We spoke to Marc Fungard from K2 Integrity to discover if the convergence of intelligence, tech and data could be the answer to combatting financial crime.
US-based credit card firms block Russian businesses; a UK woman was arrested in Spain on 9-year-old VAT fraud charges; and a New Zealand money mule pleaded guilty.
We’re excited to announce our new Chief Product Officer, William Monk, and the moving of current CPO, Nick Portalski, to the role of Chief Solutions Officer.
The invasion of Ukraine put pressure on the UK Government over an economic crime bill; Scotland rebooted its organised crime strategy; and the EU’s planned watchdog will tackle crypto crime.
An ex-MP claims he was forced to drop AML measures; Spanish police hit a crypto laundering gang; and Canada took aim at the 'freedom convoy' funding streams.
Oliver Bullough’s book darkly details the fictional country of ‘Moneyland’ and the very real prevalence of it as a system of corruption and dirty money in our world.
A New York couple faced charges for record-breaking crypto theft; an Australian duo are in prison; and an 80-year-old retired nun in LA will serve time.
This week a crypto hack concerned investors, Interpol shut down illegal wildlife trafficking routes and the NCA seizes £5.6m linked to an Azerbaijani politician.
Alexandria Reid, a RUSI Senior Research Fellow, talks to us about organised environmental crime, including the illegal wildlife trade, and how AML should be adapting.
This week an MP resigned over written-off Covid relief fraud money; 13 were arrested for Covid pass forgery; and a report exposed a huge money laundering trail.
Malta fines an online gaming company for AML failings; the UK gambling commission cracks down on two online casinos for AML shortcomings; and a Macau woman faces prison.
A radical iman’s son jailed for money laundering; the EU may stop Vanuatu's visa waivers over laundering risks; and AUSTRAC probes further into casino’s AML failures.
This week: a Swedish ex-banking CEO charged with fraud; a former Mexican political leader jailed on sex recruiting charges; and a gang of Twitch scammers arrested in Turkey.
The FATF Annual Report 2020/21 is now available to download. If you don’t have time to read it, here’s our quick summary loaded with all you need to know.
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