Our extensive knowledge at your fingertips
Other Regions
This section covers AML/CTF initiatives by organisations from Africa & Middle East, Asia & Pacific, Latin America & Caribbean and other regions and jurisdictions such as Australia.
African Development Bank updates
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Asia-Pacific Group on ML
Australian Transactions Report and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)
Caribbean FATF
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
Eastern and South Africa AML Group
Eurasian Group
South, Central and North America AML/CTF Group
Inter Governmental Action Group Against ML in West Africa
Middle East and North African FATF
And many more..
Sections
Latest editions
Search
Topics
- Topics
- Accountability
- AML/CTF
- AML/CTF compliance programme
- Anti-corruption
- Artificial intelligence
- Asset Recovery
- Beneficial Ownership
- Biodiversity
- Bribery & Corruption
- Bribes
- CDD
- Complex structures
- Confiscation & Freezing
- Conflict of Interest
- Correspondent Banking
- Corruption
- Counterfeiting
- Crime
- Cross-border finance
- Cryptoassets
- Cryptocurrencies
- Cybercrime
- Data Protection
- Democracy
- Digital assets
- Digitalisation
- Drug Trafficking
- EDD
- Enforcement
- Environmental crime
- ESG
- Ethics
- EU ML Directive
- FCPA
- Financial Crime
- Financial Inclusion & Literacy
- Financial Sanctions
- Fines & Enforcements
- FinTech
- FIU
- Fraud
- Gambling
- Greenwashing
- Human Rights
- Human Trafficking
- Illicit Finance
- Illicit Trafficking
- Information Sharing
- Integrity
- Intellectual property
- Investigations
- kleptocracy
- KYC
- Land justice
- Machine Learning
- Modern Slavery
- Money Laundering (ML)
- NPOs
- Offshore
- Onboarding
- Organised crime
- Payments
- PEPs
- Proliferation
- Proliferation of WMD
- Public Officials
- Ransomware
- RegTech
- Risk
- Sanctions
- Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SMCR)
- Shell Companies
- Source of wealth & funds
- Stablecoins
- Supervision
- Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
- Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs)
- Tax
- Tax Evasion
- Technology
- Terrorist Financing
- Trade Finance
- Trafficking
- Transaction Monitoring
- Transfers
- Transnational crime
- Transparency
- Travel
- Unexplained Wealth Order
- Virtual Assets
- Virtual currencies
- Whistleblowing
- Wildlife crime
Industry
Organisation
- Organisation
- ABA
- AFME
- AMLP
- APPG
- Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering
- Atlantic Council
- AUSTRAC
- B20
- BAFIN
- BAFM
- Bank of England
- Basel
- BGC
- BIS
- BMA
- CBUAE
- CCAF
- CFATF
- Charity Commission
- Chatham House
- City of London Police
- CMA
- Companies House
- Corruption Watch
- Council of Europe
- Council of the EU
- CPS
- CSSF
- DEA
- Department of Business
- DIT
- EBA
- ECB
- EFCC
- EGBA
- Egmont Group
- EPPO
- ESA
- ESAAMLG
- ESMA
- Eurojust
- European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
- European Commission
- European Council
- European Parliament
- European Union (EU)
- Europol
- FATF
- FBI
- FCA
- FCDO
- FCO
- FDIC
- Federal Reserve
- Fenergo
- FIAU
- FinCEN
- FINMA
- FINRA
- FINTRAC
- FIU
- FSA / FCA
- FSB
- FSC
- FSMA
- G20
- G7
- GAFILAT
- Gambling Commission
- GCFCC
- GFI
- GI-TOC
- GIABA
- Global Initiative
- Global Integrity
- Global Witness
- GRECO
- GRETA
- HKMA
- HKSFC
- HM Treasury
- HMCPSI
- HMRC
- Home Office
- House of Commons
- House of Lords
- ICAEW
- ICE
- ICIJ
- ICO
- IDB
- IMF
- Insurance Europe
- Interpol
- IOM FSA
- ISO
- J5
- JMLSG
- Law Commission
- Law Society
- MAS
- MENAFATF
- MONEYVAL
- NAO
- NCA
- NECC
- NED
- Nice Actimize
- NYDFS
- OCC
- OCCRP
- OECD
- OFAC
- OFSI
- OPBAS
- OSCE
- Other
- OTSI
- PRA
- project CRAAFT
- PSR
- RBI
- RUSI
- Sayari
- SEBI
- SEC
- SEPA
- SFO
- Spotlight on corruption
- SRA
- Tax Justice Network
- TFG
- TRACE
- Traffic
- Transparency International
- TRNC
- UK Finance
- UK Govt
- UKACC
- UN
- UNODC
- US DEA
- Us DoC
- US DoJ
- US DoS
- US Govt
- US Sec
- US Treasury
- USAID
- VISA
- Wall Street Journal
- WCO
- White House
- Wolfsberg
- World Bank
Jurisdiction
- Jurisdiction
- Afghanistan
- Andorra
- Asia
- Australia
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Berlin
- Bermuda
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- China
- Colombia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- EU
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Global
- Greece
- Guernsey
- Hong Kong
- India
- Iran
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Japan
- Jersey
- Kenya
- Lithuania
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mauritiania
- Mexico
- Middle East
- Monaco
- Myanmar
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Norway
- Other
- Poland
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- UAE
- UK
- Ukraine
- US
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
BVI launches consultation on the rights of access to beneficial ownership register
Proposals will allow access to specific groups with a legitimate interest, such as financial institutions, media, civil society, and academics, to access beneficial ownership registers. Stakeholder feedback is sought on the definition of legitimate interest and protection mechanisms.
MENAFATF recognises progress made by Iraq in confiscating criminal proceeds, prosecuting ML/TF cases, and engaging in international cooperation, as well as challenges in risk understanding, effective supervision, and implementing TFS
MENAFAT undertook its assessment of the effectiveness of Iraq’s measures to protect the financial system from abuse and its level of compliance with the FATF Recommendations, from 6 to 23 August 2023.
FATF upgrades its assessment Tajikistan with respect to supervision of the NPO sector and its asset seizure regime
Tajikistan is re-rated on Recommendation 8, covering regulation of the NPO sector, to ‘Largely Compliant’. The country is also re-rated to Largely Compliant on Recommendation 38, as a result of steps taken to eliminate the deficiency in dividing confiscated property with other countries.
APGML recognises steps taken by Myanmar to improve the AML/CFT regulatory and supervisory regime
Myanmar has been re-rated on Recommendation 26 from Partially Compliant to Largely Compliant. Action recognises that comprehensive measures were introduced in 2024 to ensure individuals in significant roles in the microfinance, insurance, and securities sectors meet “fit and proper” criteria. Also noted as part of the decision was the issue of handbooks to help supervisors apply a risk-based approach, as well as provision of new guidelines for securities firms align supervision frequency and intensity with assessed ML/TF risks.
MENAFATF announces a new five-point strategic plan to strengthen regional efforts against ML/TF, as Jordan assumes the group’s presidency for 2025
The leadership of the Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF), chaired by Her Excellency Samia Abu Sharif of Jordan, met with Vice-Chairman His Excellency Hamed Saif Al-Zaabi of the UAE to develop plans for implementing their joint strategic priorities. These priorities were approved during the 39th MENAFATF Plenary in November 2024, building on the successes of the 2024 Yemeni presidency….
HKMA issues alert on fraudulent website and internet banking login screen related to Shanghai Commercial Bank Limited
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has issued an alert about a fraudulent website and internet banking login screen reported by Shanghai Commercial Bank. It reminds the public that banks will never ask for sensitive information like passwords or One-Time Passwords via SMS, email, or embedded links. Those affected by the fraud should contact the bank and report the incident to the Hong Kong Police’s Crime Wing Information Centre…
APGML 2023/24 annual business report highlights regional AML/CFT progress, mutual evaluations, and typologies on emerging financial crime trends
This report highlights the achievements of the APG over the reporting period against the goals and strategies contained in the Strategic Plan 2020-2024…
Asian Banking & Finance: Thailand tightens AML measures after UN report
Thailand is tightening its AML/CFT measures following a UN report linking its banks to weapons procurement. The Bank of Thailand and AMLO announced stricter customer verification, enhanced scrutiny for high-risk customers, and additional documentation requirements for transactions involving dual-use items. These measures aim to prevent financial institutions from being exploited for ML, terrorism, or human rights abuses…
AML Intelligence: UAE’s ‘Falcon Economy’ thrives as Emirates finalize third milestone of financial crime strategy with NRA set for imminent launch
The UAE’s “Falcon Economy” is thriving with strong foreign investment and major infrastructure projects. Concurrently, the country is advancing its Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) and AML efforts, including the upcoming release of its National Risk Assessment (NRA). Key milestones also include the publication of a National AML/CFT Strategy and the establishment of a new AML super-agency, the General Secretariat…
FATF urges Argentina to enhance prosecutions, bolster risk understanding, improve FIU resources, increase high-risk sector reporting, and adopt a RBA to NPOs
Latest report notes steps taken with respect to international cooperation, domestic agency coordination, AML/CFT supervision, and money laundering convictions and confiscations. However, Argentina will remain in enhanced follow-up, with next report due in 2025.
BBC: Bangladesh’s AML agency has requested banks to provide account and transaction details linked to Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has requested account details linked to Tulip Siddiq, her family, and her aunt Sheikh Hasina the former prime minister, following allegations of embezzlement of £3.9bn from Bangladesh’s infrastructure funds. Siddiq, named in the investigation last month, has denied the claims. Her spokesperson stated that no evidence has been provided and she has not been contacted regarding the matter…
Bloomberg: Federal authorities propose increasing AML oversight penalties by up to 40 times
Ottawa plans to increase penalties for AML oversight failures by up to 40 times with maximum fines reaching US$ 20 million per violation or 3% of annual global revenue. Additional measures include boosting fines for criminal offences by 10 times and providing clearer guidelines on jail terms. The move follows growing scrutiny of money laundering, highlighted by cases like TD Bank’s US$ 4.42 billion penalty in the US for oversight failures…