In late 2025, regulators revealed that a bank had uncovered multi-year suspicious activity at a single retail branch and what followed was extraordinary.
A localised incident triggered a…
1. What’s New - The Update
On 24 October 2025, FATF published its latest update to the lists of jurisdictions with AML/CFT/CPF deficiencies.
Four jurisdictions - Burkina Faso,…
Introduction
Technology, policies, and regulations form the backbone of financial crime compliance. But the real differentiator? People. Without skilled compliance professionals—analysts, investigators, KYC onboarding specialists, AML model validators—even the…
Introduction Technology has transformed AML. We have AI-powered transaction monitoring, real-time sanctions screening, blockchain analytics, and predictive red flag detection. Yet financial crime scandals continue to surface…
Introduction Financial crime compliance is often positioned as a shield. The tighter the controls, the safer the institution. But in reality, extreme caution in compliance can create…
1. The Headline
In October 2025, a global bulge-bracket bank’s European branch was fined a record amount by Germany’s BaFin regulator for persistent AML control weaknesses — particularly…
