Insights

This month’s developments include new FinCEN advisories on human trafficking, unauthorized employment schemes, and Iranian sanctions evasion, along with significant sanctions actions targeting Russian, Cuban, and Brazilian networks.

Under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), disruptions to critical systems, including sanctions screening, can now trigger mandatory incident notification to regulators, often within hours.

Global regulators are raising expectations around AML, sanctions, and financial crime compliance programs, with growing emphasis on effectiveness, operational resilience, and risk-based oversight.

The Travel Rule is forcing one of the most fundamental shifts in how institutions think about anti-money laundering (AML), data, and trust in a blockchain-based ecosystem.

As stablecoins rapidly become a mainstream payment rail, clarity around AML and sanction screening regulations are gaining more clarity.

These amendments raise expectations for how existing obligations are executed. For MLROs, that distinction matters.

This FAQ outlines the essentials to help organizations begin the journey of stablecoin payments.

Compliance is becoming more data-driven, more real-time, and less forgiving of gaps in governance. We break down the most important developments and what they mean for compliance teams now.

Renowned fintech author and speaker Leda Gyptis joined panelists Seth Sattler (Oscilar), Jacqueline Hite (Worldplay), Becki LaPorte and Steve Marshall (FinScan) to explore how financial crime risks are evolving.

This month’s Regulatory Roundup highlights regulators focusing on clarifying crypto market structure, increasing scrutiny of AI systems, and strengthening accountability in compliance programs.

At the recent Dow Jones Risk Journal Summit in Dubai, Ibrahim Bennani Doubli of FinScan sat down to discuss a topic that's often overlooked in the rush toward artificial intelligence: data itself.

The regulatory landscape over the last month or so is a study in contrasts: tougher enforcement and sharper scrutiny from agencies like FinCEN, FINRA, and the UK’s OFSI alongside rule delays and new access pathways designed to foster innovation from the Federal Reserve and FDIC.