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RUSI hosts the Netherlands FIU Head in an STR podcast, discussing the country’s approach to illicit finance, evolving financial crime, and international collaboration
The podcast discusses how these illicit activities fund criminal organizations, destabilize governments and enable terrorism making them significant threats to national and international stability. The podcast also highlights the urgent need for robust policy responses, emphasizing the role of democracies and international institutions in strengthening financial regulations, improving enforcement mechanisms, and fostering cross-border…
Europol and Latin America bust major cocaine trafficking network in Ecuador, exposing front companies and illicit money flows – 36 arrested, 73 tonnes seized
The network employed a sophisticated method to launder drug proceeds, using front companies that acted as legitimate businesses to disguise illicit financial activities. These companies were often set up to create the illusion of lawful operations while facilitating the flow of illicit money. Additionally, transport firms were enlisted to handle the logistical aspect of moving the cocaine, using their legitimate operations to cover up the trafficking…
RUSI releases policy discussion paper on private sector collaboration to detect economic crime with global legislative changes, new P2P information-sharing frameworks and cross-border risk collaboration
This paper explores recent legislative changes in the UK, EU, Singapore, Canada, and Australia that enhance private sector collaboration in detecting economic crime. It highlights new frameworks for private-to-private information sharing, focusing on data-driven risk assessments, joint investigations, and cross-border intelligence sharing, while emphasizing the need for public sector support to maximize impact…
FATF’s report ‘Detecting, Disrupting, and Investigating Online Child Sexual Exploitation’ highlights the financial flows behind these crimes and calls for urgent action from authorities and FIs
The report highlights how cryptocurrency, prepaid cards, anonymous payment processors, and underground banking networks are exploited to move illicit funds across borders. Dark web markets, peer-to-peer transactions, and unregulated digital payment platforms further obscure the financial trails, making detection and disruption more challenging…
The Law Society Gazette reports that Simpson Thacher & Bartlett was fined £300K for historical AML breaches, including failures in risk assessments and compliance policies
The firm was alleged to have failed to have, in compliance with the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, to carry out a firm-wide risk assessment between June 2017 and March 2020, and, between June 2017 and January 2023, failed to have in place fully compliant policies, controls or procedures…
FCA accelerates investigations, drops public interest transparency proposal amid industry concerns
The FCA is ramping up enforcement, improving investigation speed, and refining transparency measures. While dropping its proposal to shift from an “exceptional circumstances” test to a “public interest” test for announcing investigations into regulated firms, it will move forward with widely supported changes—confirming public-domain cases, increasing disclosures on unregulated firms’ misconduct, and publishing anonymised investigation details.
UNODC’s Afghanistan Drug Insights reveal that opium prices have reached historic highs, boosting profits for large-scale traffickers, despite a decline in trafficking activities
Opiate trafficking has dropped, but high prices sustain massive profits for organised crime. Stockpiles could meet global demand until 2027, raising concerns over economic instability and a potential shift to synthetic opioids…
OFSI updates Financial sanctions guidance for High-Value Dealers & Art Market Participants to strengthen compliance, raise awareness and address potential enforcement gaps
Individuals and firms must ensure that firms in these sectors are fully prepared for the new reporting requirements, which will enhance compliance and minimize the risk of regulatory breaches…
IRS convicts cryptocurrency founder for wire fraud and ML in the AML Bitcoin scheme for defrauding investors through fraudulent marketing and sales
The conviction stems from fraudulent marketing and misrepresentation of AML Bitcoin’s technology and business, including false claims about its partnership with the Panama Canal Authority. Andrade diverted over US $2 m in investor funds for personal expenses, such as property and luxury cars…
FCA expands the APP fraud synthetic dataset, with new scam types, enhanced consumer profiles & advanced insights to boost fraud detection and compliance
With £485 m lost to APP fraud in 2022, these updates provide individuals with stronger data to develop fraud detection models and strengthen compliance efforts…
UK Govt to abolish the Payment Systems Regulator, shifting its oversight to the FCA to streamline financial oversight, reduce regulatory burdens, and enhance payments efficiency
The move signals a shift in regulatory oversight for payment systems, impacting firms handling Faster Payments and Mastercard transactions…
FinCEN issues geographic targeting order to disrupt Mexico-cartel ML networks, tightening cash reporting requirements for MSBs in high-risk border areas
FinCEN’s new Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) mandates that money services businesses (MSBs) in 30 ZIP codes along the US Mexico border report cash transactions exceeding $200. This targeted measure is aimed at curbing ML activities linked to Mexican drug cartels, especially those trafficking fentanyl…
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