Sanctions

    AML / KYC

    Trade Finance Fraud Poses Growing Challenge to Compliance Teams

    By Nathan Lynch | 19/12/2025

    Global trade is expected to reach a new high of USD 35 trillion this year. Alongside the many benefits, this volume of transactions also creates significant opportunities for fraud.

    Sanctions

    EU Sanctions Key Oil Traders, Widens Net to Asian Refiners

    By Manesh Samtani | 18/12/2025

    New measures target individuals and entities in Russia's 'shadow fleet' and will disrupt refined product exports from Asia.

    Sanctions

    Australia Warns FIs on Iran Shadow Banking Risks, Details Evasion Tactics

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/12/2025

    Advisory note from the ASO and AUSTRAC details methods including crypto, front companies and informal networks used to circumvent sanctions.

    AML / KYC

    Singapore AML Reforms Tested by Prince Group’s ‘Integrated’ Crime Model

    By Nithya Subramanian | 15/12/2025

    New commentary says recent allegations against Prince Group show a shift from sequential to integrated criminal enterprises, testing new frameworks.

    Sanctions

    Chinese Chipmaker Sues US Government Over Blacklist Status

    By Manesh Samtani | 12/12/2025

    Yangtze Memory Technologies, a major flash memory maker, is challenging its inclusion on a US defence blacklist, citing reputational harm and a lack of due process.

    Sanctions

    US Busts Network Smuggling AI Chips to China, Hong Kong

    By Manesh Samtani | 12/12/2025

    The case exposes significant illicit finance and export control compliance risks for firms with exposure to China and Hong Kong supply chains.

    Sanctions

    UK Sanctions Two China-Based Firms Over Global Cyberattacks

    By Nithya Subramanian | 12/12/2025

    The UK sanctioned two China-based tech firms for global cyberattacks, underscoring rising state-linked cyber threats and escalating hybrid warfare concerns.

    Sanctions

    FinCEN Fines Paxful $3.5m for "Egregious" and "Wilful" AML Failures

    By Manesh Samtani | 10/12/2025

    The peer-to-peer crypto platform had "egregious" AML failures, enabling transactions linked to North Korea, ransomware, and terrorist financing.

    Sanctions

    Australia Introduces ‘World-First’ Autonomous Sanctions Framework for Afghanistan

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 10/12/2025

    The new framework was established in response to ongoing oppression and the undermining of the rule of law since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Korea to Bolster Crypto AML Rules, Introduce Account Freezing System

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 09/12/2025

    KoFIU will strengthen cross-border rules and introduce a system to suspend suspicious accounts amid a crackdown on transnational crime.

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