Britain Launches New Anti-Corruption Plan
By Koos Couvée
Ransomware Victims Lost $2.1 Billion Over 3-Year Period
By Charlie Passut
Lawsuit Raises Questions Over TD Bank’s Crackdown Against Corrupt Insiders
By Chelsea Carrick
Finra Report Highlights Ongoing Deficiencies in Regulating Crypto-Asset Activity
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority released its 2025 Examination and Risk Monitoring Program, which identifies persistent compliance weaknesses across member firms, particularly involving crypto-asset activity, high-risk customer onboarding, and inadequate suspicious activity monitoring.
FinCEN Seeks Comment on Renewal of Information Collection for Special Measures
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a notice requesting public comment on its plan to renew, without changes, the information collection requirements associated with special measures imposed under Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act.
HMT Adds Two Individuals, Five Entities to Russia Sanctions List
HM Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation issued a notice concerning the addition of two individuals and five entities to the U.K. Sanctions List pursuant to the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
US Treasury Sanctions Transnational Network for Recruiting Colombians to Fight in Sudan
The U.S. Treasury Department announced new sanctions targeting four individuals and four entities for their roles in recruiting former Colombian military personnel to fight for the Sudanese paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces.
In this episode of Financial Crime Matters, Michael Bruno, an AML manager at the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and Kieran Beer, editor in chief of ACAMS moneylaundering.com, discuss efforts to combat check fraud and money laundering.
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.
Britain Launches New Anti-Corruption Plan
By Koos Couvée
Ransomware Victims Lost $2.1 Billion Over 3-Year Period
By Charlie Passut
Lawsuit Raises Questions Over TD Bank’s Crackdown Against Corrupt Insiders
By Chelsea Carrick