AML

Anti-money laundering (AML) refers to a set of laws, regulations, and procedures intended to prevent criminals from disguising illegally obtained funds as legitimate income. Though anti-money-laundering laws cover a relatively limited range of transactions and criminal behaviors, their implications are far-reaching.

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Banks Turn Fewer AML Alerts Into Bigger Financial Crime Leads

Banks Turn Fewer AML Alerts Into Bigger Financial Crime Leads
Banks Turn Fewer AML Alerts Into Bigger Financial Crime Leads
August 14, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Financial institutions have spent years trying to see more suspicious activity. New data from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) suggests the more valuable question...

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UBS Pays $125 Million to Settle US Charges of Repeated AML Failures
UBS Pays $125 Million to Settle US Charges of Repeated AML Failures
August 03, 2026  |  AML

Four U.S. regulators have reached separate agreements with UBS Financial Services in which the company will pay a total of $125 million to settle violations...

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Swedbank Settles New York Charges in Panama Papers Probe
Swedbank Settles New York Charges in Panama Papers Probe
July 27, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) secured a $50 million penalty from Swedbank AB and its New York branch in a case in which...

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FATF Warns ‘DeFi’ Label Is Leaving Centralized Platforms Outside AML Rules
FATF Warns ‘DeFi’ Label Is Leaving Centralized Platforms Outside AML Rules
July 24, 2026  |  AML

The Financial Action Task Force is urging governments to bring decentralized finance platforms under anti-money laundering rules when developers, token holders or other identifiable parties...

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Fed Joins Banking Regulators to Overhaul Financial Crime-Fighting Rules
Fed Joins Banking Regulators to Overhaul Financial Crime-Fighting Rules
July 07, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

The Federal Reserve Board plans to amend its requirements for banks to maintain anti-money laundering (AML) programs to, among other things, require them to focus...

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OCC Applies Bank Secrecy Act to Stablecoin Issuers
OCC Applies Bank Secrecy Act to Stablecoin Issuers
June 22, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

U.S. banking regulators want to apply new compliance standards to stablecoin issuers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Lawmakers Want AML Rules to Target Bigger Threats
Lawmakers Want AML Rules to Target Bigger Threats
June 17, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Two lawmakers have asked the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to ensure that reducing unnecessary compliance burdens and prioritizing high-risk financial crimes in its enforcement...

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Flagright Secures $12.5 Million to Expand Financial Crime Compliance
Flagright Secures $12.5 Million to Expand Financial Crime Compliance
June 17, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Flagright raised $12.5 million in a Series A funding round to increase the capabilities and adoption of its artificial intelligence operating system for financial crime...

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