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MENAFATF’s 5th follow-up report elevates Jordan’s AML/CFT ratings, recognising enhanced NPO oversight, DNFBP measures, and beneficial ownership controls
MENAFATF’s 5th Enhanced Follow-Up Report highlights substantial legal and supervisory reforms, re-rating four FATF Recommendations upward and concluding Jordan’s current follow-up process before its 2027 mutual evaluation…
AUSTRAC partners with Papua New Guinea to strengthen the country’s AML/CTF efforts by boosting financial intelligence, training analysts, and tackling emerging financial crime threats
The partnership focuses on improving financial intelligence capabilities, training analysts, enhancing reporting quality, and supporting reforms to address emerging financial crime threats. As part of this collaboration, AUSTRAC has delivered capacity-building workshops, mentoring programs, and technical tools such…
HKMA alerts customers of The Bank of East Asia, Shanghai Commercial Bank, Chong Hing Bank, and Bank of China to phishing scams and fake banking websites
These scams involve fake websites, phishing emails, and counterfeit internet banking login pages aimed at stealing customer information. The HKMA stressed that legitimate banks never send links via SMS or email for transactions, nor do they request sensitive information like login credentials or OTPs through these channels…
FATF recognises Burkina Faso’s progress in upgrading Recommendation 8 (R.8), R.24, R.25, and R.32, raising most ratings to Compliant or Largely Compliant
The report recognises Burkina Faso’s progress in raising compliance with Recommendation 8 on non-profit organisations, Recommendations 24 and 25 on beneficial ownership, and Recommendation 32 on cash couriers, resulting in 10 Recommendations rated Compliant and 22 rated Largely Compliant. It also highlights that eight Recommendations remain Partially Compliant, meaning Burkina Faso will continue under enhanced follow-up to address these shortcomings.
FATF’s notes that Benin has made significant progress with respect AML/CFT in latest follow-up report – re-rating seven FATF Recommendations
The report notes that Benin has significantly improved its technical compliance by re-rating seven FATF Recommendations (including R.5, R.10, R.19, R.20, R.23, R.26, and R.32) upward. However, with remaining gaps—5 recommendations still Non-Compliant and 5 Partially Compliant—the country remains under enhanced follow-up scrutiny.
FATF finds evidence that Cabo Verde has made modest progress in resolving some technical compliance deficiencies in its latest follow-up report
The FATF Follow-Up Report finds that Cabo Verde has upgraded Recommendation 2 (National cooperation and coordination) from Partially Compliant to Largely Compliant, reflecting better institutional coordination and strategic frameworks. However, it downgraded Recommendation 15 (New technologies / VASP-related risks) to Non-Compliant, and leaves unresolved deficiencies in a total of 15 Recommendations, keeping Cabo Verde under enhanced monitoring status.
AUSTRAC urges FIs to flag suspicious small transactions linked to child sexual exploitation in high-risk areas to help prevent and disrupt abuse
Such transactions often involve low-value payments, typically between $15 and $500, sent to high-risk jurisdictions like the Philippines, Thailand, or Mexico, and may show patterns such as frequent small transfers or links to known exploitative entities. The agency emphasizes the importance of reporting suspicious matter reports (SMRs), international funds transfer instructions (IFTIs), and cryptocurrency….
UAE FIU’s 2024 Annual Report highlights its pivotal role in AML/CFT efforts, through improved financial intelligence, STR/SAR analysis, inter-agency coordination, and legislative support
UK-UAE issue joint statement after bilateral meeting, reaffirming their partnership and strengthening cooperation to combat illicit finance, including ML, fraud and other FC
The discussions aimed to deepen collaboration on strategic priorities, enhance bilateral dialogue, and facilitate the exchange of best practices and information across regulatory, supervisory, law enforcement, and judicial domains. Minister Dan Jarvis emphasized the importance of cross-border cooperation in tackling illicit finance, stating that the engagement with the UAE marks a significant step in joint efforts…
AUSTRAC’s new AML/CTF Rules 2025, effective in phases from 31 March and 1 July 2026, strengthen obligations for reporting entities and new sectors, boosting efforts to detect and combat ML/TF risks
The rules will be implemented in phases: 31 March 2026: Changes to AML/CTF obligations commence for current reporting entities, excluding threshold transaction reporting and suspicious matter reporting, which will remain unchanged until 2029. 31 March 2026: Enrolment opens for newly regulated sectors (tranche 2). 1 July 2026: AML/CTF obligations begin for tranche 2 entities…
ESAAMLG’s Mutual Evaluation Report finds Eritrea’s AML/CFT framework largely ineffective, with low risk understanding, weak enforcement, and critical gaps in supervision, financial intelligence, and international cooperation
The ESAAMLG Mutual Evaluation Report highlights that Eritrea lacks an operational Financial Intelligence Unit, effective supervision of financial institutions and DNFBPs, and coordinated AML/CFT policies, leaving the country unable to effectively detect, investigate, or prosecute ML/TF. It also notes critical deficiencies in risk assessment, customer due diligence, targeted financial sanctions, and international cooperation, resulting in minimal asset recovery and weak implementation of preventive measures.
INTERPOL’s Operation Serengeti 2.0 dismantles 11,432 cybercrime and fraud networks across 18 African countries, arresting 1,209 offenders and recovering $97.4M in illicit funds
Operation Serengeti 2.0, conducted from June to August 2025, targeted high-impact cybercrimes such as ransomware, online scams, and business email compromise (BEC), which were identified as prominent threats in the recent INTERPOL Africa Cyberthreat Assessment Report. The operation also led to the dismantling of 25 cryptocurrency mining centers in Angola, the confiscation of 45 illicit power stations…