Former CEO of Wirecard is facing trial this week in Munich for his role in the collapse of the now defunct payments firm.
Charges filed against Markus Braun and two other former Wirecard executives include fraud, breach of trust, manipulation of the market and accounting fraud, according to France24.
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WASHINGTON—Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a member of Hamas’s military wing, along with two France-based individuals and two affiliated entities that provide critical financing to Hamas. These designations expose a sophisticated, multi‑year financing architecture that moved more than $2 million to Hamas through deceptive charitable fronts and cryptocurrency channels, demonstrating the organization’s persistent ability to adapt its fundraising mechanisms to evade detection.
Reissue: Update to UK Sanctions List: Russia Regime
UK Government
Today, Friday 2 October, the UK Government has revoked and remade the specifications of 2 vessels under the Russia sanctions regime. This corrects an error in the Statement of Reasons relating to these vessels. The sanctions imposed, shipping and trade sanctions, remain in force for both vessels.
Revoked and Respecified Vessels:
Press Release: AMLA finalises key standards for the private sector
AMLA
AMLA has finalised three sets of regulatory technical standards (RTS) defining key measures companies and professionals must apply to reduce money laundering and terrorist financing risks. Shaped by broad stakeholder input, the standards give the private sector a common framework for meeting these requirements, and mark a milestone towards a clear and consistent AML/CFT rulebook for the EU.