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iSanctuary examines Romance Frauds and Crypto-Assets – A Growing Financial Crime Threat
The article highlights the sharp rise in romance frauds, where scammers exploit emotional connections to deceive victims into transferring money or crypto-assets. iSanctuary reports growing cases of clients suffering major losses, with fraudsters increasingly using crypto as their preferred medium through social media, messaging apps, and fake investment platforms…
AML RightSource’s Beyond Compliance: From Fragmented Rules to Federated Intelligence paper calls for a shift from box-ticking compliance to a unified, intelligence-led approach to fighting FC
The paper highlights how increasingly fragmented AML and CTF regulations across jurisdictions undermine effectiveness and innovation. It calls for a global shift from box-ticking compliance to an intelligence-led, outcome-focused approach that prioritises collaboration, data sharing, and consistent standards. It urges greater use of technology and automation through harmonised data frameworks and safe-harbour policies, alongside stronger public-private partnerships to enhance detection and disruption of financial crime…
Kharon’s Whitepaper examines ‘The Case for Urgent AML/CFT Modernization’
Key recommendations include enhancing transaction screening and monitoring by integrating open-source intelligence, improving customer due diligence to detect associations with sanctioned entities, and incorporating export controls compliance into AML/CFT programs. The paper also supports a risk-based approach that allows for regulatory exemptions for low-risk institutions, aiming to allocate compliance…
Dun & Bradstreet’s Insight article outlines that while AI can streamline UBO compliance, it requires accurate, up-to-date, and integrated data to avoid errors and ensure effective KYC automation
The article advises that organizations should adopt AI cautiously by ensuring their decision-making processes are predictable, repeatable, and observable, and by using clearly defined, traceable, and up-to-date real-time data for assessments. It also stresses the importance of connecting multiple UBO data sources to create a ‘living’ source of data, which is essential for incorporating AI into compliance onboarding and monitoring processes…
Delta Capita’s How Banks Can Finally Reduce Their Karbon Footprint article reveals how banks can cut up to 40% of KYC and AML costs and boost efficiency by adopting its AI-powered Karbon platform
The piece argues that FIs still waste substantial resources on manual, low-value onboarding and monitoring tasks—such as data collection, research, and system entry—rather than focusing on risk analysis. Karbon uses artificial intelligence and natural language processing to automate and centralize these workflows, enabling analysts to dedicate more time to decision-making while potentially reducing operational and technology costs by up to 40%…
ThetaRay’s Whitepaper ‘Building Trust Through Explainability in Screening’ explores how transparent, configurable, and traceable screening boosts compliance, risk management, and efficiency
The paper introduces the concept of “Explainability + Adjustability,” stressing that users should be able to interpret system logic and fine-tune thresholds to align with their risk appetite and operational needs. ThetaRay proposes a hybrid screening approach that merges rule-based logic with AI/ML models, supported by an explanation panel detailing the factors influencing each match…
ArriTech’s perspectives on ‘How Identity Fraud and Identity Theft Can Be Prevented’
The paper explains that identity theft—stealing personal data—and identity fraud—using it for gain—pose major risks across sectors, urging organisations and individuals to adopt layered defences like encryption, access controls, MFA, and vigilance to prevent financial and reputational harm…
Acuminor’s insights on ‘What’s the risk of AMLA holding back your growth?’
It cautions that the new EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA), due in 2027, could hinder growth if it promotes rigid, blanket compliance instead of nuanced, risk-based approaches. Simplistic controls may lead to over-de-risking and exclude legitimate clients, while prescriptive rules could disadvantage firms with mature frameworks…
Mynews: Ex-Citibank Singapore banker jailed for role in US$2.3BN ML scheme, pleading guilty to forgery and obstruction, exposing serious gaps in the bank’s AML controls
Prosecutors argued that Wang knowingly breached anti-money laundering protocols to facilitate illicit fund transfers, while his defense contended that he did not personally benefit from the laundered money, and Citibank suffered no direct financial loss. This case highlights concerns about the adequacy of banking safeguards against illicit financial flows in Singapore…
CoinDesk: France intensifies its AML inspections on crypto exchanges such as Binance and Coinhouse ahead of the EU’s new MiCA licensing regime
The checks aim to ensure firms strengthen compliance systems, risk controls, and IT security before the June 2026 deadline to secure MiCA authorisation, which will allow them to operate across the EU. While over 100 firms in France are registered as digital asset service providers, only four have obtained full MiCA licences so far. France, backed by Austria and Italy, is also pushing for the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to take on a stronger supervisory role to harmonise enforcement and prevent regulatory arbitrage…
Investing.com: Mexican Authorities revokes CIBanco’s operating licence and orders its liquidation after the bank was sanctioned by the U.S. for alleged ML linked to fentanyl trafficking
The decision comes after the United States accused the financial institution of potential money laundering practices. The U.S. Treasury took action against CIBanco in late June, prohibiting certain transactions with the bank and two other Mexico-based financial institutions as part of sanctions related to fentanyl…
Cryptorank: UK Electoral Commission calls for transparency on crypto-related political funding
According to reports, the first crypto donation was made to a political party in British history. However, sources claimed that it was not declared, in what many fear as a sliding doors moment in political funding. The sources claimed that the electoral commission had been given prior notice by a party believed to be Reform UK that it had received a donation made in cryptocurrency over the past few weeks…