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Paxos to pay $48.5M over AML, due-diligence failures
Some of the charges stem from the stablecoin issuer’s relationship with Binance. The agreement includes a $22 million investment in...
Aug 103 min read


FinCEN Shines Spotlight on Cryptocurrency ATMs
Financial services companies must “be vigilant” in finding and flagging suspicious transactions linked to ATMs into which clients deposit...
Aug 101 min read


China Busts $20 Million Bitcoin Laundering Ring Tied to TikTok-Style App
Kuaishou Employees Imprisoned for $20 Million Bitcoin Scheme The Haidian District People’s Procuratorate in Beijing reported that company...
Aug 32 min read


FCA fines Barclays £42 million for poor handling of financial crime risks
The FCA has fined Barclays Bank UK PLC and Barclays Bank PLC a total of £42 million for separate instances of failings in its financial...
Jul 203 min read


FCA fines Monzo £21m for failings in financial crime controls
The FCA has fined Monzo Bank Ltd £21,091,300 for its inadequate anti-financial crime systems and controls between October 2018 and August...
Jul 132 min read


MAS Imposes Composition Penalties against Five Major Payment Institutions
Singapore, 27 June 2025… The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has imposed composition penalties amounting to S$960,000 in total on...
Jul 133 min read


Former UCO Bank CMD Subodh Kumar Goel arrested in ₹6,210 crore money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Subodh Kumar Goel, former Chairman and Managing Director of UCO Bank, in connection with a...
May 252 min read


Julius Baer told to pay $5 million for money laundering control failures, source says
Swiss private bank Julius Baer (BAER.S), opens new tab has been ordered by the country's financial regulator to pay more than 4 million...
May 181 min read


‘Money laundering’: Court orders Aisha Achimugu to honour EFCC invitation
The federal high court in Abuja has ordered Aisha Achimugu, the managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Felak Concept...
May 44 min read


Shinhan Bank freed from US money-laundering oversight after 8 years
Shinhan Bank America, the US unit of South Korea’s Shinhan Bank, has been released from an injunctive order by the US government that...
May 42 min read
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