The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has recently announced two significant sets of sanctions targeting illicit financial networks tied to Iran and its ally in Lebanese militant group Hizballah, reinforcing the U.S. government’s commitment to curbing destabilizing activities in the Middle East. These actions, taken during a ceasefire in […]
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On June 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) – the bureau responsible for collecting and analyzing financial information to combat money laundering, terrorism financing, and other financial crimes both domestically and abroad – issued unprecedented orders targeting three Mexico-based financial institutions for their alleged roles in laundering money […]
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Large institutions onboard thousands of customers every month. Each one needs to be screened, verified, and reviewed. That sounds tough for any compliance team to handle manually. Yet skipping steps or rushing through checks creates risk — risk that can lead to fines, fraud, and regulatory trouble. That’s where scalable Anti-Money Laundering (AML) systems step in. Let’s […]
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