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NEWS: Crypto companies need AML experts on their boards, says AMLA chair

LATEST: 11,500 companies struck off in UK as police agencies lead operation to curtail £100 billion fincrime problem

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NEWS: Germany’s FIU ‘Sharks’ unit probing international scam center behind €8m fraud and up to 30,000 victims

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NEWS: AMLA warns of major risks posed by crypto; ‘strategic priority’ to bring CASPs into line; MEPs sought action on Russia use of stablecoins

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OPINION: 9 lessons from OFAC’s $11.8 million penalty on Interactive Brokers

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NEWS: AMLA will play no role in deciding whether to blacklist Russia, review will be carried out by Commission officials

NEWS: ‘Crypto week’ will see full US embrace of stablecoins as EU and UK agonise over currency dubbed ‘money launderers dream’

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OPINION: Lessons from Wise’s $4.2M fine by six US states

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NEWS: FCA reveals how it’s closed 1,600 websites, fined two banks £45.5m in battle against financial crime

INSIGHT: Five themes defining Europe’s fight against financial crime in 2025

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LATEST: UAE and Gibraltar removed from EU’s watchlist on back of promise that AMLA will look into blacklisting Russia

NEWS: UAE’s AML chief welcomes European Parliament decision to remove Emirates from watch list

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AMLA finalises common formats for FIU cooperation and reporting to the EPPO
AMLA
July 3, 2026
Better reporting to the EPPO
Two of the standards set a single format for reporting to the EPPO, the body that investigates and prosecutes crimes against the EU's financial interests. One covers how FIUs report the results of their own analyses, the other how AMLA reports joint analyses. A shared, machine-readable template will allow the EPPO to receive complete, comparable information it can process automatically.
MAS Partners Industry to develop Safeguards for AI Agents in Finance
MAS
July 3, 2026
Singapore, 3 July 2026… The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), together with leading financial institutions and FinTechs, today published an industry white paper on developing safeguards for AI agents in Finance. Titled “Safeguards for Agentic Finance at Runtime (SAFR) ”, the paper proposes an industry-developed framework that enables AI agents in financial services to carry out financial tasks safely, securely and reliably. SAFR is developed under MAS’ BuildFin.ai^[1] initiative, which supports the responsible development and deployment of AI solutions in the financial sector.
AUSTRAC finalises enforceable undertaking with Sportsbet
Austrac
July 3, 2026
AUSTRAC has finalised its enforceable undertaking with Sportsbet Pty Ltd (Sportsbet) after the company addressed serious deficiencies in its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) controls. AUSTRAC CEO Brendan Thomas said the outcome reinforces AUSTRAC’s expectation that reporting entities take immediate and sustained action to meet their legal obligations. “When AUSTRAC identifies systemic weaknesses in a reporting entity’s AML/CTF controls, we will take enforcement action to ensure those issues are addressed,” he said. “Sportsbet was required to undertake significant remediation to uplift its systems, controls and governance. AUSTRAC is now satisfied those requirements have been met.