The Financial Action Task Force recently added Burkina Faso, the Cayman Islands, Morocco and Senegal to its jurisdictions list under increased monitoring, joining 15 other countries. The identified deficiencies vary
The UN Security Council President has warned that actions which threaten the peace, security or stability of South Sudan may be subject to sanctions. After considering the publication of the
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is open to amending the “travel rule,” its guidance for cryptocurrency exchanges and companies providing crypto services. The anti-money laundering watchdog said it is
Crypto payments platform BitPay has settled with the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on charges of over 2,000 apparent sanctions violations. BitPay will pay $507,375 on
The European Union (EU) Tax Haven Blacklist is a tool that lists tax-havens. The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes is an instrument used to tackle issues on
The EBII Group and the Said Business School, University of Oxford, recently launched the “Africa Series” executive programme. The Africa Series first offering, Process, Growth, Resilience and Sustainability (PRoGRES), is
South African authorities are investigating fraudulent transactions that cost state power utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. 2 billion rands ($132 million). The transactions involved several companies billing Eskom over the
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