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U.S. Cuts Off Three Mexican Financial Firms Over Alleged Cartel Money‑Laundering Ties

In a major move to disrupt the financial operations of drug trafficking organizations, the United States has imposed sanctions on three prominent Mexican financial...

FATF Strengthens Global Rules to Promote Financial Inclusion While Enhancing AML Safeguards

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has released a major update to its international guidance on anti–money laundering (AML), counter-terrorism financing (CFT), and financial...

AI Set to Drive Global AML and KYC Spending to $2.9 Billion in 2025

As financial crimes grow more complex, organizations around the world are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to strengthen their compliance systems. A new forecast...

Smarter AI Needs Smarter Rules: Why the Future of Anti-Money Laundering Depends on Responsible Regulation

Artificial intelligence has the power to transform anti-money laundering (AML) systems, but without strong regulatory frameworks, even the best AI can fall short—or worse,...

U.S. Treasury Revamps Bank Secrecy Act, Allowing Banks to Shift Focus Away from Low-Risk Customers

In a sweeping change to America’s anti-money laundering framework, the U.S. Treasury has announced a major overhaul of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), empowering...

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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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