FATF adds 3 countries to its blacklist
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Following their October Plenary, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has added Myanmar to the ‘blacklist’, alongside Iran and North…
OFAC and OFSI to enhance sanctions implementation support
The US Treasury’s OFAC & the UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation have decided to deepen their co-operation, to enhance…
Switzerland expands sanctions list against Russia
The Swiss government imposed further sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine on Wednesday 19th October, in line with…
Finland’s improvement in its AML framework
According to an assessment by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Finland has taken a number of actions to strengthen…
FCA fines Gatehouse Bank Plc £1.5million
The FCA has fined Gatehouse Bank Plc £1,584,100 for significant weaknesses in its financial crime systems and controls, specifically checks…
Webinar: Assessing your risk exposure to Proliferation Financing
Join our webinar on 17th November, in partnership with UK Finance, as we look at the risk exposure of proliferation…
Updated standards from FATF on VAs and VASPs
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has produced a targeted update on implementation of its Standards on virtual assets (VAs)…
Enablers Act to be included in the National Defence Authorisation Act
The US House of Representatives Armed Services Committee has recently voted to include the Enablers Act in the National Defence Authorisation Act.…
New bill ensuring safe crypto transfers
The European Parliament and Council negotiators last week reached a deal on a new bill aiming to ensure that crypto transfers can…