Money Laundering Bulletin is the practitioner source of analysis, features and news on tackling illicit finance and sanctions compliance.
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Our coverage of the FATF's mutual evaluation report on Canada published this afternoon moneylaunderingbulletin.com/…
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Wise’s US bank licence bid rejected over compliance ‘deficiencies’ ft.trib.al/4t3LD37
Will FinCEN's AML/CFT proposal boost effectiveness? moneylaunderingbulletin.com/…
After 26+yrs watching financial crime & compliance, interviewing experts & encouraging them to write,it’s time to hand the editor’s pen on to Kate Clifton & Keith Nuthall who are more than fit for the task.Thank you & keep fighting the good fight! Timon Molloy, Editor (1999-2026)
Binance fires top investigators who claim to have uncovered evidence of Iranian sanctions violations fortune.com/2026/02/13/binan…
Jim Richards, frontline AML veteran, talks to Paul Cochrane about priorities, resource allocation, jeopardy & impact across private & public sectors, why he likes rules, would ban crypto ATMs & puts a question mark over the risk-based approach. [Video] moneylaunderingbulletin.com/…
Transparency International CPI 2025: Findings and insights transparency.org/en/news/cpi…
EU seeks to ban all Russian crypto transactions.
Bloc also wants to prohibit some trade with Kyrgyzstan, in first use of new powers against sanctions circumvention ft.com/content/c225a2dd-2bbb…
Inside the Russian Monopoly money network moving billions over borders ft.com/content/8ea9eb6d-736a…
How Russia weaponised global banking to silence dissidents ft.com/content/9f499f4d-f78b…
Illicit crypto flows surge to record US$158bn. Sharp rise in money sent to criminal wallets comes after volumes had been declining ft.com/content/36869e3e-35d9…
Deutsche Bank offices raided in German money laundering probe. Prosecutors swoop on lender’s Frankfurt headquarters and site in Berlin ft.com/content/89c888e4-c70a…
Sanctioned Iranian banker amassed €400mn European property empire. Ali Ansari, accused of financing Revolutionary Guards, owns Mallorca golf club and Frankfurt hotels via offshore companies ft.com/content/c28d7274-6bba…
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⚖️ @CPSUK with @metpoliceuk obtained multi-million-pound Confiscation Order against convicted money launderer Seng Hok Ling
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ALT Social media graphic for Hang Ling for £5 million pound confiscation order under proceeds of crime
US fines for dirty money drop 61% as Trump retreats from enforcement. Total penalties imposed by financial watchdogs fell to $1.7bn in the year to 19 December 2025 ft.com/content/46826bb8-16be…
Binance allowed suspicious accounts to operate even after 2023 US plea agreement. Leaked files show continued activity despite links to terror networks, failed ID checks and other red flags. ft.com/content/5d8af345-d593…
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Thanks to Donald Trump, 2025 was a good year … for white-collar criminals theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i…
