Anti-money laundering
Nepal has greater stability, but now it needs growth – IMF
Fund’s mission chief says central bank reforms are among measures laying path for future prosperity
Regulators face trade-off when it comes to bitcoin – BdF paper
Rules can reduce price disparities but leave local markets vulnerable to potential shocks
Odean White on cyber, natural disasters and geopolitical risks
Bank of Jamaica’s chief risk officer discusses weather event contingency planning, the impact of ‘shocks’ on policy, being proactive on quantum, and countering phishing and AI-enabled attacks
DNB fines ABN Amro €8.5m for AML shortcomings
Former ECB supervisory board member says penalty signals seriousness of breach
CBN alerts Nigeria’s financial sector to new sanctions
Lenders and other institutions ordered to report to central bank within 48 hours
Banking risk is spilling over into other sectors – panel
Supervisor says ‘we don’t know’ how to regulate networks that commercial banks rely on
Payments Benchmarks 2026 – executive summary
Benchmarks show continued efforts to upgrade systems in search of better cross-border payments
Nigeria should allow stablecoin innovation but manage risk – IMF
Institution sets out four steps to manage surging adoption of assets
Payments Benchmarks 2026 report – upgrades and alignment
Many payments upgrades are in the pipeline as central banks look for efficiency and interoperability
Regs, not tech, create most cross-border payment issues – panel
One speaker tells London Meetings that ‘last mile’ compliance causes 80% of delays
Amid debanking drama, banks try to say ‘no’, safely
A basic risk management tool – the ability to turn a customer away – has become a political football
MAS backs removing aliases from Singapore’s payments app
Central bank says change is to prevent scams, not increase traceability of payments
Behind the scenes of the Bundesbank’s capacity-building programme
A multi-year effort has helped shore up expertise at West Balkan central banks. Will African and former-CIS institutions be equally responsive to Eurosystem technical assistance?
High-value notes: default money for criminals?
Some experts say the notes are a boon for felons, and that central banks should stop issuing them
AI, geopolitics, crypto among top AML worries – EU report
Boundary between fraud and money laundering ‘increasingly blurred’, says Amla
UAE’s E-KYC platform to use DLT, says private sector partner
Norbloc CEO says solution will be akin to private blockchain
PNG chief says getting off FATF grey list a ‘national priority’
Papua New Guinea was placed on body’s AML/CFT monitoring list in February
BSP says governor is awaiting formal notice of lawsuit
Remolona has not yet received copy of complaint from vice-president’s spouse
Financial integrity ‘the major concern’ with stablecoins – de Cos
Bespoke AML measures will be needed in case of wide adoption, says BIS chief
Markets betting on stablecoin disruption, say IMF economists
Researcher tells Spring Meetings that established payment firms’ stocks fell after Genius Act
Central banks should stick to what they know, say governors
Focusing on key existing objectives is preferable to taking on new ones, say panellists