Financial crime
Lebanese judge questions governor
Salameh interviewed in presence of European officials after initially refusing to be questioned
Crypto firms are dodging scrutiny, US comptroller warns
Hsu compares crypto exchange FTX to BCCI, subject of infamous ’90s banking scandal
US lender tied to FTX goes into liquidation
Federal government investigating California bank linked to failed crypto exchange
Lebanese judge to interview central bank governor
Second judge summons Salameh over allegations as observers say governor could extend term
OK regulator? How AI became respectable for AML controls
Dutch court case pressures supervisors to accept new tech; explainability the key challenge
Swiss authorities freeze Lebanese governor’s assets – report
Lebanese prosecutor orders judge to pause investigation of crisis-hit banks
FATF suspends Russia and grey-lists Africa’s largest economies
South African president pledges rapid reform as Yellen hails action against Russia
Lebanese governor is charged with financial crimes
Prosecutor asks higher court to examine case against Riad Salameh
Slovak prosecutor charges central bank governor with bribery
Kažimir has denied allegations that he sought bribes while serving as finance minister
Lebanese governor says he will step down this year
European magistrates intend to return to investigate allegations against Salameh, reports say
UAE grants licence to Russian bank
US voices concerns over sanctions evasion and threatens action against facilitators
BIS developing ‘Pyxtrial’ for systemic stablecoin monitoring
London Innovation Hub centre will investigate balance sheets and asset-liability mismatches
Panama president sends crypto law to supreme court
Measure to create legal framework for crypto has twice passed legislature
DNB fines Coinbase for ‘severe’ non-compliance
Crypto exchange fined €3.3 million for operating without registration
Federal Reserve fines bank over AML breaches on Covid-19 loans
Popular Bank allegedly processed six coronavirus-era loans with significant signs of fraud
Bank of Jamaica to regulate non-bank sector after fraud scandal
Central bank takes over from commission after alleged crime that targeted Usain Bolt
European investigators want to interview Lebanese governor
Magistrates investigating money laundering reports have interviewed two former deputy governors
Iraqi PM replaces governor after fraud drives currency fall
Dinar falls after US clampdown on dollar transfers following reports of massive fraud
Head of Jamaican financial regulator resigns over fraud scandal
McFarlane leaves after alleged fraud at investment bank costs sprinter Usain Bolt millions
European investigators meet with former Lebanese deputy governor
Prosecutor says he will appoint new judge to investigate corruption allegations against Riad Salameh
European judges seek to question Lebanese governor
German and French investigators want to speak to Salameh over money-laundering allegations
Regulators should treat crypto trading as gambling – Panetta
Self-destruction of crypto sector is not assured, says ECB official
Brazilian financial intelligence unit moves from central bank
President gives finance ministry control of unit but leaves its powers unchanged
Bahamas Securities Commission denies secret agreement with FTX
US liquidator claims millions of dollars were withdrawn with authorities’ agreement