scams are skyrocketing so far in 2020.
A report revealed,scammer...
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United Nations Calls for a Pact to Fight Financial Crimes
United Nations’ panel of experts has called on the governments around the world to take part in e...
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U.S Congress Suspects the Use of Bitcoin to Fund Domestic Terrorism
U.S Congress subcommittee worries that Bitcoin might have been used in funding the Capitol revolt...
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Japan’s FSA Deems Crypto Dealers Necessary for Ongoing AML Efforts
Japan’s federal regulatory authority FSA lays ground for anti money laundering requirements for c...
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UAE Central Bank Issues AML/CFT Guidance For Exchange Houses
The Central Bank of UAE (CBUAE) has issued guidance for Licensed Exchange Houses (LEH), keeping F...
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Ransomware attacks increase as more people work from home
According to a study published by the cybersecurity firm, Proofpoint, there has been an increase ...
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Binance Tightens KYC Verification to Meet Regulatory Compliance
Customers that fail to meet the new requirements will only be allowed to withdraw funds, close po...
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Banks in the UK Face Customer Frustration for Digital Identity Checks
The global analytics software service provider FICO has reported that the banks in the United Kin...
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NY’s Attorney General Warns the Crypto Industry Against Illicit Activities
Letitia James, Newyork’s Attorney General, has sent a clear message to the entire crypto industry...
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FATF: US largely complacent with virtual currency regulations
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has rated the U.S. “largely compliant” with its revised cr...
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Ukraine Passes Anti-Money Laundering Law based on FATF
The Government of Ukraine has passed the final version of a money laundering law based on the gui...
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Switzerland Endorses Rigorous AML Measures
Switzerland has introduced new anti-money laundering regulations to bolster financial institutes&...
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Rise in Fraud from COVID-19 Bounce Back Loan Scheme
Fraudsters are stealing the money around £400M from taxpayers in the UK through the support loans...
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FIU Recovers $284K From Two Companies Suspected of Money Laundering and Tax Evasion
The Financial Intelligence Unit of Liberia (FIUL) has recovered more than $284,000 from two compa...
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New York’s Attorney General Bent on Shutting Fraudulent Crypto Platform
New York’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against a cryptocurrency platform, known as Coins...
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South Korean merchants open to accepting digital yuan
According to the South Korean media, the local merchants could accept the upcoming digital yuan a...
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Philippines to Exit FATF Gray List Next Year, Says Governor BSP
Felipe M. Medalla, the governor of BSP, says that the Philippines have one year to exit the FATF ...
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SARB Issues Guidance to Discourage the Termination of Crypto Transactions in Banks
The South Africa Reserve Bank (SARB)’s Prudential Authority has issued a guidance note to banks f...
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ACCC Calls for Heavy Penalties to Make Tech Giants Scam-free
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has demanded severe penalties linked to...
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Japan to Form Specialized AML/CFT Team in Response to FATF Review
Japan has been advised by the FATF to enhance cross-agency coordination and overcome barriers of ...
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Bitcoin scam exposes thousands to a data breach
Fraud websites have successfully stolen the personal records of a number of individuals from the ...
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UAE startup relies on Blockchain to flatten COVID-19 curve
In5, UAE based start-up incubator, is assisting to design blockchain-based techniques to suppress...
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