Tag: Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
FATF expects to halve the number of countries on AML greylist
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has introduced new criteria for its greylist which could significantly reduce the number of countries included on the...
Gibraltar and UAE among countries removed from FATF grey list
Four countries have been removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list following the G7 AML and CTF initiative’s latest plenary.Barbados, Gibraltar,...
Cash risk in gaming and banking singled out in Malta risk...
The risk of money laundering and terrorist financing to the Maltese economy has reduced between 2018 and 2023, according to the country’s latest national...
Philippines targeting ‘strategic AML deficiencies’ for FATF grey list removal
President of the Philippines, Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr, has made the country’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list a top...
Bulgaria flags down more than 150 illegal gaming websites in September
Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency (NRA) has published a statement confirming that since the beginning of September, more than 150 gambling websites have been flagged...
Bulgaria ramps up AML measures to protect gambling sector
The National Revenue Agency (NRA) of Bulgaria has formed a new branch titled “Prevention and Counter Action Against Money Laundering” - part of the...
Salv CEO Taavi Tamkivi: Detecting fraud ‘similar to puzzle pieces –...
Fighting against financial criminals requires extensive teamwork, intellectual machine learning and a new concept pivotal to AML firms, data exchanging within the private sector...
Malta finance sector must work to salvage its reputation in greylisting...
The decision by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to place Malta on a greylist of financially untrustworthy countries has had a major impact...
Immediate impact on Malta’s greylisting is minimal as country takes progressive...
Fitch Ratings has outlined its belief that the decision of The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) to greylist Malta confirms structural weaknesses in the...
UKGC urges operators to implement FATF updated AML guidelines
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has updated its AML guidelines, prompting the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) to encourage betting operators to implement the...