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Anti Financial Crime Report 2025: Trends, Risks and Best Practices from Leading Experts
Case Studies


Lessons from OKCoin Europe’s €1M AML Penalty
OKCoin Europe received more than €1M in penalties for AML failures. Learn why and the lessons learned

Anna Stylianou
Apr 74 min read
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The Suncity Group Case Study: The role of Junket Operators Money Laundering and Lessons Learned
This article is based on UNODC Report: Casinos, Money Laundering, Underground Banking and Transnational Organized Crime in East and...

Anna Stylianou
Mar 194 min read
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The Fowler Oldfield and NatWest Money Laundering Scandal - What Went Wrong
Fowler Oldfield was a commercial customer of NatWest with a banking relationship that lasted from 2011 to 2016

Anna Stylianou
Mar 64 min read
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Bernie Madoff's Ponzi Scheme: How it Went Undetected for So Long
Bernie Madoff - Learn how the greatest Ponzi scheme worked and why people missed the red flags

Anna Stylianou
Jan 83 min read
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The Russian Laundromat: How $20 Billion were Transferred from Russia to the Rest of the World
The Russian Laundromat was a cleverly-designed money laundering scheme.

Anna Stylianou
Nov 20, 20245 min read
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The Downfall of Credit Suisse: Key Lessons for the Financial Industry
Learn about a series of risk management failures and reputational damages led to the sale of Credit Suisse to its largest competitor

Anna Stylianou
Apr 18, 20243 min read
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Coinbase $100 million settlement - what went wrong
The Coinbase settlement in 2023

Anna Stylianou
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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Lessons learned from Bittrex crypto exchange $29 million penalty
FinCEN, in October 2022 has announced a penalty of $29 million to crypto exchange Bittrex. Why? Bittrex Violations that Led to the...

Anna Stylianou
Nov 4, 20221 min read
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