This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. It expresses the views and opinions of the author. Money-laundering is one of the UK’s most pressing financial crime ...

Global money laundering is estimated to be between 2% and 5% of the world’s GDP, or roughly $800 billion to $2 trillion every year. Even after years of ...

Four Japanese government agencies have warned against the AML risks posed by crypto in real estate transactions, instructing industry bodies to enforce stricter compliance. Japan's financial, law ...

Financial crime is increasingly becoming more sophisticated because criminals employ sophisticated technologies and methods of money laundering. This puts the escalating strain on the AML industry to ...

On April 7, 2026, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking ...

AML and KYC stopped being a “back office task” and became a product experience, a cost center, and a reputational risk all at once. Regulators keep raising expectations, fraud keeps evolving, and ...

Read the supervisory communications coming out of the first quarter of 2026 and a pattern emerges that should worry every head of financial crime. Recent FCA portfolio communications and FinCEN ...

FirstLink has unveiled a new unified platform one secure place to verify businesses globally. KYB/AML and Cross Border Risk. Users can access real-time business verification, compliance intelligence, ...

Disclaimer: This article is for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) ...

Thai crypto operators reportedly froze 10,000 suspected “mule accounts” as new AML checks and transfer delays took effect in a wider anti-fraud push. Thai cryptocurrency platform operators have ...

SINGAPORE, May 26 — Singapore is moving to speed up how quickly wealthy clients can open private banking ...