AML Regulatory Updates & Guidance
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September 7, 2026
FATF Report Flags Growing Money Laundering Risks in Hawala and Underground Banking
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June 22, 2026
FATF Grey List Update: Key Changes Announced on 19 June 2026 and Their Global Impact
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June 20, 2026
EU Court Rules U.S. Sanctions Lists Alone Cannot Bar Access to Basic Bank Accounts
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June 17, 2026
CBUAE Notice 3075: Strengthening Sanctions Risk Appetite, Screening and Monitoring Controls
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April 20, 2026
Strengthening Financial Integrity: CBUAE’s Updated AML/CFT/CPF Guidance for Licensed Financial Institutions
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April 7, 2026
The 50% Rule Is Dead; Long Live the 50% Rule: A Shift in Sanctions Compliance
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Understanding the New FATF Updates on Offshore VASPs Risks, Realities and the Road Ahead
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March 1, 2026
A New Front in Financial Crime : FATF’s Response to Cyber-Enabled Fraud in the Digital Age
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February 20, 2026
UAE Enhances Its National AML/CFT/CPF Framework: Key Updates and Strategic Shifts
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FATF Grey List Update – February 2026: Kuwait and Papua New Guinea Added Under Increased Monitoring
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January 31, 2026
UK Consolidates Sanctions Designations into a Single Official List (Effective 28 January 2026)
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January 26, 2026
Treasury Strengthens Sanctions Framework by Exposing Hamas’s Covert Support Network
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December 31, 2025
Revised UAE DNFBP Guidelines : A Comparative Analysis of Key Updates and Regulatory Shifts
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December 29, 2025
EU Labels Russia a High-Risk Jurisdiction for Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
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November 30, 2025
US, UK and Australia Impose Sanctions on Russia-Based “Bulletproof Hosting” Firm
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November 28, 2025
U.S. Launches New Strike Force to Tackle Southeast Asian Crypto Investment Scams
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November 10, 2025
South Africa, Nigeria, Mozambique, and Burkina Faso Exit the FATF Grey List
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August 11, 2025
U.S. Takes Stringent Action with New Iran‑Related Sanctions to Disrupt “Shadow Banking” Networks
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August 1, 2025
Wolfsberg Group Reaffirms Commitment to Risk‑Based Approach: A Crucial Moment for Financial Crime Prevention
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June 17, 2025
Eighth EU-UAE Structural Dialogue concludes in Abu Dhabi on anti-money laundering and terrorist financing
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May 16, 2025
Indian-origin billionaire businessman ‘Abu Sabah’ jailed for money laundering in Dubai
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May 15, 2025
CBUAE Imposes Administrative and Financial Sanctions on Five Insurance Brokers Operating in the UAE
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ADGM’S RA Imposes Fines of USD 3.6 Million on Special Purpose Vehicle AC Holding and Christopher Flinos, Bans Him as a Director
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April 28, 2025
ADGM’s FSRA Imposes Fines of USD 8.85 Million on Hayvn Group, Cancels License of AC Limited (Hayvn ADGM), and Bans Founder Christopher Flinos
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Lithuania fines Revolut 3.5 million euros for money-laundering prevention failures
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April 9, 2025
HSBC accused of turning blind eye to hundreds of millions of dollars syphoned out of Lebanese central bank
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April 1, 2025
CBUAE imposes financial sanctions on 5 banks and 2 insurance companies for CRS/FATCA violations
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March 30, 2025
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) has introduced a new symbol for the nation’s currency
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March 24, 2025
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published the final rule to extend record keeping requirements from five to ten years
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March 20, 2025
Cryptocurrency Founder And CEO Convicted Of Wire Fraud And Money Laundering InConnection With Marketing And Sale Of AML Bitcoin
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March 5, 2025
FATF plenary February 2025 – Key grey list changes, strategic initiatives, and updated guidance
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UAE: Dh1.15 million fine imposed on companies for violating money laundering and terrorism financing laws
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Treasury Sanctions Rwandan Minister and Senior Militant for Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Five newly selected members of AMLA Executive Board from Germany, Lithuania, Denmark, Ireland and Spain
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February 21, 2025
Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court Legal, Political, and Ethical Dimensions
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February 18, 2025
Spain’s Banca March fined €605k for ‘serious’ AML violations, lender to appeal
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FCA’s Review of Wholesale Brokers: Enhancing AML Systems, Controls, Risk Awareness, and Training
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SEC charges Robinhood with securities violations, and brokerage to pay $45 million penalty
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January 30, 2025
Global Cryptocurrency Exchange BitMEX Fined $100 Million for Violating Bank Secrecy Act
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January 24, 2025
UAE Delegation Meets French Officials: A Strategic Partnership to Strengthen Cooperation
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January 3, 2025
Money Laundering in Dubai Faces Crackdown: Two Networks Worth $175 Million Dismantled
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The FSRA of ADGM Imposes a Financial Penalty of USD 504,000 on Aarna Capital Limited (ACL)
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Sweden’s Klarna Bank fined $46 million for breaking anti-money laundering rules
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December 8, 2024
UAE Gains Observer Status in Eurasian Group to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing
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