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FinCEN Issues Notice: Financially Motivated Sextortion Classified as Bribery
The US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a Notice classifying financially motivated sextortion as a...

OpusDatum
Sep 72 min read
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FinCEN’s Modified Geographic Targeting Order Strengthens US Border Anti-Money Laundering Controls
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has reissued a modified Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) aimed at disrupting cartel...

OpusDatum
Sep 72 min read
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Too Fast to Catch? Rethinking AML for the Real-Time Payments Era
Real-time payments (RTP) have rapidly become a defining feature of modern banking. With systems like the UK’s Faster Payments, the EU’s...

Elizabeth Travis
Sep 55 min read
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FinCEN Backs Cross-Border Data Sharing While Safeguarding SAR Secrecy
FinCEN has issued new guidance on 5 September 2025 that actively encourages appropriate, voluntary cross-border information sharing...

OpusDatum
Sep 43 min read
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US Indicts Chinese Nationals & Firms in Major Fentanyl & Money Laundering Case
A federal grand jury in Dayton, Ohio, has indicted three US citizens, 22 Chinese nationals, and four Chinese pharmaceutical companies for...

OpusDatum
Sep 22 min read
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UK & EU Lower Russian Oil Price Cap to $47.60 Per Barrel
The UK, in coordination with the European Union, has introduced a reduced Oil Price Cap on seaborne Russian crude oil, lowering the...

OpusDatum
Sep 12 min read
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West Brothers Sentenced for Insider Trading & Ordered to Repay £280,000
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has secured the sentencing of Matthew and Nikolas West for insider dealing, with the brothers...

OpusDatum
Aug 312 min read
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Beyond the Silo: Why the UK’s Digital Future Depends on an Integrated Tech Stack
The UK is at a digital crossroads. Despite its historic strengths in financial services, law and innovation, the nation’s digital...

Elizabeth Travis
Aug 294 min read
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FinCEN Warns of Expanding Threat from Chinese Money Laundering Networks
The US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a new Advisory and Financial Trend Analysis...

OpusDatum
Aug 272 min read
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Two Self-Professed Religious Leaders Charged in Forced Labour & Money Laundering Conspiracy
A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan has indicted two individuals for their alleged roles in a forced labour and...

OpusDatum
Aug 262 min read
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Fifth Defendant Convicted in Puerto Rico for Money Laundering Linked to Nigerian Fraud Rings
A federal jury in Puerto Rico has convicted a fifth defendant for conspiracy to launder funds tied to wide-ranging fraud schemes that...

OpusDatum
Aug 252 min read
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From Names to Networks: Enhancing Sanctions Screening with Graph Analytics
In an era of increasing geopolitical tension and rapidly evolving financial crime, traditional sanctions screening methods are being...

Elizabeth Travis
Aug 225 min read
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