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€500,000 penalty imposed on LocalBitcoins Oy for AML failings
The Finnish company failed to comply with anti-money-laundering regulations.
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FINTRAC fines real estate broker for AML failures
The penalty was imposed in 2024 for violations observed during a 2022 compliance examination .
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FIN-FSA reveals rise in investigations submitted to police in 2024
Finland’s Financial Supervisory Authority saw increasing variations of scams during 2024, and issued more penalty payments than before.
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Block fined $40m as NY takes aim at fintech compliance failures
The fintech firm behind Cash App faces regulatory heat over anti-money laundering lapses and crypto oversight shortcomings.
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Binance reportedly seeks loosening of enforcement terms from Treasury
According to sources, Binance and representatives of World Liberty Financial discussed listing World Liberty’s stablecoin on Binance’s trading platform.
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Podcast: LSEG’s Anna Rosenberg contemplates the regulatory road ahead
GRIP’s US Content Manager Julie DiMauro spoke to Anna Rosenberg, Senior Manager for Government Relations at LSEG in NY.
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DOJ moves forward with Smartmatic FCPA case, despite Trump EO
The DOJ said it will continue to prosecute executives at the voting machine company Smartmatic Corp. for FCPA and AML violations.
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Canada tables new regulations on money laundering and terrorist financing
Canada introduces regulations to help prevent money laundering, terrorist financing, and sanctions evasion, and to strengthen beneficial ownership transparency.