EU Commission updates list of high-risk countries in fight against financial crime
The European Commission has updated its list of countries whose safeguards against money laundering and terrorist financing are considered insufficient.…
Financial crime: EU Commission adds Russia to list of high-risk jurisdictions
On Wednesday, the EU Commission has listed Russia as a high-risk country with strategic deficiencies in its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist…
EBA opinion warns of money laundering risks from careless use of compliance tech
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its 2025 Opinion on money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks affecting the…
Anti-Money Laundering: U.S. FinCEN postpones and reopens Investment Adviser Rule
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced its intention to postpone the effective date…
Fighting against financial crime: EU Commission updates list of high-risk countries
A number of third-country jurisdictions were added to the list, such as Algeria, Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, Monaco,…
Outcome of the 8th EU–UAE dialogue on countering money-laundering and terrorist financing
The strategic meeting in Abu Dhabi reaffirmed the strong commitment and continued collaboration between the UAE and European Union (EU)…
Insight EU Finance Monitoring Weekly 10 – 15 March 2025
We offer delayed access to the headlines of our Insight EU specialized monitoring emails, typically by several days. For real-time…
Fighting money laundering and terrorism financing: EBA consults on new rules
The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched a public consultation on four draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS). These technical standards concern…
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) updates its AML/CFT/CPF Risk lists
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is notifying U.S. financial institutions that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global…
EP Think Tank: The new EU law on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing
A proposal on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist…
AML/CFT database EuReCa: EBA starts collecting information on natural persons
Starting from May 2024, supervisors across the European Union (EU) will be able to report names of natural persons to…