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Former Chihuahua Governor César Duarte Arrested in Expansive Money-Laundering Investigation Involving $6.5 Million

Mexico has taken a dramatic step in its ongoing battle against political corruption with the arrest of former Chihuahua governor César Duarte. Authorities accuse...

EU Officially Declares Russia a High-Risk Jurisdiction: Major Shift in Financial Safeguards

The European Commission (EC) has formally declared Russia a “high-risk third country,” citing deep-rooted flaws in its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CFT)...

South Korea Tightens Crypto Controls: Even Small Transfers Now Fall Under Expanded AML Rules

South Korea is preparing one of its most extensive anti–money laundering crackdowns in the crypto sector, closing long-standing loopholes that allowed users to move...

South Korea Tightens Crypto Controls: Even Small Transfers Now Fall Under Expanded AML Rules

South Korea is preparing one of its most extensive anti–money laundering crackdowns in the crypto sector, closing long-standing loopholes that allowed users to move...

FCA Set to Become the UK’s Single AML Supervisor: A Major Shakeup for Lawyers and Accountants

The UK is preparing for one of the biggest regulatory shifts in recent years as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is expected to take...

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RBI Penalises Pune Cooperative Bank for KYC Upload Failures

RBI fined Dharmavir Sambhaji Urban Cooperative Bank ₹10,000 for late CKYCR uploads — one of dozens of cooperative-bank KYC actions in 2026.

DNB Fines ABN AMRO €8.5M Over AML Due Diligence Failures

De Nederlandsche Bank has fined ABN AMRO €8.5m over structural due diligence failures on high-risk customers between 2023 and 2024.

PEP Screening Explained

What a politically exposed person is, why PEPs are higher risk, how screening works, and how to manage a PEP relationship under AML rules.

Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) vs Customer Due Diligence (CDD).

What customer due diligence and enhanced due diligence mean, how they differ, and when higher-risk customers require the enhanced approach.
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