Vixio is drawing attention to the widening scope of its regulatory intelligence coverage as payments firms, banks, fintechs, and compliance teams contend with a growing volume of obligations across global markets. The company says its platform now helps users monitor regulatory change across more than 200 jurisdictions, with coverage spanning payments rules, AML, KYC, sanctions, licensing, consumer protection, and fraud-related requirements. The development reflects a broader

Foster & Milroy, a law firm based in Hamilton, New Zealand, has admitted to multiple breaches of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act. The firm was fined $60,000 following a court ruling that described the violations as “prolonged, intentional, and systemic.” These offences occurred between March 2022 and March 2025, spanning three years of non-compliance. The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), New Zealand’s AML/CFT supervisor, led

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched its first coordinated crackdown on illegal peer‑to‑peer (P2P) cryptocurrency trading, targeting eight premises across London in a move that signals a tougher enforcement stance on unregistered crypto activity. The operation, carried out on April 22, 2026, marks the regulator’s debut mult‑agency sweep against P2P crypto traders and underlines how the FCA is prioritising anti‑money‑laundering (AML) and counter‑terrorist‑fi

Asset managers will find it easier to unlock the benefits of fund tokenisation, following the publication of new guidance by the FCA. The guidance sets out how firms can use distributed ledger technology (DLT) within the regulator’s existing rules. New rules will also make fund dealing more efficient, including an optional Direct to Fund (D2F) model. This enables investors to deal directly with the fund, whether traditional or tokenised. Tokenisation is a way of representing

Singapore, 30 April 2026… The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today issued its response to the public consultation on proposed amendments to the Securities and Futures Act 2001 (SFA) to facilitate dual listing arrangements on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). The proposed regulatory framework[1] supports the implementation of the Global Listing Board (GLB)[2], a partnership by the SGX and Nasdaq, and facilitates future similar collaborations. 2. Respondents to the consultat

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority wishes to alert members of the public to press releases issued by Anchorpoint Financial Limited and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited respectively, relating to tokens purported to be associated with licensed stablecoin issuers. Tokens with tickers “HKDAP” or “HSBC” have been launched, but they are not issued by or otherwise associated with licensed stablecoin issuers. As of this moment, both licensed stablecoin issuers have

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has commenced legal proceedings in the Court of First Instance against Mr Wong Ho Yin, a former director of China Automotive Interior Decoration Holdings Limited (China Automotive) and its subsidiary Giant Faith Holdings Limited (Giant Faith), and Ms So Lung Ying, the former general manager of Giant Faith, for alleged breaches of fiduciary duties involving purported fictitious transactions and wrongful payments (Notes 1 to 3). The S

Sweden’s Supreme Court acquitted former Swedbank CEO Birgitte Bonnesen of gross fraud charges linked to the bank’s anti-money laundering (AML) practices in Estonia. The ruling on April 20, 2026, overturned a 2024 appeals court conviction that had sentenced her to 15 months in prison. The court determined her 2018 media statements were protected under freedom of expression and lacked intent to mislead investors financially. Bonnesen led Swedbank from 2016 to 2019 and faced pro

A US federal judge has ordered HSBC Holdings Plc and Standard Chartered Plc to submit records amid allegations they processed payments linked to an Iranian money laundering scheme. The case, filed in the Southern District of New York, involves unwitting facilitation by the British banks of transactions tied to sanctioned Iranian entities. Court documents highlight a $5.7 million payment involving the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), breaching US, EU, and UK sanctions. Thi