International

PEPs & Sanctions

US Adds Myanmar and China-based Companies to Entity List

By Editors | 07/01/2025

11 entities were added for supporting China’s military. Telecom provider Mytel was added for enabling surveillance of Myanmar people.

PEPs & Sanctions

OFAC Fines Aviation Products Supplier for Russia Shipments

By Editors | 07/01/2025

OFAC attributed the violations to the firm’s failure to rescreen customers after their SDN designation, and inadequate sanctions compliance procedures

PEPs & Sanctions

US Eases Some Restrictions on Transactions in Syria

By Editors | 07/01/2025

Transactions with governing institutions in Syria allowed “even if a designated individual has a leadership role in that governing institution”

Anti-Money Laundering

Unlocking the Value of GenAI in Financial Crime Compliance

By Bradley Maclean | 07/01/2025

SymphonyAI’s Craig Robertson, DBS’ Lam Chee Kin and BOS’ Ng Kok Keong discuss the use of AI in financial crime compliance.

Anti-Money Laundering

US Authorities Target US Clients of Trident Trust in Global Tax Probe

By Editors | 07/01/2025

US court order will require US entities of Trident Trust to reveal the identities of US taxpayer clients who used its services.

PEPs & Sanctions

Russia-EU Gas Flows via Ukraine Come to a Halt

By Editors | 06/01/2025

The European Commission said most EU states could cope with the change. Gazprom will lose around $5bn in annual gas sales.

Anti-Money Laundering

Regulation Asia: Top 10 Contributed Articles for 2024

By Editors | 05/01/2025

This list presents the most-read contributed articles published by Regulation Asia in 2024, based on aggregated user traffic.

PEPs & Sanctions

US Sanctions Iranian, Russian Entities for Election Interference

By Editors | 04/01/2025

OFAC said affiliates of Iran’s IRGC and Russia’s GRU aimed to stoke socio-political tensions and influence the 2024 US election

PEPs & Sanctions

Thailand Works to Address Risks of Myanmar Transactions

By Manesh Samtani | 04/01/2025

No evidence was found that transactions with Myanmar were linked to weapons purchases. A new sanctions policy has been issued.