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UAE assumes the 2026 MENAFATF Presidency, driving regional AML/CFT efforts, strengthening governance and cooperation, and tackling emerging risks from virtual assets and fintech
The UAE will oversee preparations for the third round of mutual evaluations under the updated FATF methodology. Focus on emerging financial-crime threats such as virtual assets, fintech innovations, AI, and beneficial ownership transparency. UAE’s presidency is part of a two-year leadership sequence, followed by Bahrain in 2027, ensuring continuity and regional cohesion…
South Korea’s FIU launches an AML reform taskforce, aiming to tighten crypto rules, prepare for stablecoin oversight, and align with global standards ahead of the 2028 FATF Evaluation review
The taskforce will focus on tightening regulation of virtual asset service providers, including expanding the travel rule to cover transfers below KRW 100 million and developing AML measures for upcoming stablecoin rules. It will also seek to align Korea’s AML regime more closely with global standards, including measures such as suspending suspicious accounts during investigations and extending AML obligations…
FATF and the AfDB host a webinar on exiting the FATF Grey List, where South Africa, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, and Tanzania share practical reforms and lessons to achieve and sustain AML/CFT compliance
FATF and the African Development Bank jointly organised an online webinar that highlighted success stories and practical pathways for countries that have recently exited the FATF grey list after addressing strategic AML/CFT deficiencies. The session featured panelists from African governments, FIUs and international cooperation groups who discussed reforms undertaken, challenges encountered and best practices to help other jurisdictions strengthen anti-money-laundering and counter-financing frameworks…
UNODC-NAUSS’s brief on ‘The Evolution of the Synthetic Drug Market in the Arab Countries’ reveals how crackdowns are disrupting the captagon trade and driving a shift to other new synthetics
The joint UNODC and Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS) research examines recent changes in synthetic drug markets across Arab countries, noting that intensified interdictions and dismantling of large clandestine production sites have reduced captagon flows and strengthened intelligence cooperation. It highlights initial disruptions in longstanding market patterns and warns of evolving risks—particularly a potential pivot toward methamphetamine and other synthetics—as the landscape adapts to enforcement and supply pressures…
FATF/APG’s Mutual Evaluation Report 2025 finds that, despite basic AML/CFT structures, Maldives’ regime remains weak, with poor oversight, enforcement gaps, and opaque ownership fueling FC risks
Key gaps include the absence of a coherent national AML/CFT strategy, weak risk‑based supervision of financial and non‑financial sectors, limited enforcement and sanctions, insufficient measures to counter terrorist financing, and poor transparency around legal persons and beneficial ownership. The report highlights the need for substantial reforms to strengthen national strategy, coordination, supervision, enforcement, and risk-based controls to ensure the Maldives can effectively prevent, detect…
AUSTRAC updates its regulatory expectations ahead of the March 2026 AML/CTF reforms, warning businesses to maintain strong systems to manage ML/TF/PF risks or face strict penalties
Entities must maintain programs focused on risk identification and mitigation, including suspicious matter reporting and due diligence. If businesses cannot fully meet new obligations by March 2026, they must prepare documented implementation plans outlining how they will manage ML/TF risks during the transition, including timelines, risk gaps and mitigation measures. Implementation plans should be endorsed by senior management and boards, ensuring corporate governance accountability for financial crime controls…
Canada Border Services Agency announces that a major auto theft investigation has led to organised-crime and money-laundering charges against individuals and companies allegedly exporting stolen vehicles
In December 2025, the CBSA and partner agencies unveiled results from a long-running investigation into transnational auto theft rings, alleging that suspects facilitated export of stolen vehicles and laundered proceeds through complex schemes. The operation includes criminal and money-laundering charges against multiple individuals and entities, highlighting cross-border enforcement cooperation to disrupt organized crime and financial crime linked to the auto theft supply chain.
Vietnam’s State Bank seeks to enforce AML law, mandating robust risk assessments, customer risk classification, and reporting of high-value and suspicious transactions
Circular 27 sets out detailed criteria and scoring methods for assessing money-laundering risks of reporting entities, requires entities to build formal risk-management processes and to classify customers by risk level, and mandates internal AML policies that align with risk profiles and legal requirements. The Circular also establishes comprehensive reporting obligations — including reporting of domestic transfers ≥ VND 500 million, international transfers ≥ US $1,000, large transactions and suspicious activity…
MAS Singapore issues Consultation paper on Proposed Guidelines on AI Risk Management, urging FIs to identify, assess and manage AI risks responsibly – feedback due by 31 Jan 2026
The consultation paper sets out MAS’s supervisory expectations that all financial institutions maintain clear governance and board-level oversight of AI risk, establish robust systems for identifying and inventorying AI applications, and conduct risk materiality assessments based on impact, complexity and reliance. It further requires proportionate lifecycle controls covering data quality, fairness, transparency, human oversight and third-party risk, as well as sufficient organisational capabilities to support safe AI deployment…
FATF-APG finds Malaysia has strengthened its AML/CFT/CPF system with solid risk understanding, cooperation and legal frameworks, but still shows moderate effectiveness in key areas like prosecutions, enforcement, supervision and asset recovery despite notable progress
The report concludes that Malaysia has enhanced its anti-money-laundering, counter-terrorist-financing and counter-proliferation-financing framework with improved risk assessments, domestic coordination and international cooperation, reflecting substantial technical compliance with FATF standards. However, effectiveness remains moderate in critical outcomes such as translating investigations into prosecutions, proportional sanctions, risk-based supervision, and systematic asset recovery (outside major cases like 1MDB), indicating the need for further targeted reforms.
India’s Enforcement Directorate files a prosecution complaint under AML laws against 5 accused over a ₹104 crore cyber-fraud and ML racket involving fake investment schemes and digital extortion
ED’s complaint names Makbul Abdul Rehman Doctor, Kaashif Makbul Doctor, Mahesh Mafatlal Desai, Om Rajendra Pandya and Mitesh Gokulbhai Thakkar for defrauding victims nationwide through sophisticated cyberfraud schemes — including “digital arrest” scams, bogus forex/stock trading platforms and impersonation of law enforcement and judicial authorities — and laundering the proceeds through layered bank accounts and cryptocurrency. The case, based on an investigation initiated by the Surat Police’s Special Operations Group…
FATF-APG’s 2025 Mutual Evaluation Report on Malaysia commends its strengthened AML/CFT framework, while noting gaps in prosecutions, international cooperation, and preventive measures
The report acknowledges that Malaysia has significantly bolstered its anti-money-laundering, counter-terrorist-financing and counter-proliferation financing measures, with a comprehensive legal framework, enhanced supervision across financial and non-financial sectors, and robust domestic coordination mechanisms. However, it also highlights persistent challenges: translating investigations into prosecutions and convictions, strengthening international cooperation, especially mutual legal assistance for serious crime cases…