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BREAKING: Swedbank hit with new AML probe from Sweden’s FSA watchdog

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A Swedbank sign is seen on the bank's building in Tallinn, Estonia October 3, 2019. Picture taken October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo

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By Johan Ahlander

SWEDEN’S financial regulator will investigate whether Swedbank has complied with customer knowledge requirements set by the country’s AML rules.

The investigation, covering the period from December 2023 to November 2025, will include the bank’s customer due diligence measures, the Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) said in a statement.

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  • Slovenia: Two indicted for fraud involving farm modernisation funds

    European Public Prosecutor's Office

    (Luxembourg, 20 February 2026) – The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Ljubljana (Slovenia) has filed an indictment in the District Court in Ptuj against two individuals, accused of forging public documents to fraudulently obtain EU agricultural funds, aimed at supporting farm modernisation.    At issue are funds to build a new barn and to purchase equipment, co-financed up to 75% by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), under the measure "Support for Investment in Agricultural Holdings".

  • Scam alert related to banks

    HKMA

    The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to the press releases issued by the banks listed below relating to fraudulent websites, internet banking login screens, phishing emails or other scams, which have been reported to the HKMA.  Hyperlinks to the press releases are available on the HKMA website.  

           Bank        Type of Scam
    The Bank of East Asia, Limited Fraudulent website and internet banking login screen
    Chong Hing Bank Limited Fraudulent website and internet banking login screen
    Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd. Fraudulent website
     

  • Organised crime targeted by new multi-jurisdictional taskforce to protect North Queensland

    Australia Federal Police

    Organised criminals trafficking illicit commodities through the Torres Strait will be targeted by a joint AFP and Queensland Police Service (QPS) taskforce to further protect vulnerable communities and Australian sovereignty. AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett and QPS Assistant Commissioner Brett Schafferius today in Cairns announced the North Queensland Joint Organised Crime Task Force (JOCTF), which will counter the growing threat of criminals sourcing methamphetamine and cocaine stockpiled in the Pacific.

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