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NEWS: Israeli fintech unicorn Melio appoints Nicholas Passarelli As Chief Compliance Officer

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NEWS: Luxembourg’s Banque Havilland to shut its operations in Switzerland and Liechtenstein

Warning from UBS audit on bank's statements

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INSIGHT: Swiss regulator scrutinises KYC processes being used by UBS, CDD to onboard risky wealthy Credit Suisse clients

NEWS: Russian billionaire Petr Aven forfeits £784K in sanctions win for Britain’s NCA

INSIGHT: Moody’s – Rise in finance firms testing AI for compliance, with one-third in active trials

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NEWS: Yellen announces new effort to prevent Amazon basin illicit finance; threat of sanctions on environmental criminals

NEWS: UK announces world’s largest fincrime data sharing project, involving seven banks and police; eight illicit networks already identified

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INSIGHT: ECB seeks improvement in banks’ capabilities to tackle cyber attacks surge

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NEWS: Speculation ECB to revoke licence for Luxembourg’s Banque Havilland over AML concerns

Biden reviews Cypto laws

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OPINION: US regulator is right to flag tighter oversight of fintechs – banks can’t take all the AML risk

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NEWS: Revolut finally wins three-year battle to get UK banking licence

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NEWS: Crypto exchange Coinbase fined $4.5 million by UK regulator for serving thousands of high-risk customers

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Slovakia: EPPO indicts farmer for fraud involving agricultural funds
European Public Prosecutor's Office
April 29, 2025
(Luxembourg, 29 April 2025) – Today, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bratislava (Slovakia) filed an indictment at the Specialised Criminal Court against one individual, for fraud involving projects for the cultivation of agricultural land. Over the course of three years (2020, 2021 and 2022), the accused individual, in his role as self-employed farmer, requested direct payments under the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for agricultural areas exceeding 100 hectares in East Slovakia.
Fraudulent websites and internet banking login screens related to Dah Sing Bank, Limited
April 29, 2025
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Dah Sing Bank, Limited relating to fraudulent websites and internet banking login screens, which have been reported to the HKMA. A hyperlink to the press release is available on the HKMA website.
US traveller charged over $4.8 million failed cocaine import
April 29, 2025
A Californian man appeared before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court yesterday (28 April, 2025) charged with allegedly importing 15kg of cocaine in his black suitcase. The man, 28, came to police attention on Sunday (27 April, 2025) after he arrived at Melbourne Airport on a flight from San Francisco, United States. When Australian Border Force (ABF) officers searched his suitcase, they allegedly found 12 vacuum-sealed packages, with a total weight of about 15.3kg. The contents tested positive for cocaine.