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Action against EUR 306 million money laundering network

Following investigations into a criminal group suspected of laundering at least EUR 306 million of illicit profits from drug trafficking and other crimes, 13...
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Luxembourg police raid Swiss private bank EFG in money laundering probe

The search focused on several potential issues, including a lack of customer oversight and potential AML rule breaches. In a statement to AML Intelligence, EFG said:...

Former energy minister accused of money laundering

Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine (SAP), on Monday accused a former...

South Africa Launches ZARU Stablecoin: Why Local Money on Crypto Rails Matters

Earlier this week, South African firms Luno, Sanlam, EasyEquities, and Lesaka launched ZARU, a stablecoin backed one-to-one by the South African rand. What Is ZARU...

Google search volume for ‘Bitcoin’ skyrockets amid BTC price swings

Google search volume for the term “Bitcoin” surged over the past week as the asset’s price briefly fell to the $60,000 level for the...

Crypto’s eligibility for 401k retirement funds is under fire after brutal market rout wipes out $2 trillion

Bitcoin’s 50% plunge from its October peak has done more than just erase $2 trillion in market value — it has reignited a fierce...

The role of AI as a powerful ally to ensure compliance and mitigate financial crime risks in insurance

Generative and agentic AI can materially reduce the burden of compliance in insurance while improving quality, consistency and auditability, provided the right data, process...

How AML reform is reshaping financial crime strategy

Australia’s financial crime framework is entering a period of profound change, with AML and counter-terrorism financing reforms set to reshape how institutions manage risk. The...

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South Africa Launches ZARU Stablecoin: Why Local Money on Crypto Rails Matters

Emerging Trends
Earlier this week, South African firms Luno, Sanlam, EasyEquities, and Lesaka launched ZARU, a stablecoin backed one-to-one by the South African rand. What Is ZARU...

Crypto’s eligibility for 401k retirement funds is under fire after brutal market rout wipes out $2 trillion

Emerging Trends
Bitcoin’s 50% plunge from its October peak has done more than just erase $2 trillion in market value — it has reignited a fierce...

REVIEW: ‘Money Laundering and Crypto-Assets’ is a timely book to understand financial crime

Emerging Trends
ONEY Laundering and Crypto-Assets: A Socio-Technical Approach to Financial Intelligence is authored by the Irish academic and practitioner Dr Steven Meighan and addresses one of...

The financial crime risks of Stablecoins

Emerging Trends
Stablecoins are becoming core financial infrastructure. With total market capitalization exceeding $300 billion, they enable fast, low-cost, cross-border transactions while maintaining price stability. Financial institutions, payments...

The role of AI as a powerful ally to ensure compliance and mitigate financial crime risks in insurance

Emerging Trends
Generative and agentic AI can materially reduce the burden of compliance in insurance while improving quality, consistency and auditability, provided the right data, process...

How AML reform is reshaping financial crime strategy

Emerging Trends
Australia’s financial crime framework is entering a period of profound change, with AML and counter-terrorism financing reforms set to reshape how institutions manage risk. The...

Emerging Trends

Emerging Trends

Crypto fraud didn’t disappear; it moved to West Africa

In early January 2026, a federal judge in the U.S. sentenced a Southern Utah man to three years in prison for a wire fraud...
Emerging Trends

South Africa Launches ZARU Stablecoin: Why Local Money on Crypto Rails Matters

Earlier this week, South African firms Luno, Sanlam, EasyEquities, and Lesaka launched ZARU, a stablecoin backed one-to-one by the South African rand. What Is ZARU...

Google search volume for ‘Bitcoin’ skyrockets amid BTC price swings

Google search volume for the term “Bitcoin” surged over the past week as the asset’s price briefly fell to the $60,000 level for the...

Crypto’s eligibility for 401k retirement funds is under fire after brutal market rout wipes out $2 trillion

Bitcoin’s 50% plunge from its October peak has done more than just erase $2 trillion in market value — it has reignited a fierce...

REVIEW: ‘Money Laundering and Crypto-Assets’ is a timely book to understand financial crime

ONEY Laundering and Crypto-Assets: A Socio-Technical Approach to Financial Intelligence is authored by the Irish academic and practitioner Dr Steven Meighan and addresses one of...

The financial crime risks of Stablecoins

Stablecoins are becoming core financial infrastructure. With total market capitalization exceeding $300 billion, they enable fast, low-cost, cross-border transactions while maintaining price stability. Financial institutions, payments...

Regulatory Briefings

Action against EUR 306 million money laundering network

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Following investigations into a criminal group suspected of laundering at least EUR 306 million of illicit profits from drug trafficking and other crimes, 13...

Luxembourg police raid Swiss private bank EFG in money laundering probe

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The search focused on several potential issues, including a lack of customer oversight and potential AML rule breaches. In a statement to AML Intelligence, EFG said:...

Former energy minister accused of money laundering

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Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine (SAP), on Monday accused a former...

South Africa Launches ZARU Stablecoin: Why Local Money on Crypto Rails...

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Earlier this week, South African firms Luno, Sanlam, EasyEquities, and Lesaka launched ZARU, a stablecoin backed one-to-one by the South African rand. What Is ZARU...

How AML reform is reshaping financial crime strategy

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Australia’s financial crime framework is entering a period of profound change, with AML and counter-terrorism financing reforms set to reshape how institutions manage risk. The...

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Emerging Trends

Crypto fraud didn’t disappear; it moved to West Africa

In early January 2026, a federal judge in the U.S. sentenced a Southern Utah man to three years in prison for a wire fraud...
Emerging Trends

Google search volume for ‘Bitcoin’ skyrockets amid BTC price swings

Google search volume for the term “Bitcoin” surged over the past week as the asset’s price briefly fell to the $60,000 level for the...

Crypto’s eligibility for 401k retirement funds is under fire after brutal market rout wipes out $2 trillion

Bitcoin’s 50% plunge from its October peak has done more than just erase $2 trillion in market value — it has reignited a fierce...

The role of AI as a powerful ally to ensure compliance and mitigate financial crime risks in insurance

Generative and agentic AI can materially reduce the burden of compliance in insurance while improving quality, consistency and auditability, provided the right data, process...

How AML reform is reshaping financial crime strategy

Australia’s financial crime framework is entering a period of profound change, with AML and counter-terrorism financing reforms set to reshape how institutions manage risk. The...