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AUSTRAC orders AML/CTF audit of Mercedes-Benz Financial Services amid major compliance failures, revealing extensive under-reporting and weak transaction monitoring in non-bank lending sector
This action highlights increasing concerns over potential weaknesses in the automotive finance sector’s AML and counter-terrorism financing controls. The audit will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of Mercedes-Benz Financial Services’ compliance framework to uncover any deficiencies or vulnerabilities that could be exploited for illicit financial activities…
Singapore MAS-backed ACIP unveils practical guidance to streamline source of wealth and funds due diligence
This guidance marks a shift towards a more risk-based and pragmatic approach, particularly benefiting private banking and wealth management sectors, where clients often have complex financial backgrounds. By emphasizing a deeper understanding of clients’ wealth origins and transaction contexts rather than relying on excessive documentation, the framework helps firms meet anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT)…
AUSTRAC expands the Fintel Alliance to strengthen real-time data and intelligence sharing, using innovative tools and fresh approaches to more effectively combat financial crimes
The intention of the Fintel Alliance is to unite government and industry in real-time data sharing and collaboration to detect, disrupt, and prevent serious financial crime through collective intelligence and innovation…
INTERPOL unites African FinCrime experts to promote its Silver Notice and Diffusion tools, strengthening the fight against organised crime linked to fraud, trafficking, and corruption
This initiative seeks to disrupt criminal finances by enhancing the tracking and intelligence-sharing of illicit assets that move across borders, including real estate, vehicles, bank accounts, and businesses linked to criminal activities. It focuses on tackling the increasingly intricate connections between cross-border asset flows and crimes such as scams, illegal logging, terrorism, and corruption. By fostering greater collaboration and information…
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
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 fraudulent university in makeshift pavilions and under trees, charging students exorbitant registration fees between N1.2 million and N1.3 million, amounting to hundreds of millions…
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
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 Asked Questions (FAQ) document to clarify key provisions of the directive. The FAQ is designed to guide supervised entities, such as banks and financial institutions, in understanding…
UK Home Office and Nigeria pledge to boost cross-border fraud enforcement while reinforcing new plan addressing early detection and intelligence sharing
This partnership aims to foster closer operational coordination and facilitate timely interventions to disrupt complex fraud networks that span national borders. By pooling resources and expertise, both governments seek to better protect their citizens from increasingly sophisticated fraud schemes, while building capacity within law enforcement and regulatory bodies. This collaboration represents a significant step toward a more unified…
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
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 agencies, improve regional security measures, and develop coordinated strategies to fight organized crime more effectively. By promoting regional collaboration, the initiative aims…
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.
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
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 highlights key vulnerabilities in the UAE’s financial infrastructure, provides detailed analysis of emerging threats, and sets forth new strategies to combat illicit activities…
Central Bank of Kuwait launches ‘Fraud Shield Initiative Accelerator Program’ to tackle the rise of e-financial fraud by enhancing detection, prevention, and fostering cutting-edge anti-fraud solutions
This program brings together a diverse group of stakeholders, including banks, payment service providers (PSPs), fintech innovators, and regulatory bodies, to develop advanced solutions aimed at enhancing fraud detection and prevention across the financial sector. As electronic financial fraud schemes become increasingly sophisticated, the initiative seeks to strengthen consumer protection, ensure regulatory compliance…
MAS consults on AML/CFT rule changes to explicitly include proliferation financing in risk assessments, align with FATF standards, and clarify STR filing expectations
MAS consults on amendments to AML/CFT Notices to explicitly include proliferation financing (PF) in money laundering risk assessments and align trustee-related rules with revised FATF standards. It also proposes updates to AML/CFT Guidelines to clarify supervisory expectations and improve the timeliness of suspicious transaction reporting…