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Playing the countersanctions game

With a playbook seemingly inspired by the EU's Blocking Statue, China has joined Russia in assembling a legal framework to blunt US sanctions. Paul Cochrane charts the development of countermeasures by the "axis of agitators", amid divergence..

Online Published Date: 05 November 2026

Appeared in issue: 338 - November 2026 - 01 November 2026

FATF releases detailed scam centre guidance

Combating illicit financial flows linked to scam compounds

Online Published Date: 06 November 2026

Appeared in issue: 339 - December 2026/January 2027 - 01 December 2026

Binance heist may block crypto-giant’s EU operations

By Keith Nuthall

Online Published Date: 06 November 2026

Appeared in issue: 339 - December 2026/January 2027 - 01 December 2026

Hummingbird acquires FinCrime specialist

Boosting transaction monitoring machine learning with agentic AI

Online Published Date: 08 November 2026

Appeared in issue: 339 - December 2026/January 2027 - 01 December 2026

FinCen targets Iranian abuse of religious charity networks

Shia tithe payments could be used to fund Iranian government

Online Published Date: 08 November 2026

Appeared in issue: 339 - December 2026/January 2027 - 01 December 2026

US ratchets up sanctions on Cuban regime

Shipping networks among targeted assets

Online Published Date: 09 November 2026

Appeared in issue: 339 - December 2026/January 2027 - 01 December 2026

EU renews sanctions against ISIL/Da’esh

Council of Ministers extends regime extended for a further year

Online Published Date: 09 November 2026

Appeared in issue: 339 - December 2026/January 2027 - 01 December 2026

Egmont Group releases detailed mandatory guidance on FIU autonomy

By Keith Nuthall

Online Published Date: 10 November 2026

Appeared in issue: 339 - December 2026/January 2027 - 01 December 2026

Quantum leaps

Concerns about the use of quantum computing to breach asymmetric encryption for financial services and information technology are increasing as devices become more powerful and accurate, and artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to gain understanding of these protections. Keith Nuthall reports on the very real threat to government and financial systems, and some potential responses.

Online Published Date: 11 November 2026

Appeared in issue: 338 - November 2026 - 01 November 2026

Stablecoin alliance targets illicit finance

Crypto companies collaborate on fincrime prevention

Online Published Date: 12 November 2026

Appeared in issue: 339 - December 2026/January 2027 - 01 December 2026

Out in the cold – is private action the solution to the asset recovery challenge?

With a huge proportion of ill-gotten gains continuing to slip through the net globally, experts say that private prosecutions and civil – rather than (or combined with) criminal – actions might be faster and more reliable routes to seizure. Keith Nuthall talks freezing orders, asset recovery and the criminal mindset with global law and financial crime experts.

Online Published Date: 12 November 2026

Appeared in issue: 338 - November 2026 - 01 November 2026

Trump II – an AML/CFT and sanctions timeline

The second Trump administration has been unusually radical in its approach to anti-money laundering, combating the financing of terrorism, countering the financing of proliferation (AML/CFT/CFP) and sanctions, as in other policy areas. While it has its critics, the proof of whether its changes will reduce money laundering, terror and proliferation finance, or increase them, has yet to be conclusively determined. MLB here fillets the AML record from Trump II’s announcements.

Online Published Date: 13 November 2026

Appeared in issue: 339 - December 2026/January 2027 - 01 December 2026