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Sweden FI’s latest report warns that FC risks remain high in 2026 across banks, payments, e-money and crypto, driven by organised crime and digitalisation, with risk levels higher than 5 years ago

June 18, 2026

The report highlights that these sectors continue to be exploited in organised crime schemes, with digitalisation and innovation creating new opportunities for illicit activity. FI also flags risks linked to misuse of financial companies and internal enablers. FI’s 2026 assessment finds that the risk level in the financial sector has increased compared to five years ago, driven mainly by the growing threat of organised crime, reinforcing the need for stronger AML…

FINTRAC releases a mortgage-sector training video using practical scenarios to help firms identify and report ML and mortgage fraud risks, while meeting AML compliance requirements

June 18, 2026

The video was published to help mortgage brokers, lenders, and administrators understand their obligations to identify and report suspicious transactions linked to money laundering, terrorist financing, sanctions evasion, and mortgage fraud. Red flags include unexplained sources of funds, nominee or third-party involvement, falsified income information, and unusual repayment patterns…

CoE’s GLACY-e programme united global enforcement leaders during EU Crime Fighting Week 2026 to intensify the fight against cyber-enabled FC, scam centres, and cross-border fraud networks

June 18, 2026

Discussions focused on tackling the growing threat of scam centres, improving intelligence sharing, enhancing international legal cooperation, and strengthening countries’ capabilities to investigate cybercrime and recover criminal assets. The initiative forms part of the EU- and Council of Europe-funded GLACY-e programme, which helps countries develop stronger cybercrime legislation, investigative capabilities, and international cooperation…

FCA’s Joint Executive Director highlights a shift towards a more proactive, intelligence-led approach to FC, using early intervention, supervision and global cooperation to prevent harm before it occurs

June 17, 2026

The speech sets out a broader enforcement model that uses supervision, market oversight, voluntary restrictions and proactive detection alongside formal investigations, citing 369 voluntary outcomes in the last financial year and quicker public resolutions since July 2024. It also highlights growing risks from AI-enabled crime and cross-border schemes, calling for stronger intelligence sharing among regulators, law enforcement and industry while expanding work on crypto promotions, motor finance, professional body supervision and international investigations…

MONEYVAL’s Follow-up Report confirms Bulgaria has strengthened its AML/CFT framework, achieving compliant or largely compliant ratings across all 40 FATF Rec., concluding its 5th Evaluation Round

June 17, 2026

The follow-up report records stronger technical compliance on confiscation and provisional measures, terrorist financing offences, proliferation-related targeted financial sanctions, non-profit organisations, correspondent banking, sanctions and mutual legal assistance. Bulgaria now holds 13 compliant and 27 largely compliant ratings, prompting MONEYVAL to close the country’s fifth evaluation round while leaving effectiveness outside the scope of this…

INTERPOL’s Asia and South Pacific Cyberthreat Report reveals cybercrime exceeding 30% of offences in many countries, 135,000 ransomware attacks in 2024, and a 600% surge in deepfake activity

June 17, 2026

The report also highlights uneven cybersecurity maturity: while some countries have advanced systems, many developing states and small island nations lack tools, training, and technical capacity, making them more vulnerable. Law enforcement faces challenges including limited forensic tools, skills gaps, and fragmented enforcement structures. However, many countries are responding by strengthening legislation, investing in cyber units, and adopting AI…

ESMA’s 2025 Annual Report, reinforces its focus on stronger supervision, simpler regulation, and enhanced oversight of crypto, ESG, and digital resilience across EU markets

June 17, 2026
Key achievements included implementing major regulatory frameworks such as MiCA, DORA and EMIR 3, advancing crypto-asset supervision, enhancing digital resilience, improving ESG and sustainable finance oversight, and adopting a more data-driven, risk-based supervisory approach. ESMA also prioritised reducing regulatory burdens through streamlined reporting requirements, supported the move to a T+1 settlement cycle, selected the EU’s first…

G7 Leaders pledge stronger action against drug trafficking, reinforcing port security with follow-the-money measures to disrupt criminal networks and illicit financial flows

June 17, 2026

The 17 June 2026 G7 leaders’ declaration commits G7 members, with support from Brazil and the Republic of Korea, to intensify action against drug trafficking through a whole-of-government approach covering supply reduction, demand reduction, prosecution, prevention and resilience. It sets out plans for a G7+ Ports Network by November 2026, an action plan against criminal infiltration of public and private institutions, stronger support for international…

EBA’s 2025 Annual Report highlights strong EU/EEA bank capital resilience amid rising geopolitical, real estate, and cyber risks, alongside continued progress on MiCA, DORA, and Pillar 3 data integration

June 16, 2026

The 2025 Annual Report outlines the EBA’s work to simplify and strengthen the Single Rulebook, assess banking-sector resilience, improve supervisory convergence and advance more integrated, data-driven reporting. It also records the Authority’s growing responsibilities for crypto-assets and digital operational resilience, alongside preparations for transferring its AML/CFT mandates to AMLA and continued work on consumer protection, sustainable…

AMLA publishes webinar materials on ‘Identification of Obliged Entities Eligible for Direct Supervision’, detailing how standardised data will be used to select firms for EU AML oversight from 2028

June 16, 2026

The materials explain how AMLA is collecting and standardising data through a structured template to support its risk-based assessment model, which will inform the selection of entities for direct supervision from 2028. The key findings outline the eligibility criteria, data submission requirements, and timeline for the exercise, including a data collection phase running until August 2026, followed by validation and finalisation of a provisional list of eligible entities…

Home Office expands UK access to the EU’s Prüm data-sharing framework, giving UK police instant access to EU vehicle registration data to disrupt cross-border organised crime and migrant smuggling

June 15, 2026

UK police can now use the EU’s Prüm data-sharing framework to check overseas-registered vehicles and receive results in around 10 seconds, replacing individual requests that could take days or months. The capability will launch with the Police Service of Northern Ireland before rolling out across UK forces, with reciprocal EU access to UK DVLA data and safeguards under UK data protection law and the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement…

FCA consults on changes to Penalty and Decision-Making Policies (CP26/19), proposing tougher market abuse penalties, wealth-based fines, and enhanced cryptoasset oversight; comments by 10 Aug 2026

June 15, 2026

The consultation proposes targeted changes to the Decision Procedure and Penalties Manual, including raising the minimum penalty for the most serious individual market abuse cases from £100,000 to £150,000, clarifying the treatment of deferred pay and shares, and updating financial hardship thresholds. It would also give the FCA more flexibility over settlement decisions and extend its penalty framework to the new cryptoasset market abuse regime…

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