American banks are reportedly facing increased pressure to halt financial activity tied to Iran. But as The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Saturday (Sept. 5), uncovering those transactions can be tricky, as Tehran uses a network of front companies and other methods to hide them....
Countries sanctioned by the U.S. have reportedly increased their use of cryptocurrencies. Iran, North Korea, Russia and other sanctioned nations handled more than $100 billion in crypto just in 2025, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Saturday (July 4), citing industry estimates. The report added...
Bank of Scotland, a subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group, has been fined £160,000 (about $219,000) by a British regulator for breaching a sanctions law targeting Russia. The penalty was reduced by 50% because Lloyds Banking Group voluntarily disclosed the breaches on behalf of Bank of...
By most headline measures, 2025 looks like a year where crypto crime exploded. An estimated $154 billion flowed to illicit addresses, the highest total on record and a 160% jump in illicit volumes according to data cited by Eric Jardine, head of research at Chainalysis....
January 26, 2026
By most headline measures, 2025 looks like a year where crypto crime exploded. An estimated $154 billion flowed to illicit addresses, the highest total on record and a 160% jump in illicit volumes according to data cited by Eric Jardine, head of research at Chainalysis. But treating that number as evidence of runaway criminal adoption […]
May 27, 2022
Sanctions have been dominating headlines. Nithai Barzam, COO of nsKnox, a corporate payment security company, told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster that beyond the sanctions that have been designed to rock Russia...
September 22, 2026
Some of the world’s largest banks have reportedly handled billions of dollars for a Kremlin-backed FinTech that used forgery to enter the international financial system. An investigation by the Financial Times (FT) published Monday (Sept. 21) found that A7, a company established as an alternative to western payment systems, used “old-fashioned money laundering” to move […]
September 06, 2026
American banks are reportedly facing increased pressure to halt financial activity tied to Iran. But as The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Saturday (Sept. 5), uncovering those transactions can be...
July 05, 2026
Countries sanctioned by the U.S. have reportedly increased their use of cryptocurrencies. Iran, North Korea, Russia and other sanctioned nations handled more than $100 billion in crypto just in 2025,...
January 26, 2026
Bank of Scotland, a subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group, has been fined £160,000 (about $219,000) by a British regulator for breaching a sanctions law targeting Russia. The penalty was reduced...
