SINGAPORE - The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released its report on May 6, with various jurisdictions assessed across 40 technical compliance aspects and 11 key areas, known as immediate ...

A new FATF report says crypto exchanges operating offshore can create gaps in AML enforcement, making it harder for regulators to track illicit activity. A new report from the Financial Action Task ...

The international watchdog says P2P stablecoin transfers via self-custody wallets can bypass AML checks and urges countries to assess risks and apply proportionate safeguards. Peer-to-peer transfers ...

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has listed Iran, Myanmar, and North Korea in its blacklist due to their strategic deficiencies in anti-money-laundering, counter-terrorist financing, and ...

Tehran, Iran – Iran says it will continue efforts to get out of a blacklist of a prominent global watchdog on money laundering and “terrorism” financing despite “20 years of obstruction” from domestic ...

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 14: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Saturday commended Kuwait for the remarkable progress it has achieved in combating money laundering and terrorist financing. FATF made ...

FATF’s Recommendation 16, known as the Travel Rule, is a critical piece of the international anti-money laundering guidance. It mandates that originator and beneficiary information must accompany ...

The intergovernmental Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in October removed South Africa, Nigeria, Mozambique, and Burkina Faso from its “Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring” list, commonly known ...

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In December 2025 the African Development Bank Group and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will bring together a panel of international experts to discuss key insights from the FATF grey list ...

Iowa-based lighting company Musco is acquiring Des Moines mobile LED display company Insane Impact. A required WARN notice of closure was a formality, as all 90 employees will be retained. The two ...

ISTANBUL - A team from the international crime watchdog FATF will evaluate Turkey this month after removing it from its "grey list" last year for progress made in fighting money laundering and the ...