FCA’s Professional Services Takeover Means Tougher Scrutiny
By Koos Couvée
FinCEN’s New Tool Against Fentanyl Trafficking Gives Banks Pause
By Charlie Passut
Social Media’s Migration Towards Financial Services Complicates Compliance
By Chelsea Carrick
DOJ Announces Scam Center Strike Force Targeting Cryptocurrency-Related Fraud
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced the creation of the Scam Center Strike Force to combat Southeast Asian cryptocurrency-related fraud targeting Americans.
High Representative of EU Welcomes Third Country Alignment with 19th Russia Sanctions Package
The EU High Representative issued statements welcoming the alignment of certain third countries with the 19th package of sanctions against Russia and Belarus, adopted on Oct. 23, 2025.
US Treasury Sanctions Burma Armed Group, Companies Linked to Scam Call Centers
The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions targeting a Burmese rebel group, four of its senior leaders, two Thai companies, and a Thai national for supporting scam call centers in Burma linked to Chinese organized crime groups.
US Treasury Disrupts Procurement Networks Supporting Iranian Weapons Development
The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions targeting 32 individuals and entities based in Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, China, Hong Kong, India, Germany, and Ukraine for operating procurement networks supporting Iran’s production of ballistic missile and unmanned aerial vehicles.
In the latest episode of Financial Crime Matters, Kieran Beer, editor in chief of ACAMS moneylaundering.com, talks with Willem Schudel, an official at Central Bank of the Netherlands, about de-risking, public-private partnerships and the EU’s future Anti-Money Laundering Authority.
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.
FCA’s Professional Services Takeover Means Tougher Scrutiny
By Koos Couvée
FinCEN’s New Tool Against Fentanyl Trafficking Gives Banks Pause
By Charlie Passut
Social Media’s Migration Towards Financial Services Complicates Compliance
By Chelsea Carrick