Financial Action Task Force

Qatar needs to ramp up efforts to combat money laundering: FATF
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5 June, 2023

Qatar needs to ramp up efforts to combat money laundering: FATF

Qatar is in danger of being put under Financial Action Task Force’s grey list after the global regulator called out...
Japan to impose stricter AML measures for digital currencies in June 2023
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29 May, 2023

Japan to impose stricter AML measures for digital currencies in June 2023

Aiming to align with global AML standards, Japan is pushing for enhanced digital asset regulation in hopes that the move...
Pakistan set to impose blanket ban on digital currencies
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25 May, 2023

Pakistan set to impose blanket ban on digital currencies

Part of the conditions set by the Financial Action Task Force to remove Pakistan from its “grey list” was the...
South Korea: Lawmaker faces criticism over digital currency holdings, disobeying travel rule
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12 May, 2023

South Korea: Lawmaker faces criticism over digital currency holdings, disobeying travel rule

Kim Nam-kuk, an opposition member of the South Korean National Assembly, is under investigation in connection with allegedly liquidating KRW...
FATF adds Nigeria, South Africa to dirty money grey list
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2 March, 2023

FATF adds Nigeria, South Africa to dirty money grey list

FATF says Africa’s two largest economies must do better to fight money laundering, with both countries decrying the listing as...
FATF task force doubles down on anti-money laundering oversight
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10 November, 2022

FATF task force doubles down on anti-money laundering oversight

Countries covered by the Financial Action Task Force are required to conduct anti-money laundering reviews annually instead of every 10...