The Latest FinCrime News about Regulation and Compliance
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Bank Negara Malaysia Fines Four Firms 273ks for AML Breaches
Bank Negara Malaysia imposes penalties on four institutions for AML compliance failures involving suspicious transaction reporting and due diligence lapses.
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Mitigating Financial Crime Risks and the Global Cost of Poor Data
Poor Data Quality in AML causes massive alert inflation and hidden risks. Financial institutions faced 1.2 billion dollars in fines in early 2025 due to monitoring failures.
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South Korea Implements Mandatory Disclosures in English to Prevent Financial Crime
South Korea mandates expanded English disclosures for KOSPI firms by 2026 to enhance Corporate Transparency and prevent money laundering through executive pay oversight.
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Deutsche Bank Searched and Investigated for AML Lapses and Potential Sanctions Breaches
Deutsche Bank offices were raided in January 2026 regarding Deutsche Bank Sanctions Compliance. Prosecutors are investigating potential failures to report suspicious transactions linked to foreign entities and sanctioned individuals.
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Council of Europe Mandates Standardised Data to Curb Money Laundering
European authorities implement a Standardised Minimum Data Set to revolutionize suspicious transaction reporting and enhance the regional fight against complex money laundering schemes through unified data protocols.
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Luxembourg Authorities Update Requirements for Customer Identity Verification
The Luxembourg authorities have released Circular 792 quater, introducing new Enhanced Customer Due Diligence Protocols for identity verification to strengthen the national framework against money laundering.
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Suriname and British Virgin Islands: A 2025 FATF Progress Report
This article examines the 2025 Caribbean Financial Action Task Force reports, focusing on technical compliance re-ratings and legislative reforms in Suriname and the British Virgin Islands.
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India Fines Non-Compliant Crypto Platforms Amid Privacy Coin Ban
The Financial Intelligence Unit of India has implemented a strict Anti-Money Laundering Framework for Privacy Coins, fining non-compliant platforms up to 9.27 crore rupees to curb anonymous digital asset transactions.
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BaFin’s New Era of Enforcement: A Blueprint for RegTech Modernization in German Banking
BaFin’s enforcement focus has changed. Discover how AML monitoring, KYC workflows, data integrity, and RegTech adoption are reshaping audit outcomes for German banks.
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The Lebanese Central Bank Enhances Anti-Money Laundering Framworks
This article details how the Lebanese Central Bank is enhancing its financial oversight and anti money laundering protocols to ensure transparency and security.
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Living Under the STR Clock: The Silent Pressure on AML & Compliance Teams
Explore the invisible psychological toll on the modern AML professional pressure cooker. Learn how STR reporting challenges and high-stakes decision-making impact the frontline of financial crime defense.
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Historic handover as AMLA replaces EBA in fight against money laundering
The EU Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) has officially taken over mandates from the EBA to centralize the fight against financial crime.
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Understanding the South Korea Update on Cloud Rules vs DORA
The South Korea update on network separation rules improves Digital Resilience and directly compares to DORA standards for financial cloud security and third party risk management.
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Unsupervised Machine Learning Models in AML Don’t Discover Crime They Manufacture Alerts
A critical analysis of how unsupervised models in AML often manufacture useless alerts rather than discovering real criminal risks through opaque mathematical models and biased design choices.
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MONEYVAL Evaluates AML Compliance in Georgia, Montenegro, Poland, and Slovakia
The 2026 MONEYVAL Compliance Reports reveal significant progress in Slovakia and Montenegro, while Georgia and Poland continue to address technical gaps in their anti-money laundering frameworks to meet international financial standards.
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Journalists Denied Transparency Into HSBC Anti-Money Laundering Report
Journalists failed to obtain the HSBC anti-money laundering monitor report after a court ruled the 1,000-page document is exempt from public disclosure.
Other News About Compliance and Regulation
Bank Negara Malaysia Fines Four Firms 273ks for AML Breaches
Bank Negara Malaysia imposes penalties on four institutions for AML compliance failures involving suspicious transaction reporting and due diligence lapses.
Mitigating Financial Crime Risks and the Global Cost of Poor Data
Poor Data Quality in AML causes massive alert inflation and hidden risks. Financial institutions faced 1.2 billion dollars in fines in early 2025 due to monitoring failures.
South Korea Implements Mandatory Disclosures in English to Prevent Financial Crime
South Korea mandates expanded English disclosures for KOSPI firms by 2026 to enhance Corporate Transparency and prevent money laundering through executive pay oversight.