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Homeland Security Wants Facial Recognition For All Entering or Leaving US
The federal government is considering changing airport security in a major way. Facial recognitio...
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NFTs Seek to Implement KYC/AML Standards as Money Laundering Rises
NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) are certainly becoming popular in the crypto industry. However, they d...
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FinCEN May Release a YouTube Video to Outreach Latest BOI Rules
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) director stated they are creating awareness cam...
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Money Laundering and Drug Trafficking Account for Illicit Flow of US$ 1 Billion into Jamaica Annually
Reports have highlighted that money laundering, drug trafficking, and cybercrimes account for the...
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FATF Discloses Outcomes of October Plenary Meeting
The international regulatory authority, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), concluded its fourth ...
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Owner of RGCoins Rosen Iossifov Guilty of Crypto Money Laundering
Iossifov was accused of two conspiracy counts; racketeering and money laundering. After a two-wee...
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Homeland Security expects to have biometric data on nearly 260 million people
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will soon have face, fingerprint and iris scans of a...
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$6.1 Million Seized As US Treasury Sanctions Another Crypto Exchange
The US Department of the Treasury has sanctioned Chatex crypto exchange “for facilitating financi...
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UAE’s AML Body Adopts Regulatory Framework for Virtual Assets
The new rule for virtual assets has been devised in accordance with the crypto travel rule issued...
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US Imposes Sanctions on Russian-backed Iranian Oil Smuggling & Money Laundering Network
The US has imposed sanctions on a Russian-backed oil smuggling and money laundering network for I...
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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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UKGC imposed EUR 3.8 Million Fine on Genesis Global for Social Responsibility and Money Laundering Violations
After the two-year investigation, the United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) imposed EUR 3.8 m...
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Money Laundering Proceedings Against Pilatus Set Back Indefinitely
Money laundering proceedings against Pilatus Bank and its former top officials will likely be set...
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Dubai Court Sentences Gang of 18 for Charges of Money Laundering
The Dubai Criminal Court has convicted a gang of 18 individuals belonging to different countries ...
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Japanese Govt. to Enshrine FATF Crypto AML Standards into National Law
The Japanese government is getting ready to incorporate the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) cr...
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Saudi Bank Warns Citizens Against Financial Fraud Schemes Circulating via Fake News Websites
The Saudi Ministry of Commerce is reiterating warnings about fake news websites looting people by...
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Singapore Proposes Additional AML/CFT Requirements for FIs
Monetary Authority Singapore has issued a consultation paper proposing the scope of AML/CFT to be...
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Cybercriminals Targeting Bitcoin ATMs to Launder Money – Says FBI
The Federal Investigation Bureau (FBI) revealed gaps in financial regulations as money laundering...
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William Hill to Pay £19M for Social Responsibility and AML Failings
The Gambling Commission has fined William Hill Group Businesses £19 million for failing to uphold...
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Singaporean Regulatory Authority Imposes $7.8M Worth of AML Non-Compliance Fines
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has imposed $7.8m fines on financial sector businesses,...
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US Treasury Department Issues AML Study for the Art Market
The US Treasury Department Issues anti-money laundering (AML) study for the art market, aiming to...
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Nigerian House of Representatives Pledges Strict Regulations Against Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing
The Nigerian House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes stated they would design stri...
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Cyber Attacks are More Frequent During the Holiday Season: CISA
The holiday season is always accompanied by deals, discounts, special offers and countless shoppi...
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Turkey’s Regulatory Authorities Oblige Rigid Crypto Licensing Measures
Turkey’s Regulatory Authorities stated they will develop rigid regulations for crypto service pla...
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US DOJ Arrests Two in Alleged NFT Money Laundering, Rug Pull Scheme
The US Department of Justice has arrested two in a $1.1 million non-fungible token fraud and mone...
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BitMEX Founders Admit Violating Anti-Money Laundering Regulations
Two of the co-founders of crypto exchange BitMEX Arthur Hayes and Benjamin Delo have pleaded guil...
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Central Bank of Morocco to Introduce a Comprehensive Crypto Regulation Bill
Morocco’s Central Bank is drafting a set of comprehensive cryptocurrency laws as the digital asse...
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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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Italian banking association ready to accept digital euro
The Italian Banking Association (ABI) has disclosed that it is willing to support the introductio...
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Philippines Directs Efforts & Demonstrates Progress in Resolving AML Concerns
The Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) has raised the Philippines’ rating from pa...
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Hong Kong Licenses Crypto Exchanges, Limiting Services to Professional Investors
Digital currency exchanges in Hong Kong will be obliged to apply for a license prior to offering ...
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Blue Star Planet to Pay £620,000 for AML Failures Uncovered by Gambling Commission
Blue Star Planet which was trading as 10Bet to pay £620,000 ($746,716) after it was found guilty ...
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European Central Bank’s President Calls for Strict Bitcoin Regulations
The president of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, says that bitcoin is a “funny busi...
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Transnational Organised Crime at Peak in Latin America through Cryptocurrencies
Transnational criminal organisations that have moved billions of dollars across Latin America are...
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DFSA and Financial Intelligence Collaborate to Combat Financial Crime in UAE
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and the F...
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UAE to Issue Federal Licenses to VASPs in Efforts to Embrace Crypto
The UAE is gearing up to issue federal licenses to virtual asset providers (VASPs) within a matte...
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New Study by NIST Reveals Biases in Facial Recognition Technology
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently did a study on the effects of ...
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Binance Pulls Out its Rival Exchange Huobi from Money Laundering Attempt
Binance helped its rival crypto exchange, Huobi Global, recover the amount taken in a bridge expl...
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24 scammers arrested on money laundering charges
Government officials have arrested over 24 money laundering suspects due to an online fraud opera...
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Mongolia Stays Committed to the Fight Against Money Laundering
Mongolia is the first Asia-Pacific and fifth global nation to implement all 40 FATF recommendatio...
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The Cayman Islands Lead Overseas Delegations Discussing Actions to be Removed from FATF’s Gray List
The Attorney General of Cayman, Samuel Bulgin, KC, and the Minister for Financial Services and Co...
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Are Educational Institutes Becoming the Next Target for Money Laundering?
According to an investigation by The Times, higher-educational institutes have been unintentional...
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New Zealand to Update AML/CFT Regulation from 9 July 2021
Among other changes, reporting entities have been directed to conduct customer due diligence on n...
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Philippines AMLC Releases New Study for Suspicious Transactions Linked to Casino Junkets
The Philippines AMLC has officially published the latest study on suspicious transactions linked ...
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Homeland Security expects to have biometric data on nearly 260 million people
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will soon have face, fingerprint and iris scans of a...
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British Government Prepares Task Force to Halt Financial Crimes
After observing a 70% increase in push-payment fraud, the UK’s government has devised a tas...
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Hong Kong Police Arrests 19 Criminals and Halts a US $40.5M Money-Laundering Operation
Hong Kong Police arrested 19 syndicate members pertaining to money laundering operations, involve...
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TD Banking Group Expects US Penalties for Money Laundering
TD Banking Group disclosed that they expect fines and non-compliance penalties related to US auth...
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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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BSA-AML Compliance Group Disclose Names of Annual Gaming Conference Speakers
The BSA-AML Compliance group has revealed the names of the speakers attending the annual gaming c...
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EU Parliament Committee Backs MiCA Deal to Effectively Manage Crypto
The MiCA deal has been approved by the economic committee of the EU Parliament. The committee has...
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Chinese Tech Groups Shaping UN Facial Recognition Standards
Leaked documents reveal that Chinese tech giants are developing the United Nations’ standards for...
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New Zealand to Introduce New Bill for Public Beneficial Ownership Register
New Zealand has initiated a crackdown against corporate secrecy after the Pandora papers and look...
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Philippines’ Anti-Money Laundering Counsel Increases AML Measures for Casino Junkets
The Philippines’ Anti-Money Laundering Counsel (AMLC) has stated that it is currently impro...
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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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24 scammers arrested on money laundering charges
Government officials have arrested over 24 money laundering suspects due to an online fraud opera...
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Gamers Must Be Aware of long-Scale Click Fraud Campaign- Says Microsoft
Microsoft alerted gamers regarding wide-spreading click fraud. Cybersecurity personals said that ...
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Cyber Crime Spreads in Australia as COVID-19 Pushes More People Online
The Australian Cyber Security Center (ACSC) revealed that they received one cybercrime report eve...
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Financial gain surpasses espionage as a top motivator in cyber attacks
NEW YORK – According to Verizon’s annual report on cybercrimes, money surpassed spying as t...
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UK Finance Sector and Police Stopped £32m Fraud in First Half of 2021
The ‘Banking Protocol’ introduced in 2016 has now helped prevent financial fraud worth £174...
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Nepal Approves Anti-Money Laundering Bill to Comply with International Standards
Nepal endorsed an anti-money laundering bill as the initial step to combat financial crime and en...
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UN Warns of Money Laundering Risks Arising from Mekong Region Casinos
According to the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, the bond of China and Thailand with Myanmar is g...
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Legal Challenges Against TikTok for Breaching Child Privacy Policy
TikTok, the most trending social media application in the present times is facing legal actions f...
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Iranian Banks in Bahrain to be Prosecuted for Breaching AML Sanctions
Bahrain’s public prosecutor declared that the 13 Iranian banks, including the Central Bank of Ira...
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RBI Gives Stark Warning Against Emerging KYC Fraud
RBI states that sensitive details should not be disclosed via unverified or unauthorised channels...
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Amended Secrecy Law to Help Philippines Exit the Grey-List
The Philippines has proposed amendments to the Banking Secrecy Law to regulate financial accounts...
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China’s Central Bank Fines ICBC & Bank of Chongqing for AML Shortcomings
Chinese banks including industrial and commercial banks of Chongqing have been fined by regulator...
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Singapore’s Regulatory Authority Fines US$1.7M to Resorts World Sentosa for Due Diligence Failure
The gambling operator, Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), was fined by Singapore’s Gambling Regulatory ...
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Over $1 Billion Laundered Through Australia’s Pubs and Clubs Annually
A joint report by media outlets has shown evidence of over AU$1 billion being laundered throughou...
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London’s Bank Sees Rise in Crypto Scams Supposedly Backed By Celebrities
An alarming surge in reports on crypto scams backed by celebrities is being seen by a major finan...
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Interpol Seizes $130M Worth of Virtual Assets from Cybercriminals Worldwide
The International Criminal Police Organization Interpol has seized $130 million worth of virtual ...
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SPP Observes Rapid Increase in Money Laundering Cases Prosecuted Nationwide
The Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) has observed a rapid increase in money laundering ...
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