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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)…
FCA confiscates over £300K from 3 convicted fraudsters, who ran a fraudulent investment scheme, cold-calling victims to invest in a shell company falsely claiming to trade binary options
Between June 2016 and January 2020, the trio cold-called individuals, convincing them to invest in a shell company purportedly trading in binary options. In reality, the funds were misappropriated to finance their personal lifestyles…
US DoJ indicts top leaders of Sinaloa Cartel’s for narco-terrorism and drug trafficking – marking the first action by its new Narco-Terrorism Unit
The indictment targets Pedro Inzunza Noriega and his son as major fentanyl producers and traffickers responsible for some of the largest drug seizures ever recorded…
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…
HMT’s latest Economic Crime Levy report unveils a powerful £115m annual plan to elevate AML efforts, strengthen investigations, and take a decisive stand against kleptocracy
The Economic Crime Levy aims to raise funds to support government efforts to combat ML and other forms of economic crime. The funds are used to support various initiatives, including strengthening the UK’s anti-money laundering (AML) regime, improving intelligence gathering, and hiring financial crime investigators…
Met Police secures UK’s first Terrorism Act conviction of an art dealer who pleaded guilty to 8 counts for failing to report suspicious activity after facilitating £140K in sales to a Hezbollah-linked buyer
Oghenochuko Ojiri has become the first person convicted under section 21A of the Terrorism Act 2000 for failing to disclose suspicious art sales…
INTERPOL calls for global action to tackle escalating threat of chemical weapons, emphasising the role of AI and the exploitation of financial networks in fueling illicit trade and TF
Emerging technologies, especially AI, are raising significant concerns, as non-state actors use AI to create propaganda and plan attacks. AI is also being leveraged for chemical synthesis and cyberattacks on chemical facilities, amplifying the risks. The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction is driven by non-state actors exploiting vulnerabilities and trafficking hazardous materials. Fragmented regulatory controls worsen the illegal diversion of chemical precursors, leaving gaps in security…
BaFin’s 2024 Annual report highlights key risks including cyber threats, AML shortcomings, and real estate vulnerabilities impacting the financial sector
The report highlights concerns about the effectiveness of AML measures, including vulnerabilities in detecting and preventing money laundering through international payments, complex products, and high-risk sectors. Specific examples include weaknesses in detecting suspicious activity and safeguarding customer accounts from hacking…
OECD’s 2025 Mapping Global Trade in Fakes report reveals counterfeit goods totaled $467bn (2.3% of global trade) in 2021, urging stronger action to curb illicit trade, protect supply chains and IP rights
New OECD report finds that global counterfeiting remains a $467bn threat, fuelled by complex supply chains, online sales, and small parcel shipments, urging stronger international enforcement and collaboration to protect innovation, public safety, and legitimate trade…
EFTA Court in Luxembourg rules that access to beneficial ownership data requires a legitimate interest, balancing transparency with privacy and warning against rigid rules that hinder AML efforts
This ruling reinforces stricter transparency standards under AML regulations, particularly in light of the European Court of Justice’s annulment of certain provisions in the Fifth AML Directive that previously eased access to such information. The judgment clarifies that while national laws govern procedural aspects, they must align with EEA law principles, ensuring access is granted only when necessary, appropriate…
Europol disrupts the global cybercrime market by targeting websites that sold DDoS attacks for just €10, leading to multiple arrests and seizure of malicious domains
The now defunct platforms – Cfxapi, Cfxsecurity, neostress, jetstress, quickdown and zapcut – are thought to have facilitated widespread attacks on schools, government services, businesses, and gaming platforms between 2022 and 2025. The platforms offered slick interfaces that required no technical skills. Users simply entered a target IP address, selected the type and duration of attack, and paid the fee — automating attacks that could overwhelm even well-defended websites…
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