The latest AML/CFT news along with regulatory changes and updates from solution providers

MCAP LLC Faces FINRA Censure for Failing to Maintain Independent AML Testing Standards

MCAP LLC receives a FINRA censure after failing to perform timely Independent AML Testing, leaving its compliance program unverified for years.

SRA Fines Law Firm £68,000 Over Systemic Anti-Money Laundering Failures

Scott-Moncrieff and Associates fails appeal against £68,000 SRA fine after allowing $23 million in Russian funds to bypass Anti-Money Laundering controls through their client account.

Dutch Police Seize Assets and Arrest Eight in Fake Digital ID Case

Dutch police arrested eight suspects for their role in a 3 million euro fake digital id scheme. The Identity Fraud Infrastructure and the VerifTools Seizure investigation reveals a massive global money laundering network.

UBS Succeeds in Quashing Credit Suisse Money Laundering Liability

UBS wins dismissal of the Credit Suisse money laundering case and avoids a 475 million dollar penalty after the court rules Anti-Money Laundering Enforcement liability cannot be transferred.

AUSTRAC Identifies Critical AML Failures in Foreign Banking Operations

AUSTRAC warns of systemic Foreign Banking Sector Risk Mitigation failures as 50 foreign bank branches moved 2.5 trillion dollars with minimal oversight and high exposure to money mule networks and politically exposed persons.

MCAP LLC Faces FINRA Censure for Failing to Maintain Independent AML Testing Standards

MCAP LLC receives a FINRA censure after failing to perform timely Independent AML Testing, leaving its compliance program unverified for years.

SRA Fines Law Firm £68,000 Over Systemic Anti-Money Laundering Failures

Scott-Moncrieff and Associates fails appeal against £68,000 SRA fine after allowing $23 million in Russian funds to bypass Anti-Money Laundering controls through their client account.

Dutch Police Seize Assets and Arrest Eight in Fake Digital ID Case

Dutch police arrested eight suspects for their role in a 3 million euro fake digital id scheme. The Identity Fraud Infrastructure and the VerifTools Seizure investigation reveals a massive global money laundering network.

UBS Succeeds in Quashing Credit Suisse Money Laundering Liability

UBS wins dismissal of the Credit Suisse money laundering case and avoids a 475 million dollar penalty after the court rules Anti-Money Laundering Enforcement liability cannot be transferred.

AUSTRAC Identifies Critical AML Failures in Foreign Banking Operations

AUSTRAC warns of systemic Foreign Banking Sector Risk Mitigation failures as 50 foreign bank branches moved 2.5 trillion dollars with minimal oversight and high exposure to money mule networks and politically exposed persons.