The Global RADAR Weekly Compliance Brief, delivered weekly to compliance officers worldwide. Each issue covers AML, CFT, and sanctions developments from the prior week with operational implications, a 30-day regulatory calendar, and a practical next step for your program.
A fuller edition: Treasury’s coordinated OFAC, FinCEN, and DOJ strike on the Prince Group; FATF’s grey-list reshuffle; three US rulemakings racing to July deadlines; UK, EU, and Australia supervisory moves; and scaling scam-center takedowns.
The FATF June Plenary added Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iraq to the grey list and removed Algeria and Namibia, leaving 22 jurisdictions under increased monitoring. What the changes mean for your country risk scoring, plus OFAC’s on-chain ISIS sanctions and the UK enhanced due diligence narrowing on June 30.
FinCEN’s comment window on the biggest US AML program overhaul in years closed June 9, replacing prescriptive program rules with a risk-based mandate tied to national priorities. Plus OFAC’s expanded Iran sanctions and the FATF plenary in Paris.
For the first time, OFAC has sanctioned a sitting Cuban president and his regime network. Miguel Diaz-Canel and the MINFAR ownership tree go on the SDN List under Executive Order 14404. What it means for Cuba-adjacent correspondent and trade finance exposure.
GAO finds the March 2025 exemption of US-formed entities from BOI reporting created a visibility loss Treasury has not addressed. Plus: GENIUS Act stablecoin comments close June 9, UK OFSI adds 85 Russia-related designations, AUSTRAC opens Tabcorp investigation, and the 30-day regulatory calendar.
First time a US cartel action has placed on-chain wallets directly on the SDN List, alongside the FCA’s 5,000-record data share with police and the joint FinCEN-OFAC stablecoin issuer rule with comments closing June 9.
Looking for past compliance recaps? Browse the Global RADAR Annual Compliance Review, a year-by-year summary of AML, BSA, sanctions, and RegTech change from 2017 through 2025, authored by Dominic Suszek.
