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What is a Qualified Electronic Signature (QES)?

A QES signature offers the highest levels of assurance under the EU eIDAS regulation. It enhances secure remote onboarding, non-repudiation, interoperability across EU member states, and can legally act as a handwritten signature....
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FinCEN Exposes Digital Asset Investment Scam Network

FinCEN linked approximately $12.7B to digital asset investment scams run through overseas scam centers. See how these networks move illicit funds and what the findings mean for KYC, AML, and ongoing monitoring....
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The Ultimate Guide for Right to Work Checks for Contractors in 2026

Understand how UK businesses should classify contractor relationships, apply Right to Work checks, manage evidence and substitutes, and prepare for the expanded contractor rules taking effect from 1 October 2026. more confidently....
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AUSTRAC Western Union Ongoing Investigation

AUSTRAC has launched an enforcement investigation into Western Union, putting its AML programme, transaction monitoring, and governance under scrutiny. In July 2025, the firm faced similar scrutiny over its compliance processes....
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CryptoCubed August Newsletter: €2.2M Crypto Seizure and Binance Arrest

Crypto enforcement is accelerating across the globe. From seized assets and shuttered ATMs to sanctions, investigations, and high-profile deals under scrutiny, this edition tracks the cases reshaping risk across digital finance....
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Compliance Takeaways from The FCA’s £35.5M Dolfin Scheme Probe

The Financial Conduct Authority has banned three key figures from Dolfin Financial Ltd from working in the UK's financial services industry, following their involvement in a scheme involving fraudulent UK Tier 1 visa applications....
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Shell Companies Linked to Up to £464M in Suspect Funds

More than 3,000 UK shell companies may have moved up to £464 million through cash-heavy businesses posing as salons, mini-marts, and convenience stores, raising fresh concerns around KYB, AML controls, and company verification....
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How UK Recruitment Firms Can Check Employee Right to Work

A practical guide for recruitment firms on how to check employee Right to Work, choose the correct verification route, manage agency responsibilities, retain evidence, and prepare for UK Right to Work changes in 2026 confidently....
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Two Binance Employees Detained in the UAE Amid Financial Crime Probe

Recently, two Binance employees were reportedly detained and questioned in the UAE following the country's broader probe into financial crime exposure. The crypto company has been facing ongoing scrutiny globally in recent years....
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Anti Money Laundering Checks for Solicitors Practical Buyer Guide

Anti money laundering checks for UK solicitors are critical to meeting compliance requirements. However, due to sector-specific risks, legal processes, and access to client information, solicitors require specific AML solutions....
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A 2026 Buyer’s Guide to AML Screening Software for the UAE

Firms in the UAE must choose the right AML screening software in 2026. Learn about how sanctions, politically exposed persons, Arabic name matching, false positives, and ongoing monitoring work together under regulatory scrutiny....
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Crypto Enforcement in Focus as Dutch Prosecutors Sell €2.2M in Knaken Crypto

Dutch prosecutors sold €2.2M in seized Knaken crypto, putting crypto enforcement and MiCA safeguards under the spotlight as the bankruptcy raises questions over customer asset protection, ownership, recovery and orderly wind-down....