In its 2024–2025 annual report, India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND) confirmed that 49 cryptocurrency exchanges are ...

Under the revised EU AML/CFT package, institutions are expected to adopt more sophisticated, proactive approaches to ...

The Situation: The European Union ("EU") Anti-Money Laundering ("AML") package adopted by the European Parliament and the Council on May 31, 2024, represents a major shift in the fight against money ...

As we have blogged repeatedly, there is a close nexus between money laundering and tax crimes. The frequent connection between the two sets of offenses – and the potentially related methods of ...

IBS Intelligence (IBSi) is the world’s only pure-play Financial Technology focused research, advisory, and fintech news ...

The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA) is the most significant anti-money laundering (AML) legislation since the USA PATRIOT Act was enacted twenty years ago. It contains important provisions ...

demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of this framework; and demonstrate that there is a comprehensive training plan (CTP) that enables staff to effectively implement the framework. Consequently, ...

The UK’s HM Treasury is reportedly considering or looking into possibly making changes to its existing Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (AMLCFT) framework. This may potentially ...

Crypto was originally most closely associated with anonymity, but in 2025, the crypto ecosystem has changed. User privacy is ...

A firm’s PSCs represent a complex area that requires a comprehensive and systemic approach to be adopted. This could start from a high-level perspective (systems) and then transition to more detailed ...

The purpose of this note is to discuss the necessary anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) measures and provide examples of practical solutions to implement them. In ...