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Coindesk: Iran updates its payment terms to accept cryptocurrency for foreign buyers purchasing advanced weapons systems
This marks one of the first known instances of a nation publicly offering crypto as a settlement option for military exports. The catalogue includes items such as ballistic missiles, drones, naval vessels, and air-defense systems, and the move is widely seen as part of Tehran’s strategy to circumvent international sanctions that restrict access to traditional banking channels. Critics argue the policy may help keep arms exports flowing but could draw greater regulatory scrutiny and enforcement pressure on crypto platforms and on-chain transactions…
Flexi-News: Hong Kong introduces a licensing regime for virtual asset firms, penalising unlicensed operations with fines up to HK$5M, enforcing strict AML/CTF rules and oversight
The framework aims to curb money laundering, enforce strict AML/CTF standards aligned with global norms, and bring all virtual asset intermediaries under a single supervisory regime, with the legislative bill expected to be submitted to the Legislative Council in 2026…
Novinite: Bulgaria’s Authorities warn that scammers may exploit confusion around euro adoption through fake currency exchange schemes and impersonation fraud.
The General Directorate of the National Police has issued warnings about potential fraud as Bulgaria prepares to introduce the euro. Citizens are urged to remain vigilant and avoid trusting strangers who promise help or better conditions for exchanging levs into euros…
Reuters: BaFin prohibits online bank N26 from issuing new Dutch mortgages over serious AML shortcomings, requiring a special monitor to strengthen compliance and suspicious activity reporting
The measures mark the second time since 2021 that BaFin has ordered a special monitor to oversee the fast-growing Berlin-based bank, and they amount to a significant crackdown on a prominent name in finance in Europe’s largest economy…
Independent: Police raids Argentine Football Association and 17 soccer clubs, over alleged ML and tax fraud linked to Sur Finanzas, with banking secrecy lifted amid denials of wrongdoing
he operation, ordered by a federal judge, targeted contracts, documents and electronic records amid suspicions that the company’s dealings with the association and clubs were used to move illicit funds, reportedly amounting to hundreds of millions of pesos…
Yahoo UK: Santander agrees to pay €22.6M to settle a longstanding tax fraud case in France, resolving a probe that began in 2011 into alleged irregularities in its tax dealings
The case has its roots in probes into tax avoidance and alleged fraudulent conduct related to past financial operations, which over many years led to criminal proceedings and legal scrutiny by French authorities; while Santander has agreed to the settlement to close the matter, such agreements typically do not require an admission of guilt and allow the bank to avoid protracted litigation…
Insurance Journal: Standard Chartered agrees to settle a long‑running investor lawsuit in London Court of Appeal for about £2B over claims that it systematically breached Iran sanctions to win business
The case, brought by more than 200 investors, stems from allegations that between 2008 and 2014 the bank processed hundreds of millions of dollars in transactions through its Dubai office on behalf of Iranian entities by disguising records — a practice internally referred to as “Project Green.” While Standard Chartered denies liability, it reached the settlement to bring the matter to a close…
Swissinfo: Swiss authorities charge former Credit Suisse employee with ML tied to $2B in loans issued to Mozambican state firms
The case highlights ongoing regulatory scrutiny of Swiss banks and their employees in preventing financial crime and enforcing anti-money laundering rules…
The Guardian: Nauru’s President is accused of siphoning millions in Australian taxpayer funds amid a $2.5B offshore-resettlement deal, fueling corruption and opaque financial channels concerns
Australian lawmakers have accused Nauru’s President David Adeang of siphoning millions in Australian taxpayer funds linked to the island’s offshore‑processing agreement, citing a secret AUSTRAC report that flagged suspicious transactions—including large transfers, ATM withdrawals, and links to a company owned by a former Nauruan official’s spouse…
CNBC: Binance’s Former CEO, recently pardoned by Trump despite a prior AML conviction, faces scrutiny over a Trump‑linked stablecoin deal, raising concerns about political favouritism and crypto compliance
The pardon and the stable‑coin deal sparked renewed scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers, who question whether the pardons were influenced by political or financial ties between the crypto industry and the former president’s family. Binance has denied involvement in selecting that stable‑coin or facilitating the deal…
Reuters: A Deloitte review reveals major AML/CTF failures at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, triggering a share-price drop and a full compliance overhaul with regulators
The review revealed significant deficiencies in its AML and CTF controls, including weak customer due diligence, flawed risk assessments, inadequate transaction monitoring, and poor oversight—issues extending beyond a single branch…
Yahoo: A group of former Chinese‑American employees of TD Bank sued the bank in U.S. court, claiming they were wrongly fired after being linked without evidence to ML activity by unrelated third parties
The suit claims none of the fired employees showed the typical red‑flags for laundering: no large cash deliveries, no massive ATM withdrawals, no dealings with known traffickers. The plaintiffs argue that TD had hired them to build trust and business within the Chinese community — then terminated them when those same communities came under scrutiny…