Nathan Lynch
Nathan Lynch is Chief Correspondent for Regulation Asia, focusing on financial crime. He has spent two decades investigating the hidden world of dark money that fuels organised crime, corruption and violent extremism. Nathan has trained police, government officials and bankers across Asia and the Middle East on the techniques the world's criminals use to conceal their dirty money. In 2022, he was awarded the Australian Financial Crime Fighter of the Year Award from Macquarie University’s Financial Integrity Hub.
Articles by Nathan Lynch
AML / KYC
FATF Greylist Holds ‘Sting in Tail’ for Asia’s Developing Countries
27/02/2025
The FATF’s decision to greylist Nepal and Laos raises questions about whether countries should be punished when they are clearly working on the required AML/CFT improvements.
AML / KYC
Digital Currency Exchanges on Notice Amid AUSTRAC Compliance Blitz
20/02/2025
Crackdown from AUSTRAC could be just the tip of the iceberg for crypto exchanges, as some could also face follow-up enforcement action.
AML / KYC
Risk Assessments a Core Part of Australia’s New AML Regime
18/02/2025
The reforms passed in November send a clear message that risk assessments and AML programmes need to respond to changes in the financial crime risk landscape.
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