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AML / KYC
Enforcement
US Regulator Files Lawsuit Targeting Zelle and Three Major Banks
By Editors | 24/12/2024
The CFPB says JPMorgan, BofA and Wells Fargo failed to implement anti-fraud safeguards on Zelle, resulting in $870mn in losses to customers over 7 years.
AML / KYC
Wolfsberg Group Issues Payment Transparency Roles & Responsibilities Guidance
By Editors | 23/12/2024
The guidance aims to help PSPs, regulators, and standard-setters understand their respective obligations in ensuring payment transparency.
AML / KYC
Singapore Officials Apologise for Exposing NRIC Numbers
By Manesh Samtani | 22/12/2024
The mishap was attributed to a “miscommunication”. Banks, insurers reviewing NRIC practices. Security and privacy concerns persist.
AML / KYC
FMA Launches Legal Action Against InvestNow for Breaching AML Rules
By Editors | 22/12/2024
The FMA said it considers failures by retail investment platform InvestNow to be “significant and, in some respects, systemic.”
AML / KYC
INTERPOL Calls for Shift Away from ‘Dehumanising’ Term ‘Pig Butchering’
By Manesh Samtani | 22/12/2024
INTERPOL argues that the term dehumanises and shames victims of such frauds, deterring them from coming forward to seek help and provide information to authorities.
Crypto / Digital Assets
OFAC Sanctions Two for Funnelling Illicit Proceeds to North Korea
By Editors | 18/12/2024
The two individuals are part of a network led by Sim Hyon Sop, a sanctioned China-based banking representative who helps North Korea launder money.
Sanctions
OFAC Sanctions 20 Targets Linked to Global Drug Trafficking
By Editors | 18/12/2024
The sanctions targets, located across seven countries, include Australian David Thackray and New Zealander Ho Kai Leung.
AML / KYC
AUSTRAC Sues Online Betting Site Operator Entain for AML Breaches
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/12/2024
AUSTRAC CEO said the failures in Entain’s approach to its AML/CTF obligations were “systemic” and “left the company at serious risk of criminal exploitation”
AML / KYC
Singapore Plan to Unmask NRIC Numbers Raises Privacy Concerns
By Manesh Samtani | 17/12/2024
Singapore’s government says NRIC numbers will be made public and should be used the same way people use their names.
AML / KYC
Malaysia Advances Bill to Amend Trustee Act for AML/CFT
By Editors | 17/12/2024
The amendments will impose AML/CFT obligations on trustees, including requirements to maintain records on beneficial ownership.
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