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International
Enforcement
Philippines: Immigration Officer Jailed for Falsifying Wirecard COO Travel Records
By Mark Johnston | 25/10/2023
The immigration officer was sentenced to nine years in prison for tampering with travel records for Jan Marsalek, who is wanted by INTERPOL.
AML / KYC
Wolfsberg Group Updates Payment Transparency Standards
By Editors | 25/10/2023
The updated Standards support the use of the LEI in global payments, which GLEIF welcomed as a “strong endorsement”.
Fintech / Regtech
Europol Explores How Quantum Computing Will Impact Law Enforcement
By Mark Johnston | 24/10/2023
Europol report says law enforcement agencies need to build up their knowledge and transition to post-quantum cryptography.
Big Picture
New Paper Sheds Light on CCP Credit Risk Management Practices
By Manesh Samtani | 23/10/2023
The paper from CCP Global provides information on how CCPs conduct ongoing credit monitoring to make informed risk assessments and safeguard market integrity.
Crypto / Digital Assets
StanChart, Deutsche Complete First UDPN Proof of Concept
By Editors | 23/10/2023
The UDPN messaging system is designed to provide interoperability between stablecoins and CBDCs, similar to how the SWIFT network facilitates bank transactions.
AML / KYC
Egmont Group Suspends Membership of Russian FIU
By Editors | 23/10/2023
The move bars Rosfinmonitoring from using Egmont Group’s platform to share information with other FIUs and from playing any other role in the organisation.
ESG / Sustainability
New Record for CDP Company Disclosures
By ESG Investor | 23/10/2023
The US, China, Japan, UK and Germany had the highest number of disclosing companies. A “considerable increase” was observed in South Korea and Cambodia.
AML / KYC
FinCEN Issues Alert to Counter Hamas Financing Activities
By Editors | 23/10/2023
The alert contains red flags that FinCEN has identified to help detect, prevent, and report potential suspicious activity related to Hamas’ terrorist financing activity.
ESG / Sustainability
ESMA Warns on “Misleading” Use of ESG-related Terms by Funds
By ESG Investor | 23/10/2023
Research by ESMA shows that ESG-related named funds attract more inflows, raising concerns about potential greenwashing.
Sanctions
US Treasury Announces Easing of Venezuela Sanctions
By Editors | 21/10/2023
A six-month general licence allows the production, sale and export of Venezuela’s oil and gas, without limitations on customers or destinations.
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