Category: AML

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NEWS: $2.5BN wiped off value of India’s Paytm Bank which did no CDD on 100,000s of customers; probe underway

NEWS: India fincrime agency to probe Paytm if money laundering found

ANNOUNCEMENT: EU Commission’s Head of FinCrime Raluca Prună to speak at ‘European Anti-Financial Crime Summit 2024’ in Dublin, May 16

ANALYSIS: Inside the AMLA public hearings – and the four cities with the strongest bids

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SARAH BETH: AML lessons from $65M fine for RBC’s US subsidiary City National Bank

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NEWS: AML executive at US credit union fined $100,000 for failing to flag $1BN in high risk transactions

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EXCLUSIVE: UAE to be removed from FATF ‘grey list’ within days

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INSIGHT: As it happened – the full story from the AMLA hearings in Brussels

NEWS: Woman converted bitcoin into cash and property to launder £5 billion from China fraud, court told

NEWS: Canada’s TD bank ‘faces C$10M fine’ as FINTRAC deems AML controls unsatisfactory

NEWS: Germany ‘confident we are well in the running’ in race to host Europe’s new AML Authority (AMLA)

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Six arrested following joint NCA and Police Scotland drugs operation
National Crime Agency
May 30, 2025
Six people have been charged as part of a joint National Crime Agency and Police Scotland investigation into the supply of controlled drugs. Officers from the Organised Crime Partnership Scotland, a specialist team made up of NCA and Police Scotland investigators, arrested the individuals at a number of addresses around Glasgow and Coatbridge on Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 May.
HKMA warns public of fraudulent social media accounts impersonating HKMA Chief Executive
HKMA
May 30, 2025
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) today (30 May) urged members of the public to be vigilant against fraudulent social media accounts impersonating Mr Eddie Yue, Chief Executive of the HKMA. The HKMA clarified that its latest news and work priorities are only disseminated through official channels, including the official website and social media accounts (for details, please visit www.hkma.gov.hk). Any other personal social media accounts or pages claiming to represent the HKMA Chief Executive are fake.
Inside a scam compound: Victims help shape global response at cybercrime forum
Australia Federal Police
May 30, 2025
The AFP has joined law enforcement partners from across the globe to address cybercrime threats emerging from Southeast Asia, including one alarming trend where victims are trafficked, coerced and harmed into becoming elite scammers. The Cybercrime Leaders Working Group (CLWG) held in Cebu, Philippines, this month (May, 2025), drew law enforcement leaders from Southeast Asia, Australia and Qatar to collaborate on the disruption of cybercrime across Southeast Asia.