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Closing the AML Gap in Risk-Based Monitoring

Risk-based AML frameworks can become difficult to execute, especially across different spreadsheets and workflows. Discover how custom risk engines can transform documented methodologies into consistent, auditable risk decisions....
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Changes In Right to Work Digital Identity Checks for Gig Platforms

With October 2026 right to work reforms, gig platforms face new responsibilities. Learn how identity, access, substitutes, and proportionate re-verification can help reduce huge compliance gaps to protect against illegal working....
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India Blocks 15 Crypto Exchanges for AML Violations

15 crypto exchanges are under India's FIU scrutiny as the country aims to step up AML enforcement. The case shows what offshore crypto firms risk if they serve customers in India without meeting local AML and CDD compliance rules....
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Ukrainian Crypto Scam Network Shut Down By Authorities

Ukrainian criminal authorities dismantled a crypto scam spanning 20+ countries, exposing how fake KYC, wallet drainers, stolen identity data, and fragmented fraud controls can combine to exploit trust across the customer journey....
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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....