Key Metric Suggests STR Quality Dropped in Europe Since 2015
By Gabriel Vedrenne
OFSI Opens More Cases, Penalties Still Elusive
By Koos Couvée
FCA Urges Banks to Combat Romance Fraud
The Financial Conduct Authority called on banks and payment firms to strengthen protections against romance scams, which cost victims £106 million last year.
AUSTRAC Releases AML/CTF Reforms Guidance
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre released comprehensive guidance to help current and future reporting entities comply with changes to the country’s anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing regime that come into force on March 31, 2026.
OFAC Adds Two Individuals to SDN List, Removes Four
The Office of Foreign Assets Control released a notice outlining the addition of two individuals to the Specially Designated Nationals List with respect to counter terrorism issues.
UK Amends Islamic State, Al-Qaida Sanctions List Entry
HM Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation issued a notice concerning amendments made to the U.K. Sanctions List entry for one individual pursuant to the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
In this episode of Financial Crime Matters, former federal investigator John Tobon and Kieran Beer, editor in chief of ACAMS moneylaundering.com, discuss underground banking in Latin America.
In the latest episode of Sanctions Space, Justine Walker, head of global sanctions and risk at ACAMS, and Stephanie Baker, author of 'Punishing Putin: Inside the Global Economic War to Bring Down Russia,' discuss sanctions loopholes Russia exploits to finance its war with Ukraine, and U.S. use of 'secondary tariffs' to deter purchases of Russian oil.
Key Metric Suggests STR Quality Dropped in Europe Since 2015
By Gabriel Vedrenne
OFSI Opens More Cases, Penalties Still Elusive
By Koos Couvée