Reported by Karl Flinders (Excerpt shown below. To read full report, go to: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366626743/ING-Bank-transforming-operations-through-agentic-AI) ING Bank is currently amid multiple projects to improve its operations through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in its various forms. Projects around using the technology in transaction monitoring, customer due diligence and mortgage generation are already in early production or in […]

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The stablecoin is fuelling a global shadow economy. And it’s never been more respectable (Excerpt shown below. To read full report, go to: https://www.economist.com/1843/2025/07/04/how-tether-became-money-launderers-dream-currency OR https://archive.ph/RGqy6) Reported by Oliver Bullough What may be the most consequential cryptocurrency investigation in recent times began on a November evening in 2021 in a defiantly offline location: the southbound carriageway […]

Reported by Alex Vasquez (Excerpt shown below. To read full report, go to: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-01/mexico-passes-anti-money-laundering-bill-after-us-accuses-banks?embedded-checkout=true) Mexican lawmakers approved a bill designed to better clamp down on money laundering, days after the US Treasuryaccused three local financial firms of facilitating transactions of companies linked to drug trafficking. The reform of a law to prevent and identify operations carried […]

Reported by Owen Walker and Arjun Neil Alim (Excerpt show below. To read full report, go to: dc72d6163dcd) Liquidators who are trying to recoup billions of dollars siphoned initially from Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund are seeking more than $2.7bn from Standard Chartered, in a lawsuit filed against the UK-headquartered bank over its alleged role in the scandal. […]

Reported by Vivian Nereim (Excerpt shown below. To read full report, go to: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/world/middleeast/gulf-states-invest-syria-iran.html) The Gulf states have moved quickly to aid and invest in Syria after the sudden collapse of the country’s dictatorship, sensing a new opportunity to expand their influence in the Middle East. The ousted president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, was long […]

Reported by FinCEN (Summary version featured below. To read entire order, go to: https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/CIP-TIN-Exemption-Order-final508.pdf) 1. A New Era for TIN Collection in CIP On June 27, 2025, the OCC, FDIC, and NCUA—with FinCEN’s concurrence—issued a joint Order that broadens the existing CIP Rule exception on Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) collection.  Under this Order, covered banks […]

Reported Molly Palmer and Megan Kelly Defense Attorney Molly Parmer shared her take on the Sean Combs (aka Diddy) trial: ‘Freak-offs’ aren’t illegal — but RICO is a federal offense. Podcast reporter Megyn Kelly said Diddy should be convicted. What’s your take?

Reported by Robin Pogrebin (Excerpt shown below. To read full report, go to: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/arts/design/lady-gaga-art-dispute.html) The email was signed “Stefani Germanotta,” Lady Gaga’s real name. The email address, ladyandkoji@gmail.com, referred to one of the pop singer’s beloved French Bulldogs, Koji. “I am such a huge fan of your work,” said the email to Emma Webster, a Los […]

Reported by Phd Kitty A surprisingly effective explainer on tax evasion and financial crime — delivered by a kitty cat. Educational and unforgettable.