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Anti-money laundering supervisors in Europe have yet to name every firm they penalized in 2023, but all indications suggest that online payment platforms, electronic money institutions and other fintechs once again served as prime targets for enforcement alongside banks. But an unusual suspect, the auto-leasing sector, was the real story of European AML enforcement in 2023, with a succession of penalties imposed against companies in Italy, Denmark and France. The French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority, also known as ACPR, kicked off the trend in April by assessing a €500,000 fine against BMW Finance in response to a range of...