AUSTRAC has suspended Cryptolink Pty Ltd’s registration amid ongoing concerns about its compliance with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) obligations.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could advance two significant cryptocurrency initiatives on Aug. 14: a formal proposal for tailored crypto-asset offering rules and a separate “innovation exemption” for trading tokenized securities. However, only the first measure is f

Nevada gaming regulators approved a $5.5 million anti-money laundering settlement with Wynn Las Vegas, but one commissioner said the penalty was inadequate given the scale and seriousness of the alleged conduct.

Uzbekistan’s National Agency for Perspective Projects (NAPP) has drafted regulations that would introduce substantial fines for foreign companies providing crypto-asset services to Uzbek residents without a licence or in breach of national requirements.

The European Union’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) has launched a targeted survey of payment service providers and electronic money institutions to evaluate their experience with central contact point (CCP) requirements, as the agency prepares to refine the regulatory fr

Australia’s proposed 30 per cent minimum tax on discretionary trusts risks affecting more than one million trust structures nationwide, according to industry submissions and professional body warnings as the government moves to finalise the measure from 1 July 2028.

China has moved from broad, cross-sector AI rules to a dedicated, finance-specific framework that sets out concrete obligations for banks and insurers deploying artificial intelligence. On 18 June 2026, the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) issued its first comp

Singapore, 3 August 2026… The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued a 6-year Prohibition Order (PO) under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2022 (FSMA) against Ms Lai Mei Lin, a former representative and Unit Manager of Manulife Financial Advisers Pte. Ltd.