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FATF Approves New Transparency Standards for Cross-Border Payments
By Manesh Samtani | 16/06/2025
The plenary also endorsed updated financial inclusion guidance to address the issue of ‘de-risking’ and agreed to publish several other reports.
AML / KYC
UNODC Flags Money Laundering Risks as Drug Crimes Surge in Asia
By Thisanka Siripala | 05/06/2025
Drug trafficking networks are increasingly turning to underground banking and digital platforms to launder drug proceeds.
AML / KYC
Cambodia Scam Industry Generates Up to $19bn Annually – Report
By Manesh Samtani | 28/05/2025
New report recommends sanctions on 28 officials and businesspeople for alleged involvement in or support of Cambodia’s scam industry.
AML / KYC
Banks and Crypto Firms Can Help to Tackle Scam Centres
By Nathan Lynch | 27/05/2025
Scam centres fuel human trafficking and money laundering, experts warn, urging banks and crypto firms to enhance AML efforts.
AML / KYC
Korea, UNODC Partner to Tackle Transnational Crime
By Manesh Samtani | 25/05/2025
Korea’s National Police Agency and UNODC signed an MoU to formalise collaboration to combat transnational organised crime in Southeast Asia.
AML / KYC
FATF, INTERPOL, UNODC Issue Joint Call to Action
By Manesh Samtani | 20/05/2025
Governments must improve asset recovery efforts and to cooperate internationally to make financial investigations more targeted and effective.
AML / KYC
Trading in the Dark: TBML in the Spotlight for AML Compliance Teams
By Nathan Lynch | 15/05/2025
Robust TBML controls can help to protect banks and against fraud, sanctions violations, and systemic risks, writes Nathan Lynch.
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Southeast Asia’s Evolving Scam Landscape: Brute Force and ‘Poly-Criminality’
By Nathan Lynch | 07/05/2025
Rebecca Miller discusses the evolution of scam centres in Southeast Asia and the role of the financial sector in combatting this crime.
AML / KYC
Myanmar’s Scam Factories: A Descent Into the Heart of Financial Darkness
By Nathan Lynch | 25/04/2025
Industrial-scale scam operations run by criminal syndicates in Myanmar present a daunting challenge to banks and law enforcement, writes Nathan Lynch.
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GCFFC Developing Global Model to Assist in Prioritising Financial Crime Types
By Manesh Samtani | 23/04/2025
The model will provide authorities with a common basis to prioritise financial crimes based on pre-set criteria, ensuring they can maximise the use of limited resources.
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