AML / KYC

Enforcement

Korean Banks Face Increasing Penalties in Foreign Jurisdictions – Report

By Mark Johnston | 19/10/2023

Korea’s four largest banks have seen a 180-fold increase in fines and penalties imposed by foreign authorities in the past three years.

AML / KYC

Singapore Prosecutors Establish Technology and Crypto Crime Task Forces

By Editors | 19/10/2023

Singapore’s Attorney General’s Chambers has established a Technology Crime Task Force and Virtual Currency Task Force.

AML / KYC

RBI Revises KYC Guidelines to Reflect Recent AML Law Changes

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/10/2023

The amendments cover beneficial owner identification, customer due diligence, information-sharing policies, and other areas.

AML / KYC

MAS to Commence Bank AML Inspections Within Weeks – Report

By Editors | 18/10/2023

The inspections will target banks whose clients were among those charged in Singapore’s S$2.8bn money laundering case.

AML / KYC

LEI Now Being Used in Digital Email Certificates

By Editors | 17/10/2023

GLEIF and Shanghai-based TrustAsia collaborated to issue the first S/MIME Certificate with an embedded LEI.

AML / KYC

Navigating High Financial Crime Compliance Costs in APAC

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 17/10/2023

APAC’s USD 45bn financial crime compliance costs are due to higher costs of regional manpower and technology expenses, according to LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

AML / KYC

Implementing AML Rules on Luxury Assets can be Challenging

By Nithya Subramanian | 17/10/2023

While banks may have to dedicate more resources to track financial violations, local dealers too will have to be vigilant, said Navin Naidu.

Crypto / Digital Assets

G20 Leaders Adopt IMF-FSB Roadmap on Crypto Assets

By Editors | 16/10/2023

The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors called for “swift and coordinated implementation” of the roadmap.

AML / KYC

Germany’s FIU Head Resigns Over Hidden SAR Backlog – Report

By Editors | 16/10/2023

The government has acknowledged that the FIU did not disclose a backlog of over 100,000 unprocessed suspicious activity reports to the FATF during its last evaluation.