Global collaboration aims to stop Russians skirting sanctions; South Korean crypto exchanges anticipate FATF’s travel rule; and Thailand bans crypto payments.
We summarised the key findings of a study on money laundering and terrorist financing by the US Department of the Treasury, which was mandated by Congress.
UK auction houses halt sales of Russian art; the UK Government backtracks on sanctions to allow the sale of Chelsea FC; and Australia is courting FATF’s grey list.
We are excited to announce several key hires to the Napier team in Europe as part of our global growth plans and commitment to invest further in our EMEA operations.
We spoke to Marc Fungard from K2 Integrity to discover if the convergence of intelligence, tech and data could be the answer to combatting financial crime.
US-based credit card firms block Russian businesses; a UK woman was arrested in Spain on 9-year-old VAT fraud charges; and a New Zealand money mule pleaded guilty.
We’re excited to announce our new Chief Product Officer, William Monk, and the moving of current CPO, Nick Portalski, to the role of Chief Solutions Officer.
The invasion of Ukraine put pressure on the UK Government over an economic crime bill; Scotland rebooted its organised crime strategy; and the EU’s planned watchdog will tackle crypto crime.
An ex-MP claims he was forced to drop AML measures; Spanish police hit a crypto laundering gang; and Canada took aim at the 'freedom convoy' funding streams.
Oliver Bullough’s book darkly details the fictional country of ‘Moneyland’ and the very real prevalence of it as a system of corruption and dirty money in our world.
A New York couple faced charges for record-breaking crypto theft; an Australian duo are in prison; and an 80-year-old retired nun in LA will serve time.
This week a crypto hack concerned investors, Interpol shut down illegal wildlife trafficking routes and the NCA seizes £5.6m linked to an Azerbaijani politician.
Alexandria Reid, a RUSI Senior Research Fellow, talks to us about organised environmental crime, including the illegal wildlife trade, and how AML should be adapting.
This week an MP resigned over written-off Covid relief fraud money; 13 were arrested for Covid pass forgery; and a report exposed a huge money laundering trail.
Malta fines an online gaming company for AML failings; the UK gambling commission cracks down on two online casinos for AML shortcomings; and a Macau woman faces prison.
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