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NCA UK FIU calls for the private sector to include keywords like wildlife, endangered, trafficking, and exotic animals in SARs to improve detection of Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT)

by AdrianaAMLP | Feb 24, 2025

The UKFIU highlights efforts to combat Illegal Wildlife Trade through initiatives like Project Anton, Europol partnerships, and the Egmont Group’s environmental crimes project. FIs are urged to enhance SARs detection for IWT-related transactions and also addresses the...

NCA UKFIU SARs highlight rising threats in ML, fraud, and illicit company formations – identifying evolving risks from fraudulent registrations to large-scale laundering schemes

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Jan 27, 2025

A reporter suspected that a business customer was ML and submitted a DAML SAR to the UKFIU to request a defence to return the account’s balance to the customer while ending their relationship with them. Suspicious indicators on the customer’s account included little...

EBA and ESMA Report warns of significant ML/TF risks in DeFi and Crypto Lending

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Jan 16, 2025

The report highlights significant ML/TF risks in decentralised finance (DeFi), citing vulnerabilities such as weak customer due diligence and anonymity features that obscure transaction origins across decentralised exchanges, lending, and staking...

Eurozone Banks are now required to process payments in 10 seconds under SEPA Instant Payments, raising potential fraud risks

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Jan 9, 2025

Could the rapid processing of instant payments become a new target for fraudsters to exploit? As of 9 January 2025, all Eurozone PSPs must support receiving instant payments, marking a key milestone in harmonising instant payment adoption across the EU…

NCA releases its SARs Reporter Booklet Nov 2024, summarising feedback from Law Enforcement Agencies on their use of SARs

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Dec 9, 2024

The booklet provides insights into how SARs are used in the UK to combat financial crimes such as money laundering, fraud, and terrorist financing. SARs are a critical intelligence resource that law enforcement and financial institutions use to address serious crimes....
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