Regulatory updates, compliance guidance, and typology analysis for financial crime professionals.
Compliance Program GovernanceYou ve registered for Section 314(b) , checked the compliance box, and moved on. But if you re treating it as a one-off investigative tool instead of a continuous intelligence capability, you re missi
Predicate OffensesThe Challenge Your AML team generates thousands of alerts every month. You re catching structuring, flagging cash deposits, and spotting P2P transfers that exceed thresholds. But you re not identifyin
Suspicious Activity ReportingCross-sector intelligence sharing is essential. With fraud scam losses projected to hit $62 billion by 2025 and growing annually by 19.3%, your institution faces threats that are often invisible and m
Virtual Assets & RegTechWhat Happened In 2025, the FBI s Internet Crime Complaint Center received over 181,000 cryptocurrency-related fraud complaints, totaling approximately $11.366 billion in losses. Investment fraud accou
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Sanctions Lists & ScreeningPurpose of the Template As a sanctions analyst, you re tasked with reviewing alerts from your screening system. When a match is flagged, you must decide whether to escalate, clear, or investigate furt
Sanctions Lists & ScreeningOFAC s General License No. 2, issued on July 10, 2026, under the Democratic Republic of the Congo Sanctions Regulations, presents a unique challenge for sanctions analysts. It allows specific agricult
Beneficial OwnershipFinCEN s final rule, effective August 11, 2026, exempts U.S. companies and persons from beneficial ownership reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act. The agency will delete previously reported
Sanctions Lists & ScreeningThe Question at Hand Your sanctions screening program flagged a Brazilian logistics company. It s not on the SDN List , but it operates in São Paulo, where Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) has a sign
Customer Due DiligenceThe shift from process-based to effectiveness-based AML/CFT compliance is changing what regulators expect and exposing weaknesses in how your team verifies customer identity. With the April 2026 NPRM
Enforcement & PenaltiesOn August 17, FinCEN gathered law enforcement and financial institutions in Los Angeles to tackle a growing threat: organized fraud networks exploiting hospice care benefits. This briefing wasn t just
Virtual Assets & RegTechScope This guide is for financial intelligence units (FIUs) and fraud investigation teams looking to integrate cryptocurrency tracing into existing anti-money laundering (AML) investigations without h
Sanctions Lists & ScreeningQuestions from the compliance floor after OFAC s August 2026 Syria relief measures. Understanding the Compliance Challenges With the State Department s removal of Syria from the State Sponsor of Terro
Sanctions Lists & ScreeningThe Conventional Approach Most compliance teams believe that when OFAC removes a country from the State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST) list, the best course is to wait. You wait for internal counsel to r
Beneficial OwnershipThe end of FinCEN ’s beneficial ownership register has led to misunderstandings about the 2016 CDD rule and how banks should adapt. These misconceptions allow institutions to treat KYC as a mere compl
Enforcement & PenaltiesThe Challenge Alex Saab Moran s upcoming trial on November 16, 2026, in U.S. District Court in Miami, highlights how offshore banking centers can facilitate large-scale money laundering. Saab, a Colom
Sanctions Lists & ScreeningWhen OFAC amended eight Venezuela-related General Licenses on August 27, 2026, many compliance teams followed their usual routine: updating screening lists, notifying the business, and moving on. Thre
Virtual Assets & RegTechScope - What This Guide Covers This guide examines the operational impact of FinCEN s August 14, 2026 final rule, which permanently eliminates beneficial ownership information reporting requirements u
International Bodies & StandardsThe Financial Action Task Force (FATF) revised its Recommendations in 2025, introducing a mandate that changes how you build your AML/CFT framework : identify your risks first, then allocate resources
Enforcement & PenaltiesWhen FinCEN or the OCC announces a settlement, you ll see the penalty amount and a summary of the violations. What you won t see: which compliance officer s name appeared in the internal investigation
Sanctions Lists & ScreeningSwitzerland s adoption of the EU s 20th Russia sanctions package on 19 August 2026 highlights a persistent challenge for sanctions analysts: managing compliance when your jurisdiction trails the regul
