Anti-money laundering
Financial Stability Benchmarks 2022 report – executive summary
Data sheds light on how central banks are dealing with risks to stability
Banknotes: July to September 2022
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
HKMA fines Commerzbank for anti-money laundering lapses
German banking giant failed to conduct required checks on 17 customers between 2012 and 2016
Central banks rarely lead AML/CFT efforts
Most institutions do not want more AML/CFT powers
UAE central bank issues guidance on politically exposed persons
Measures build on AML/CFT requirements following FATF greylisting in March
South Africa risks FATF sanction as legacy of state capture endures
Central bank finds thousands of bank clients have missing citizenship and incorporation data
Lebanese prime minister ‘ready to replace governor’ after police raid
Investigating judge fails to find Riad Salameh, as PM says parties must agree on new governor
DNB fines Binance for ‘grave’ regulatory breach
Netherlands sanctions exchange over failure to register, but other regulators are more welcoming
US targets North Korean crypto hacking
Treasury seeks co-operation to better enforce sanctions on North Korea and Russia
Chaos around Lebanese central bank grows
Audit due to recommence but judge says governor cannot be found by police, reports say
Panama’s president vetoes parts of crypto law
Bankers’ association also opposes law, which president says lacks AML protections
Lebanese judge orders probe into central bank chief to continue
Chief prosecutor wants to file charges of financial crimes against Riad Salameh
The FinTech and RegTech Global Awards 2022 virtual ceremony
View the trophy presentations and acceptance comments from the winners of the fifth annual FinTech and RegTech Global Awards
Outgoing Lebanese cabinet agrees to central bank reforms
Any new government may still prove unable to push through long-blocked measures
HKMA advances e-HKD exploration
Authority notes risks around cyber security and removing intermediary banks
Mitigating regulatory risks of mobile payments
Third-party payment providers need to give up data to supervisors to prevent fraud
IMF promises $3 billion financing for Lebanon but demands reforms
Deal depends on monetary policy and central bank reform, as well as banking clean-up, IMF says
Riksbank reports on e-krona pilot’s performance
Pilot CBDC can integrate into payments systems, but met potential AML and performance problems
MAS crypto regulatory powers extended
New bill brings virtual asset providers under AML/CFT regulation
European authorities freeze Lebanese governor’s assets
Riad Salameh one of “five main suspects” subject to €120 million asset seizures, say prosecutors
Thailand’s SEC bans crypto payments
BoT proposes limits on banks’ digital asset investments
Lebanese judge brings corruption charges against governor
Salameh denies all wrongdoing as his brother is transferred to another judge’s custody
Lebanese judge arrests central bank governor’s brother
Judge is investigating governor Riad Salameh over alleged financial crimes
PBoC to fine Tencent over AML breaches, report says
Nationwide crackdown on money laundering announced in January