Financial crime isn’t standing still and neither can compliance.
The red flags of future look very different from the cash structuring and fake invoices we used to chase. Today’s […]
December 4, 2025
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Laudering Through Luxury Goods: Arts, Watches and Wine
From Van Gogh to vintage whisky — luxury isn’t always innocent. Criminal networks are increasingly exploiting art, high-end watches, jewellery, and […]
December 4, 2025
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The Freeport Loophole: CDD Beyond Banks
Introduction When most people hear “Customer Due Diligence (CDD),” they picture banks collecting IDs, verifying beneficial owners, and screening against […]
December 4, 2025
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Continuous KYC (cKYC): Dream or Data Honeypot?
The Promise of Continuous KYC For years, financial institutions have treated KYC (Know Your Customer) as a one-off onboarding ritual. Collect documents, […]
December 4, 2025
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How to Write a Strong Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) That Investigators Can Actually Use
Why STRs Matter More Than Ever A Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) is one of the most powerful tools in the […]
December 4, 2025
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FinCrime Frequency – When a Fast-Growing European Digital Bank Was Fined €3.5M for AML/KYC Failures
In 2025, a Lithuania-registered challenger bank — let’s call it EuroPay Digital Bank — was fined €3.5 million by its […]
December 4, 2025
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FinCrime Frequency – When a Global Bank Paid Over $1 Billion for Sanctions Breaches
Sanctions are among the strictest compliance requirements in global finance — and violations come at a heavy price. One major […]
December 4, 2025
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FinCrime Frequency – The 1MDB Scandal & the Power of Aliases: A $4.5B Lesson in Global Compliance Failures
When fake names, shell companies, and weak oversight collide… The 1MDB scandal wasn’t just another corruption case—it was a $4.5 […]
December 4, 2025
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FinCrime Frequency – Smoke on the Sea: How Oil and Obfuscation Fueled Sanctions Evasion
The Backdoor Route to North Korea’s Fuel In one of the most audacious maritime sanctions evasion cases in recent history, […]
December 4, 2025
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FinCrime Frequency – Smoke on the Sea: How Oil and Obfuscation Fueled Sanctions Evasion
The Backdoor Route to North Korea’s Fuel In one of the most audacious maritime sanctions evasion cases in recent history, […]
December 4, 2025
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