Category: Opinion

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INSIGHT: GDPR revamp the opportunity for EU bank data-sharing to fight financial crime

OPINION: Key tips for businesses to improve their AML recruitment

OPINION: Will the United States continue to be the world’s fincrime regulator?

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OPINION: Why de-banking is now set to become a thorny issue for US banks

INSIGHT: EU AML reforms and beyond -how Polish and European FIs are preparing for new regulatory landscape

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INSIGHT: Now Szego is incoming chief, who are the five who may join her on AMLA Executive Board?

OPINION: Journalism Matters – Why ‘AML Intelligence’ is backing ‘Choose Truth’ campaign

OPINION: Why Egmont must be transparent and tell us rationale behind reported move to Qatar

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OPINION: ‘There’s still more to come’; why TD Bank scandal is still far from over and why the board must atone

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NEWS: US preferred hub for corrupt financial transactions; Dubai, Hong Kong replace Panama as OCG centres, claims UK university report

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OPINION: In fight against financial crime, compliance is our superpower – the foundation for resilience and sustainability

OPINION: How FATF can act against deepening Russia-North Korea alliance with tougher measures

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OFAC Basics Video Series – Requesting OFAC Guidance
OFAC
May 23, 2025
Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is releasing the fourth video in its "OFAC Basics" video series, "Requesting OFAC Guidance." This video provides a tutorial on how to contact the OFAC Compliance Hotline with questions about how to comply with OFAC-administered sanctions programs or where to find helpful guidance on OFAC's website. You can find all of OFAC's video guidance on the OFAC Video Series page.
FCA bans former Credit Suisse vice president following US criminal conviction
Financial Conduct Authority
May 23, 2025
Ms. Subeva is the third former Credit Suisse employee banned for lacking integrity, following their US convictions for conspiracy to commit money laundering connected to corrupt loans to the Republic of Mozambique. On 20 May 2019, Ms Subeva pleaded guilty in the US for her role in a conspiracy to commit money laundering, which included accepting and retaining US$200,000 from one of her co-conspirators in unlawful kickbacks in connection with the loans
Operation ENDGAME strikes again: the ransomware kill chain broken at its source
Europol
May 23, 2025
Cybercriminals around the world have suffered a major disruption after law enforcement and judicial authorities, coordinated by Europol and Eurojust, dismantled key infrastructure behind the malware used to launch ransomware attacks. From 19 to 22 May, authorities took down some 300 servers worldwide, neutralised 650 domains, and issued international arrest warrants against 20 targets, dealing a direct blow to the ransomware kill chain.