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Australian Regulators Seeking to Implement Travel Rules for Cryptocurrency
Australia is looking at the laws that would require cryptocurrency providers to record the inform...
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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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Two Bank Workers Banned by Central Bank in the Philippines for Wirecard Fraud
Two bank workers, involved in issuing fake documents, have been banned by the Central Bank. The a...
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IPEC to Collaborate With FIU to Improve AML Framework
IPEC to collaborate with FIU to identify terrorist financing and money laundering risks that are ...
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FIAU Fines Maltese Investment Fund €300,000 for ‘disregard’ of AML Rules
The FIAU said that Southern Cross Sicav showed ‘disregard’ for its anti-money laundering obligati...
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US Takes Steps to Regulate Digital Currency Amid Russian Sanction
President Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday wherein the federal government was urged t...
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Adelaide Casino to Face Court Action Over AML/CTF Violations
AUSTRAC has revealed the beginning of civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against SkyC...
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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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Philippine Gaming Watchdog to Make Every Effort to Remove From FATF’s Gray List
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has stated that it will make every effor...
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A Brussel Led Crackdown to be Held in Britain if EU Demands are not Met
MEPs have ordered Brussels to black-list the city of London if it does not comply with the EU’s D...
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FCA Puts its Foot Down Against Money laundering in Banking Sector
Financial Conduct Authority, FCA, is taking action against money laundering in the banking and fi...
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China Pledges “Zero Tolerance” for Financial Fraud
Top financial regulators in China pledged to introduce stricter controls following the recent dis...
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Coinbase Attorney Urges SEC to Announce Crypto Rules
Coinbase’s attorney forced the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to announce a trans...
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AUSTRAC Partners With UK Counterpart to Fight Fraud
The financial intelligence agency has announced AUSTRAC has entered a new partnership with a UK c...
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Money Laundering Concerns Prompt Hong Kong Banks to Reject Crypto Transactions
Despite the Hong Kong government’s encouragement, two banks have rejected crypto activities...
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Global OCR market expected to reach $70 billion by 2030
The global OCR market is expected to grow at the CAGR of 15% from 2020 to 2030, reaching USD 70 b...
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US Set to Disclose New Real Estate Regulations to Combat Money Laundering
The US Treasury Department is ready to introduce rigid regulations to close security loopholes in...
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EU Proposes New AML Agency For Addressing Money Laundering
The EU document has been proposed to introduce tough action against money laundering in the regio...
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UAE Central Bank: AML Guidelines Issued for Licensed Financial Institutes
The UAE Central Bank has issued guidance for financial institutes to fight money laundering, terr...
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Bank of Ghana to Introduce Digital Currency in ‘Near Future’
The Governor of the West African nation’s central bank, Ernest Addison, announced the news of Gha...
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UAE Central Bank Fines Firm $490,000 for Violating AML/CFT laws
The UAE’s Central Bank has charged a financial firm Dh1.8 million ($490,000) over breaching the c...
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Credit Cards are Risky for Crypto Transactions, Says Taiwan’s Financial Watchdog
Credit cards should not be used for crypto-related transactions, as stated by Taiwan’s financial ...
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Nigeria Employs New BOR Initiative to be Removed from FATF’s Gray List
A Beneficial Ownership Register (BOR) has been inaugurated by the Corporate Affairs Commission (C...
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GFI Study Reveals Weak AML/CFT Measures in Latin America and the Caribbean
The latest study by Global Financial Integrity (GFI) revealed that the Caribbean and Latin Americ...
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FINRA Issues Guidelines Regarding Penalties for Anti-Money Laundering Violations
FINRA has issued its first-ever guidance to its member broker-dealers about the penalties that wi...
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Singapore to Strengthen Security Measures Against Phishing Scams
Singapore is taking steps to introduce additional security measures to detect suspicious transact...
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UAE Regulatory Authority Enforces Import Invoice Verification to Fight Trade-Based Money Laundering
United Arab Emirates (UAE) has implemented the latest compliance regulations for importing commod...
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China’s Financial Watchdogs All Set to Regulate FinTech Sector
China’s four years regime to clear all risks from the financial system have been extended to the ...
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CSSF Imposed a €226,000 Fine on Maitland Over AML Compliance Failure
Maitland Luxembourg SA received a penalty of €226,000 over anti-money laundering and customer due...
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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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SEC Unfolds Strict Regulations to Prevent Financial Crimes in Stock Market
SEC (Securities Exchange Commission) is to implement tough regulations to prevent money launderin...
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EFCC Enforces Real Estate Agents to Comply with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Regulations
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) urges real estate agents to strengthen their ...
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Garmin Online Services Reportedly Hit With Ransomware Attack in demand for $10 Million
Ransomware attacks are on the rise, and Garmin is the latest big name to take a hit.
A hacker gro...
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IRS Highlights Potential Risk of Fraud in NFTs and Cryptocurrencies
IRS highlights Non-Fungible Token (NFTs) and crypto as the potential risk of financial crimes, in...
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OCC Warns Federal Banking System of Crypto & Cybersecurity Risks
The OCC has warned the federal banking associations, branches and agencies on crypto-asset and cy...
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Livestreaming Helps Shanghai Police Crack Money Laundering Case
There has been an arrest of a live streamer by Shanghai police who had been tipped off by a live ...
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59 Arrested in Vietnam Crackdown on Illegal Crypto Gambling Group
Law enforcement bodies arrested 59 Vietnamese in illicit gambling schemes and were suspected of $...
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Irish Police warns about the latest internet fraud
The local Irish police (Gardai) is persuading people not to fall prey to the recent online bankin...
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SEC Warns Philippines Companies on Lack of AML Compliance
The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) warned that it would enforce the Revised Corporation Cod...
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Fake Vaccination Certificates Becoming a Full-blown Industry in 29 Countries
Thousands of fake vaccination certificates are being sold on the dark web, and through the messag...
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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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New York Files Lawsuit Against Juul Following California and North Carolina
New York state is joining California and North Carolina in suing e-cigarette company, Juul, on th...
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UK Issues Crypto Framework for ICOs, Stablecoins, Exchanges and Regulators
The report covers crucial aspects of crypto regulation, aiming to foster growth in the sector wit...
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Bitcoin ATMs face stricter regulations over money laundering
According to experts, Bitcoin ATMs (BATMs) will face stern regulations globally, with countries s...
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France to Test Digital Currency in the First Quarter of 2020
The digital currency race is building up and every country wants to take part in it. Now, Banque ...
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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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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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Data Breach Exposes 515,000 IDs, More Cases of Synthetic ID Fraud to be Expected?
Hackers broke into the servers at the International Committee of the Red Cross and accessed perso...
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New RBI Guideline: Must Perform Due Diligence for Crypto Transactions
In the latest banking news in India, notable banks were found to have cautioned their customers a...
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A lawsuit is filed against LifeLabs for a data breach incident
As reported earlier, the Canadian laboratory testing company, LifeLabs was hit with a cyber-attac...
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Ghana Records $4.33m Financial Losses to Cyber Fraud in Q1’23
Ghana suffered direct financial losses of US $4.33 million due to cyber fraud activities between ...
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Macau to Introduce Digital Currency to Combat AML Threats in Casinos
Macau is moving towards introducing digital currency to fight money laundering and tax evasion in...
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Blockchain Association States Senator Warren’s Crypto AML Bill is a Threat to the US
The Blockchain Association has raised concerns about the recently proposed Digital Asset Anti-Mon...
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Germany to Implement the 6th AML Directive to Secure Financial Firms
The Federal Government of Germany has decided to draft a law for money laundering operations. Eur...
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US Regulators Worried about the Rise in Synthetic Identity Fraud
Synthetic identity fraud, a financial crime in the USA, is on the rise. This has concerned the Un...
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European Union Drafts Crypto Transfer Legislation to Curb Money Laundering
The European Union has introduced legislation to identify crypto transfers as part of wider anti-...
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Giaba Trains BDC Operators for Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing
GIABA (Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa) has started a thr...
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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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US Army to Adopt Facial Recognition Technology for Securing Military Base
United States Army is looking to apply face recognition technology on their military base to imme...
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Jamaica Plans Digital Marketplace to Trigger CBDC Adoption
Jamaica Observer reported that the CBDC project would improve performance metrics related to JAM-...
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Paraguay- Brazilian Bank Fined Heavily for Anti-money Laundering Non-compliance.
A major Brazilian Bank in Paraguayan has been sanctioned by the Paraguayan government. Latin Amer...
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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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Binance Fined $3.4 million by Dutch Central Bank For Violating Regulatory Laws
The De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) fined Binance with $3.4 million for failing to get regulatory ap...
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BNM Issues New Policy For Remote Corporate Customer Onboarding
BNM has issued a new policy document that permits MSBs to onboard customers remotely in the corpo...
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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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South Korea’s Telecom Giant to Introduce Blockchain Wallets for Official Documents
SK Telecom, a South Korean telecom giant, has announced its first e-wallet for digitally storing ...
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BC Money Laundering Inquiry Report Calls for New Law Enforcement Unit
BC has released a money laundering report that carries multiple recommendations and includes the ...
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SEC Ramps Up Efforts to Tackle Identity Theft in the Captial Market
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has noted that the Identity Management System will d...
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1803 Arrested in Money Laundering Crackdown Coordinated by 27 Countries
In a major money laundering crackdown, European police identified more than 18,000 money mules, a...
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Namibia Enhances its National Crypto Strategy with New Legislation
Namibia raises the bar with new legislation in the National Crypto Strategy to combat crypto scam...
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Kansas Reports Highest Number of Identity Theft Cases in 2020
New research conducted reveals that Kansas State has been ranked at number one for having the mos...
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United Kingdom watchdog puts pressure on Deutsche bank
According to the Financial Times, the United Kingdom financial regulator has censured the Deutsch...
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