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The Charter Rush: Fintechs Trade Sponsor-Bank Dependence for Direct OCC Oversight

A quiet but structurally significant shift in how fintech companies access the U.S. banking system has accelerated through the first half of 2026, with...

Federal Reserve Joins the Rewrite of America’s AML Program Architecture

The Federal Reserve's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published in the Federal Register on July 9, closes a gap that had left Board-supervised banks as...

Marine Le Pen’s Embezzlement Conviction Upheld, Capping Years of Legal Scrutiny for France’s Far-Right Party

A French appeals court has upheld the conviction of Marine Le Pen for embezzlement in a long-running case involving the misuse of European Union...

Former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba Pleads Guilty in Federal Corruption Case, Ending High-Profile Political Scandal

Former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges, marking a dramatic reversal from his long-held insistence that the allegations...

Former Chinese Official Sentenced to Death in One of the Country’s Largest Bribery Cases

A Chinese court has sentenced former Nanjing city official Yang Youlin to death after convicting him of accepting more than 2.2 billion yuan (approximately...

Former Sri Lankan Minister Indicted Over Alleged Misuse of State Resources for Political Gain

Former Sri Lankan Minister S.M. Chandrasena appeared before the Colombo High Court after the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) formally...

UK Parliament Approves Major AML Reforms to Strengthen Financial Crime Controls While Easing Compliance Burdens

The UK Parliament has approved the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2026, introducing a package of 15 targeted reforms aimed at strengthening...

FATF’s UK Presidency Opens With a Fraud-First Mandate and a Reshuffled Grey List

The Financial Action Task Force's leadership transition became formal on July 1, as Giles Thomson of the United Kingdom assumed the FATF presidency for...

EagleBank’s Decade-Long Compliance Blind Spot Ends in $9.7 Million Reckoning

A non-prosecution agreement unveiled at the end of June between the Justice Department and EagleBank has surfaced one of the more uncomfortable case studies...

Gojek Co-Founder Nadiem Makarim Sentenced to 10 Years in Landmark Corruption Case, Sparking Political Debate in Indonesia

In one of Indonesia's most closely watched corruption cases involving a prominent technology entrepreneur, former Education Minister and Gojek co-founder Nadiem Makarim has been...

Australia’s Updated AML/CTF Framework Comes into Force, Giving Businesses a Clearer Path to Compliance

Australia has officially entered a new phase of its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regime, with updated legislative requirements taking effect from 31...

What Makes Someone a High-Risk Customer for Enhanced Due Diligence?

In financial crime compliance (FCC), few topics generate more confusion and more consequential errors than Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) Ask a room full of compliance...

Nepal’s Anti-Corruption Drive Intensifies as Former Finance Minister Is Arrested on Money-Laundering Charges

Nepal’s crackdown on alleged corruption under previous governments has intensified with the arrest of former finance minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel on money-laundering charges, adding...

Former Spanish Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison in Major COVID-19 Procurement Corruption Case

Spain's Supreme Court has sentenced former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos to 24 years in prison after finding him guilty of accepting bribes in...

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