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CertiK's 2026 State of Digital Asset Regulations report, published in April 2026, documents what the firm describes as a structural threshold: crypto regulation has...

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...

A retired backbencher and a sitting foreign head of state are both classified as politically exposed persons under current regulatory definitions — but they...

On April 23, 2026, the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the designation of Kok An, a Cambodian senator, along with 28...

As financial crime programmes evolve in 2026, a structural rethink of how KYC and sanctions screening interact is gaining traction among compliance professionals. Historically...

FinCEN's April 7 AML/CFT reform NPRM has sent an unambiguous signal to the FinTech sector: artificial intelligence is no longer a compliance enhancement option...

On April 23, 2026, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed the formal order moving FDA-approved marijuana products and state-licensed medical marijuana to Schedule III...

The April 23 OFAC designation of Cambodian Senator Kok An and a 28-entity affiliate network also functions as a landmark human rights enforcement action...

Attacks on independent civil society organizations and media increased in 2025. On March 15, 2025, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán publicly referred to "politicians, judges,...

In 2025, the Trump administration, acting on presidential decrees, implemented racist and anti-immigrant policies that dehumanized and criminalized migrants and asylum seekers. Nearly all...

Arbitrary detention and unfair trials In several countries across the Americas, people were arbitrarily imprisoned for political reasons in 2025. These were primarily individuals considered...

Gender-based violence In many countries, gender-based violence remained at a high level. In Georgia, high-ranking officials routinely used misogynistic and sexist rhetoric. Female demonstrators were...

Napier AI's April 2026 guidance paper, published in conjunction with the FCA's regulatory sandbox activities, offers a detailed framework for financial institutions deploying artificial...

FinCEN's April 7 NPRM carries specific implications for transaction monitoring (TM) and independent testing functions that deserve separate analysis. The proposal explicitly recalibrates the...