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FATF Monitoring: Countries Addressing Strategic Deficiencies

Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring by the FATF Countries...

Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo Sentenced to 20+ Years in Odebrecht Bribery Scandal

Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo has been...

Ex-Mexican Security Chief Sentenced for Bribery and Aiding Sinaloa Cartel’s Drug Trafficking

Genaro Garcia Luna, Mexico's former Secretary of...

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United Arab Emirates: Central Bank Digital Currency introduced, paves the way for the recognition of digital currencies

On 2 October 2023, the UAE issued Federal Law No. 54 of 2023, which amended Federal Law  No. 14 of 2018 on the Central...

Australia: Further consultation on the licensing of payment service providers

In brief On 8 December 2023, the Australian Treasury released the Second Consultation Paper on the Payments System Modernisation: Regulation of Payment Service Providers (“Consultation...

Canada: Regulations under the Retail Payment Activities Act to apply to Payment Service Providers published

How the Retail Payment Activities Act and newly-published regulations will impact businesses In brief On 22 November 2023, the finalized regulations enacted under the Retail Payment...

Germany: New Federal Office responsible for sanctions enforcement established

In brief On 11 October 2023 the German Federal Government approved the Financial Crime Prevention Act (Finanzkriminalitätsbekämpfungsgesetz (FKBG)), which shall come into force on 1 January...

United Kingdom: The future of crypto regulation – Treasury provides clarity on the wider regime

In brief Following its February 2023 consultation and call for evidence on a future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets, HM Treasury issued its policy...

United Kingdom: Economic Crime Update: Introduction to the Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence and Corporate Criminal Liability Reforms

Jonathan chairs the firm's Financial Institutions Global Industry Group and is a partner in the London Dispute Resolution practice. Jonathan has deep experience in advising...

United Kingdom: The future of crypto regulation – Treasury provides clarity on the wider regime

In brief Following its February 2023 consultation and call for evidence on a future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets, HM Treasury issued its policy...

United Kingdom: The future of UK stablecoin regulation – Treasury and regulators provide more detail on approach

In a long-awaited update on its plans for the UK’s crypto regulatory framework, on 30 October 2023, HM Treasury issued three interlinked policy documents...

AML/CFT Handbook – Appendices C and I Updates — GFSC

The Commission has today issued amendments to the country lists in Appendix C and Appendix I of the Handbook on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist...

United States: New businesses get more time to report beneficial ownership information

With the new year comes the 1 January 2024 effective date of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which will require approximately 32.6 million US...

Ukraine: Improving guidance on identifying ultimate beneficial owners

On 19 September 2023, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the National Bank of Ukraine adopted Regulation No. 1011, introducing a comprehensive methodology...

Italy: Introduction of new offenses in the list of predicate crimes

Law no. 137 of 9 October 2023 introduced the offences of Bid Rigging (Article 353 of the Criminal Code), Interference with the Tender Process...

Canada: Securities regulators provide guidance on interim approach to stablecoins for crypto asset trading platforms

In brief On 5 October 2023, the Canadian Securities Administrators published guidance on dealing in Stablecoins, including by imposing updated terms and conditions for crypto...

Australia: Modernising Australia’s payment systems – Reforming the Payments Systems (Regulation) Act 1998

The Government has released exposure draft legislation (“Bill“) to update the Payments Systems (Regulation) Act 1998 (“PSRA“). This follows consultation conducted  in June 2023...

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