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Nigeria EFCC busts multi-million Q-net scam, arresting 3 suspects and exposing a fake university offering fraudulent degrees, highlighting swift law enforcement action against financial fraud

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | May 2, 2025

The scam, which falsely promised lucrative financial returns to unsuspecting investors, was linked to a fake university operation that offered fraudulent degrees in various fields, including Medicine, Nursing, Cybersecurity, and Geology. The alleged scammers ran the...

Cyprus’s Central Bank new AML/CTF Directive, effective 2 June 2025, reshapes compliance with a flexible RBA that enhances efficiency while ensuring robust financial crime oversight

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | May 2, 2025

The directive is part of Cyprus’ ongoing efforts to enhance its supervisory framework, ensuring that financial institutions comply with international standards on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing. The CBC has also made available a Frequently...

INTERPOL and the Inter-American Development Bank join forces to tackle organised crime in Latin America and the Caribbean, disrupting illicit markets and boosting regional security

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Apr 25, 2025

The primary focus of their joint efforts will be disrupting illegal markets that fuel criminal activities across the region, including drug trafficking, human trafficking, and arms smuggling. The partnership seeks to strengthen the capacity of national law enforcement...

GIABA commends Senegal’s comprehensive overhaul of its AML/CFT/FP laws, especially Act 2024-08, for effectively closing FATF technical gaps and securing multiple re-ratings of key rec.

by AdrianaAMLP | Apr 23, 2025

Since its last review, Senegal has overhauled its AML/CFT/FP framework by enacting a series of laws and decrees—including the landmark Act 2024‑08—that align domestic legislation with the latest WAEMU and FATF standards…

UAE strengthens its global financial standing with the 2024 NRA, showcasing key AML/CFT reforms, FATF grey list exit, 3.9% GDP growth, and advances in open finance, trade, and compliance

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Apr 23, 2025

This report underscores the country’s ongoing commitment to enhancing its financial system’s integrity and stability while aligning with international standards on anti-money laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT). The assessment...
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