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South Korea's fight against AI-aided financial scams faces challenges November 18, 2025 | Choonsik Yoo

South Korea’s new National Counter Scam Bureau has quickly become the country’s main hub for tackling cyber financial crimes, coordinating police, regulators and ministries to counter rising AI-driven fraud. D... (more story)

California man receives home confinement over role in AAR bribery scheme November 17, 2025 | Eliana Hubacker and Samuel Rubenfeld

Julian Aires, a California man, was sentenced to a year of home confinement over his role in a scheme to bribe South African officials on behalf of a services supplier with whom his company had a joint venture.

Billionaire investor Lewis pardoned by Trump after insider trading conviction November 13, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld and Martin Coyle

British billionaire investor Joe Lewis was pardoned Thursday by President Donald Trump over a 2024 conviction for an insider trading scheme in which he gave stock tips to friends, associates and a romantic par... (more story)

Coima’s Catella cleared in Italian bribery probe November 13, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Manfredi Catella, the co-founder and chief executive of Italian real estate company Coima, has been cleared by the nation’s top court following an investigation into alleged bribery. Catella has been under inv... (more story)

Meta defends record on fraud as UK watchdog delays new Online Safety Act duties November 13, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Meta Platforms defended its record on tackling online scams as UK regulator Ofcom delayed the rollout of Online Safety Act duties designed to combat fraudulent advertising. A senior Meta executive, Philip Milt... (more story)

X fined €5m in Spain over unauthorized crypto advertising November 13, 2025 | Martin Coyle

The X social-media platform, formerly Twitter, has been fined €5 million by Spain’s financial regulator for “serious” violations related to cryptocurrency advertising on its platform. Under rules introduced in... (more story)

South Korea central bank flags moral hazard in non-bank stablecoin models November 13, 2025 | Jenny Lee

A central banker from South Korea expressed concern about allowing non-bank institutions to issue stablecoins, saying this could effectively extend central bank balance sheet support to entities outside its re... (more story)

Scam center strike force launched by US November 12, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The US government on Wednesday announced the launch of a task force focused on protecting Americans from scam centers based in Southeast Asia. Americans lost at least $10 billion in 2024 to Southeast Asia-base... (more story)

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Millicom unit engaged in 'widespread' bribery in Guatemala, US alleges November 13, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Comunicaciones Celulares, the Millicom subsidiary that did business as TIGO Guatemala, reached a deferred prosecution agreement with US authorities and agreed to a $118 million penalty. The agreement, unsealed... (more story)

Deemed victims by US, betting platforms emerge as conduits in sports cases November 11, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

When US authorities announced a massive illegal gambling bust in October that involved professional basketball players, officials said at a press conference that the sports betting companies that had processed... (more story)

JPMorgan compliance staff drafted anti-trafficking policies as bank kept Epstein October 31, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

In 2010, as JP Morgan Chase retained convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as a client, its anti-money laundering compliance team worked on a project to protect the bank from misuse by human traffickers. The ... (more story)

Cambodian ‘scam center’ crackdown's promise of closer US-UK action is unclear October 24, 2025 | Martin Coyle

The targeting of an alleged Cambodian scam factory by US and UK enforcers with sanctions measures can be seen a positive step in Anglo-American relations, but it’s unclear whether the action will herald a new ... (more story)

New AML duties for UK financial watchdog raise concerns of overload October 21, 2025 | Martin Coyle and Sofia Gerace

Handing the UK’s financial markets regulator responsibility for supervising accountancy and law firms in relation to money laundering is a bold move, but questions remain as to how the new “super regulator” wi... (more story)

FinCEN continues US deregulatory push, telling banks to file fewer reports October 09, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The US Treasury Department’s financial intelligence unit, which has been on a deregulatory tear in recent months, told banks Thursday they should file fewer reports about suspicious transactions. Financial ins... (more story)

New US export controls expand blacklists, heighten compliance burdens October 01, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A new rule from the US Commerce Department expands the universe of entities covered by export controls and may increase the risks of failing to comply with a trade regulation considered a priority for criminal... (more story)

UK-China tussle over £5.5bn crypto fraud haul has a way to run October 01, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Where will £5.5 billion in Bitcoin seized by UK authorities from a Chinese fraud end up? Chinese investors eyeing a slice could face an uphill battle in recouping their losses. UK civil recovery proceedings we... (more story)