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Flexi Group
Mar 22, 20222 min read
FATF's visit to Malta next month - Hopes that the country may be removed from the grey list
Malta will be assessed by the FATF next month, with a decision on the island's "grey list" status expected in June. Malta's Prime...
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Flexi Group
Mar 14, 20222 min read
FCA ordered UK banks to provide information on Russian oligarchs as part of new sanctions package
As part of a wide-ranging sanctions package announced last week, UK banks will now be required to share information on Russian oligarchs....
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Flexi Group
Mar 3, 202217 min read
EXCLUSIVE: UAE’s AML chief on how the Emirates has boosted the fight against dirty money
This week the head of UAE’s Executive Office of AML/CFT spoke with AML Intelligence’s Elizabeth Hearst to outline how the Emirates has...
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Flexi Group
Feb 28, 20222 min read
National Bank of Pakistan to pay $55.M fines for failing to comply with AML regulations
The National Bank of Pakistan and its New York branch have agreed to pay $55.4 million in total penalties to the New York State...
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Flexi Group
Feb 25, 20221 min read
Financing authority in Sweden imposes fines For AML negligence, Trustly was fined SEK130 million (€1
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, Finansinspektionen, has fined an online payments service, Trustly, SEK130 million (€12.2...
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Flexi Group
Feb 16, 20226 min read
Wolfsberg Group to FinCEN - Define the AML demands to streamline the US fight against dirty money
According to a leading group of banks, a lack of definition in the United States' fight against "dirty money" is obscuring how lenders...
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Flexi Group
Feb 10, 20223 min read
The UAE's Chair of AML Committee - "Encouraging progress" in the fight against financial crime
The Chair of the UAE's Higher Committee on Anti-Money Laundering has stated that the country is making "encouraging progress" in...
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Flexi Group
Feb 2, 20222 min read
European Banking Authority introduces a central 'Amber List' database for AML– 'EuReCA' ...
The European Banking Authority has launched a central database for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) that...
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Flexi Group
Feb 2, 20222 min read
According to MONEYVAL, Poland needs 'fundamental improvements' to improve its AML ...
MONEYVAL, the Council of Europe's anti-financial crime committee, has warned Poland that it needs to bulk up its regulatory framework and...
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Flexi Group
Feb 2, 20222 min read
FinCEN preparing a rule that will require banks to demonstrate that their AML/CFT programs are "reas
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will almost certainly require banks and other financial institutions to evaluate their...
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Flexi Group
Jan 31, 20221 min read
Binance freezes nearly 300 Nigerian accounts in compliance with AML regulations
A troubled crypto exchange Binance has announced the freezing of 281 Nigerian personal accounts for anti-money laundering purposes....
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Flexi Group
Jan 24, 20221 min read
A €960,000 fine has been levied against a Singapore trust company for AML violations.
A Singapore trust company has been fined €960,000 for failing to comply with anti-money-laundering legislation. An inspection conducted...
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Flexi Group
Jan 19, 20222 min read
AML violations resulted in a €386,000 fine for a Maltese gaming company.
A €386,000 fine has been imposed on a Malta-based online gaming company for anti-money laundering violations. According to a report by...
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Flexi Group
Jan 18, 20222 min read
Mishcon de Reya's AML findings are a sign of the times.
On January 6, the findings of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in relation to the agreement reached with leading law firm...
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Flexi Group
Jan 13, 20222 min read
The Bahamas has been removed from the EU's AML blacklist
Just days after being officially removed from the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) grey list of nations deemed to have deficiencies...
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Flexi Group
Jan 10, 20222 min read
Estonia's new AML/CFT law regulates DeFi and ICOs.
Estonia's anti-money laundering laws have been amended to include decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms and initial coin offerings...
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Flexi Group
Jan 6, 20221 min read
AML Fines - A Summary of important penalties imposed on financial institutions in 2021
According to a report by Bloomberg News, the UAE could be placed on the EU's Financial Action Task Force (FATF) "grey list" for failing...
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Flexi Group
Jan 5, 20225 min read
AML Fines - Some of the Penalized Bank List of 2021
Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism and organised crime have been and remain significant problems at a global level, thus...
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