Regulatory updates, compliance guidance, and typology analysis for financial crime professionals.
International Bodies & StandardsThe Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) isn t waiting for you to be ready. Its first Regulatory Technical Standards (RTSs) landed in early 2026, rules apply from July 2027, and direct supervision s
Compliance Program GovernanceYour crypto compliance program might pass a document review and still fail the next regulatory examination. By 2026, state regulators won t just ask, Do you have policies? They ll demand, Show me how
Money Laundering TypologiesThe Challenge The FBI s December 2024 announcement wasn t about a hypothetical threat. It highlighted a current reality: criminals are using generative AI to enhance fraud schemes that evade your dete
Compliance Program GovernanceThe Question at Hand You file hundreds of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) each year. They re compliant, timely, and checked by your QA process. But here s the uncomfortable question: does law enfor
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Virtual Assets & RegTechPurpose of the Template Expanding a crypto business across U.S. states presents a complex compliance challenge. Some states require traditional money transmitter licenses, while others have developed
Compliance Program GovernanceYou ve built your AML/CFT framework, documented your policies, and filed your SARs on time. But regulators are increasingly asking: Did any of it actually stop money laundering? This isn t about follo
Customer Due DiligenceRegulatory Warning on KYC Deficiencies The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a warning in August 2026, highlighting ongoing deficiencies in the financial crime controls of U.K. financial servic
Sanctions Lists & ScreeningYou run dual-regime name screening because you have to. But if you re treating OFAC and OFSI lists as interchangeable, you re building compliance gaps into your program. The myth problem stems from pr
Compliance Program GovernanceWhen FinCEN released its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in April 2026, it sparked widespread confusion in compliance departments. The shift from compliance-focused to effectiveness-focused AML/CFT prog
Sanctions Lists & ScreeningThe Question at Hand Your transaction monitoring system flags a suspicious pattern. Your fraud detection engine scores a customer as high-risk. Your sanctions screening tool returns a potential match.
Enforcement & PenaltiesUnderstanding the Source of Compliance Questions In the last 18 months, crypto enforcement actions have evolved from isolated penalties to instructive examples. The U.S. Department of Justice , FinCEN
Sanctions Lists & ScreeningScope - What This Guide Covers This guide focuses on managing the revocation of OFAC Iran General License X (GL X) and its replacement with the more restrictive General License X1 (GL X1). It outlines
Sanctions Lists & ScreeningThe Challenge On July 8, 2026, the US Department of State announced President Trump s intent to rescind Syria s State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST) designation, triggering a 45-day Congressional review p
Sanctions Lists & ScreeningOFAC s issuance of General Licenses Y and Z, along with new Iranian network designations, underscores a regulatory pattern you can t ignore: wind-down periods aren t optional pauses in sanctions enfor
International Bodies & StandardsUnderstanding the EBA s New Framework The European Banking Authority (EBA) has released Reporting Framework 4.3, transforming AMLA s risk-assessment templates into a machine-readable Data Point Model
Sanctions Lists & ScreeningYour sanctions team just received notice of the July 20, 2026 State Department action against Sudan under the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act. Now you re facing a d
Sanctions Lists & ScreeningOn July 17, 2026, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) restructured its Hong Kong sanctions program following the expiration of Executive Order 13936. If you re a sanctions analyst, you have tw
Virtual Assets & RegTechThe question at hand You re a compliance officer at a crypto exchange. Your customer database contains addresses, holdings, transaction histories, and KYC records for tens of thousands of users. Some
Enforcement & PenaltiesYou ve heard it: DOJ anti-corruption resources are scaling back. Presidential pardons in bribery cases are making headlines. Compliance teams are questioning what this means for their Foreign Corrupt
Beneficial OwnershipThe conventional wisdom in multi-jurisdictional AML compliance suggests that different regulators require different programs. You create a UK program for the FCA, a US program for FinCEN , and an EU p
