In financial crime compliance (FCC), few topics generate more confusion and more consequential errors than Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD)
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global standard-setter for combating money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing, has expanded its list of jurisdictions...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued updated guidance aimed at strengthening collaboration among financial institutions in the...
Sri Lanka’s ongoing crackdown on corruption took a significant step forward this week as a former deputy minister from the powerful Rajapaksa-era administration was...
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has called on licensed financial firms to strengthen their cybersecurity defenses against a new generation of cyber threats...
The rules governing who banks can and cannot do business with are displaying increasing complexity. The industry needs to catch up.
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Peter Murrell, the former chief executive of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and one of the most influential figures in modern Scottish politics, has...
Nigeria’s anti-corruption campaign entered a significant new chapter this week with the arrest of former Power Minister Saleh Mamman, days after he was sentenced...
In one of the most significant developments in China’s ongoing anti-corruption campaign, two former defence ministers, Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, have been handed...
Two former Chinese defence ministers have been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve after being convicted on corruption charges, marking one of the...
The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has signalled a materially more assertive enforcement posture for its 2026-27 operational year, laying out ambitious priorities that...
The 2026 AscentAI Benchmark Survey, released in April, provides the most comprehensive quantitative snapshot of compliance technology adoption trends across the financial services sector....
After nearly a decade of pilot programmes and overpromising, AI-powered RegTech tools have crossed a threshold of genuine operational utility in 2026. Three converging...
ESG screening has undergone a significant conceptual expansion in 2026: what began as a sustainability and reputational risk exercise is now formally integrated into...
