The integrity of the global trade system and financial industry as well as both regional and global security are under growing threats posed by transnational criminal organisations (TCOs) and terrorist organisations according to the World Customs Organisation (WCO) and the… Read More ›
Nearly a decade after the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) introduced requirements for National Risk Assessments (NRAs) of money laundering and terrorism financing (ML/TF) risks, the international community is at the right point to review the past 10 years and… Read More ›
Countering the misuse of trade finance for illicit purposes, abuse of shell companies and proliferation financing (PF) will be the initial three key financial crime risks in commercial banking focused on in Singapore’s new ambitious digital platform for financial institutions… Read More ›
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its biennial Opinion on risks of money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) affecting the EU’s financial sector. The Opinion specifically contemplates the exposure of credit providers to trade-based money laundering (TBML), otherwise it… Read More ›