Category: FATF

Complete Guide to the AFASA Act (Philippines): Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (Republic Act No. 12010)

Explore the comprehensive overview of the Philippines’ Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA) 2024. Learn about its objectives, covered offenses, penalties,...

13 November 2025

New FATF Grey List (October 2025) Update! All You Need To Know 

Discover the latest (Oct 2025) update from the Financial Action Task Force FATF Grey List: which countries were removed, why...

4 November 2025

Why the Philippines Was Placed on the FATF Grey List in 2021

Explore how AI, crypto enforcement, and new global regulations are transforming AML in 2025. A must-read for compliance leaders and...

1 October 2025

Philippines Exits FATF Grey List: Enforcement Gains and Key Statistics

Explore how AI, crypto enforcement, and new global regulations are transforming AML in 2025. A must-read for compliance leaders and...

26 September 2025

How a Filipino Town Became Ground Zero for “Pig Butchering” Scams

Explore how AI, crypto enforcement, and new global regulations are transforming AML in 2025. A must-read for compliance leaders and...

18 September 2025

Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing via NGOs in the Philippines (2015–2025)

Explore how AI, crypto enforcement, and new global regulations are transforming AML in 2025. A must-read for compliance leaders and...

29 August 2025

Philippines AML/CTF Landscape: Regulations, Threats, and Compliance Best Practices

Explore how AI, crypto enforcement, and new global regulations are transforming AML in 2025. A must-read for compliance leaders and...

20 August 2025

Middle East Charities Under Scrutiny: When Zakat and Donations Turn Criminal

An investigative analysis of how Zakat and charity networks in the Middle East are exploited for money laundering, with regulatory...

17 July 2025

Trade-Based Money Laundering in Asia and the Middle East: Shadow Exports, Over-Invoicing and Emerging Risks

Explore how shadow exports and over-invoicing are fueling trade-based money laundering across Asia and the Middle East, exploiting customs, banks,...

16 May 2025

FATF Plenary February 2025: Key Outcomes And Strategic Initiatives

The article analyzes the recently convened FATF Plenary February 2025 and its key updates, outcomes and initiatives

3 March 2025