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INSIGHT: Russia threatens India energy and weapons deals to avoid being placed on FATF ‘black list’ at June plenary meeting

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BREAKING: Lebanon set to be grey-listed by FATF, piling further pressure on strife-torn middle east country

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NEWS: US authorities raise ML concerns about Raiffeisen Bank’s plans to spin off Russian arm

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NEWS: Owner of Latvian bank accused of murder conspiracy in AK47 killing of lawyer who raised AML concerns with authorities

NEWS: Specs for hosting AMLA released, including 10,000 sqm building to house 400 staff and 30 high security office pods for FIUs

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NEWS: Singapore lawmakers green light ground-breaking ‘Cosmic’ fincrime data-sharing platform between six banks, regulator

LATEST: Stripe’s Global Head of FinCrime to speak at ‘European Anti-Financial Crime Summit’ on May 25 as new participants announced

NEWS: Bank of America hiring MLRO for its newly created Luxembourg branch

NEWS: Concern over Toronto Dominion Bank’s AML practices scuttled $13.4BN deal to buy First Horizon – reports

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INSIGHT: Compliance and AML problems were early signals of major issues at failed banks, SVB and Signature

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LATEST: UK banks cut daily limits on post office cash deposits following ‘hundreds of millions’ annual dirty money alert by FCA

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Belgium’s Degroof Petercam explores options after Belfius interest

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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.