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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) action against Argent Capital Management goes beyond alleged investor fraud. Explore what the $14 million case reveals about crypto compliance, controls and financial crime risk....

Australia's Financial Intelligence Unit, AUSTRAC, forces Bet365 into a legally binding AML remediation plan. During investigations, AUSTRAC discovered that the gambling firm had significantly violated the country's AML and CTF Act....

On 1st July, Alibaba and AUS Merchant Services entered into a non-prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, paying $600 million for failing to stop merchants from selling and importing illicit and controlled items....

Merrill Lynch was fined US$7.5M by the SEC over AML reporting failures, adding to a wider history of regulatory penalties across SAR filings, trade reporting, derivatives reporting, governance gaps, and investor protection issues....

CBUAE fined a foreign bank branch $5.4M over repeated AML, CTF and sanctions failures, signalling tougher UAE enforcement and rising accountability for senior compliance leaders and Money Laundering Reporting Officers in 2026....

Ikano Bank, the IKEA founder's family-owned bank, was fined SEK 140M ($14.9M) by Sweden for systematic AML failures. This case reveals the four critical violations and includes critical compliance lessons to prevent costly fines....

FIFA World Cup 2026 scams show how fake sites, stolen data, and fraudulent payments can create downstream AML risks for banks, FinTechs, marketplaces, payment providers, and teams managing high-volume event fraud risk globally....