OFSI Has Issued the UK’s Largest Russia Sanctions Fine Since 2022. The Firm Was Not a Bank.

The Bank Blocked the Payment. Sabre Found Another Route. OFSI Called It Circumvention and Issued the UK's Largest Russia Sanctions Fine Since 2022. | Truth Technologies Ural Airlines was designated by the UK under its Russia sanctions regime in May 2022. Sabre Global Technologies Limited was notified of that designation…

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OFSI Has Settled With Deutsche Bank for £165,000. The Breach Came Down to One Missing Ownership Link.

Deutsche Bank London Was Fined £165,000 for a Russia Sanctions Breach. The Regulator Blamed the Screening Gap. | Truth Technologies On 19 May 2026, the UK's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) published its penalty notice against Deutsche Bank AG London Branch (DBLB), imposing a final settlement of £165,000 for…

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UBS Monaco Was Fined €6 Million for AML Failures. Here Are the Five Controls That Broke Down.

Five AML Control Failures Behind the €6M UBS Monaco Fine | Truth Technologies On 7 May 2026, Monaco's Autorité Monégasque de Sécurité Financière (AMSF) published a 77-page sanction decision against UBS (Monaco) S.A., imposing a €6 million fine for failures covering a five-year supervisory review period. The decision is publicly…

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US Treasury Reclassifies Stablecoin Issuers as Financial Institutions: The Five AML Obligations Every PPSI Must Now Meet

On April 8, 2026, FinCEN and OFAC issued a joint NPRM implementing the GENIUS Act's directive to treat Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuers (PPSIs) as financial institutions under the Bank Secrecy Act. The GENIUS Act (Pub. L. 119-27, enacted July 18, 2025) is explicit: PPSIs "shall be treated as a financial…

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Compliance Challenges: OFAC Investigation into Russian Accounts

The evolving financial regulations spurred by globalization pose significant challenges, particularly for organizations involved in international transactions. The recent investigation by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) into Russian accounts inherited by UBS from Credit Suisse highlights these complexities. Financial institutions must comply with Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Know Your…

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Tornado Cash Facing OFAC Sanctions

Tornado Cash OFAC Sanctions As of August 8, 2022, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is concerned that Tornado Cash has been laundering over $7 billion worth of cryptocurrency, leading to OFAC sanctions. For more information on OFAC Sanctions Virtual Currency Mixer Tornado Cash, click here. According to a…

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Truth Technologies Successfully Completes SOC 2 Type 2 Examination with 360 Advanced

SOC 2 completion Truth Technologies, a provider of anti-money laundering, anti-fraud, customer identification, and compliance products and services, recently announced the successful completion of their 2023 SOC 2 Type 2 examination. The achievement reflects their long-standing commitment to data security while allowing them to meet industry standards. Since Truth Technologies…

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Bank Secrecy Act Report on Russian Sanction Evasion Trends

Evasion of Russia-related export controls  On September 8th, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a Financial Trend Analysis that analyzes suspected evasion of Russia-related export controls. This analysis is based on reports filed under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) in response to previous joint alerts on this matter. This…

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