INTERVIEW: Inside Malta’s FIAU, its priorities for 2025 and how it is managing legal challenges. We speak to chief Alfred Zammit 

By AML Intelligence Correspondents BRITISH bank Monzo was today fined Stg£21m fine by the Financial Conduct Authority for “repeatedly” opening accounts for “high-risk” customers without… BronBREAKING: British fintech Monzo fined Stg£21 million for AML failings; bank ‘repeatedly’ onboarded ‘high risk’ customers without KYC 

By AML Intelligence Correspondents ALMOST 70pc of countries assessed by FATF have “major or structural deficiencies” investigating, prosecuting and convicting terrorist financing (TF) cases, it… BronNEWS: Majority of countries deficient in countering terrorist financing, FATF reports warns; clear need to act fast 

By AML Intelligence Correspondents THE GERMAN state of Hessen has launched a digital platform to share sensitive financial data between banks in a legally compliant… BronNEWS: German state Hessen with capital Frankfurt launches ‘unique’ AML data sharing between Commerzbank, Deutsche and N26