More than $200 million in donations given last year to nongovernmental organizations in Kenya originated from unknown sources, FATF said in a report that terrorist groups are primarily funding themselves through traditional methods, and more, in the midweek roundup.
U.S. lawmakers will seek to impose additional economic sanctions on North Korea, former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke was arrested on suspicion of corruption and money laundering, and more, in the midweek roundup.
FIFA officials permanently banned former Vice President Jack Warner for his alleged participation in a bribery scandal, China's FIU unit will sign a memorandum of understanding with FinCEN, and more, in the midweek roundup.
The European Union will extend sanctions against Russia through March 15, New Mexico's top prosecutor charged Secretary of State Dianna Duran with money laundering, and more, in the midweek roundup.
Caesars Entertainment Corp will pay $20 million as part of a DPA settling alleged money-laundering violations, Sudan will undergo an international review of its AML and CFT controls, and more, in the midweek roundup.
Crédit Agricole will set aside an additional $384 million for a potential U.S. settlement of sanctions violations, the IMF recommended that Rwanda step up its efforts to prevent terror financing, and more, in the midweek roundup.
Uzbekistan has drafted a law intended to crack down on the abuse of offshore jurisdictions, the EU and Switzerland signed an agreement to clamp down on tax cheats, and more, in the midweek roundup.
The EU Parliament officially endorsed the economic bloc's Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive, the Cuban government has established a relationship with an unidentified U.S. bank, and more, in the midweek roundup.
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board barred five former Credit Suisse bankers from employment in the banking sector, Europol and Spain's Guardia Civil arrested 32 Chinese citizens suspected of laundering over 300 million euros, and more, in the midweek roundup.
Money laundering investigations in Spain have increased by 51 percent in the last three years, New York Judge John Gleeson ordered HSBC to detail its progress in meeting the terms of a DPA, and more, in the midweek roundup.
A U.K. regulator advises financial institutions against 'de-risking,' U.S. lawmakers propose more transparency in settlements, and more, in this midweek news roundup.
Germany is looking to introduce "more effective" curbs on terrorist financing, the EU's General Court upheld sanctions on individuals and companies linked to Zimbabwe's government, and more, in the midweek roundup.
Switzerland is set to return roughly $19 million in confiscated assets to Brazil, China has received over 100 leads on the whereabouts of fugitive former officials accused of financial crimes, and more, in the midweek roundup.
The EU blacklisted 32 Iranian shipping companies and Tehran-based Bank Tajerat, Westpac, of Australia, became the latest bank to discontinue remittances to Somalia, and more, in the midweek roundup.
Commerzbank's Luxembourg wing will close the accounts of 400 suspected tax evaders, The Vatican signed a bilateral agreement with Italy to exchange financial data, and more, in the midweek roundup.
The EU is expected to blacklist 40 Iranian shipping companies for a second time following court rulings, few Australian companies are disclosing instances of foreign bribery and other forms of corruption, and more, in the midweek roundup.