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House passes FISA extension with crypto ban

April 30, 2026 - MSN.com - In a 235-191 bipartisan vote, the House approved a three-year reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act...

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Himes Statement on House Passage of FISA 702 Reauthorization

[Press Release] - April 29, 2026 - Intelligence.house.gov

AML Compliance Trends

Bill introduced to prevent burdensome collection of small business...

[Press Release] - April 29, 2026 - Kennedy.senate.gov - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, introduced a bill to prevent the U.S. Treasury...

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Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements

[Bill] - April 2026 - Kennedy.senate.gov

Remittances & Immigration

US banks left guessing over scope of looming order on citizenship data

April 30, 2026 - Reuters.com - U.S. banks say they are largely in the dark about an expected White House order requiring them to collect data on their ​customers' citizenship...

MSBA Member Announcement

Payoneer rolls out ‘Global Payments, Simply Done’ campaign for...

April 30, 2026 - Impactonnet.com - Payoneer has launched its latest campaign, ‘Global Payments, Simply Done’, aimed at simplifying cross-border payments for Indian SMBs...

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Western Union accelerates growth strategies following Q1 results

[Newsletter] - April 30, 2026 - FXC Intelligence.com - Daniel Webber - Western Union has shared its Q1 2026 results, in which revenue remained flat YoY at $982.7m, with...

Anti-Corruption Around the World

EU policy body rocked by corruption allegations

April 2026 - Euractiv.com - The European Economic and Social Committee, or EESC, which is based in the heart of the EU district in Brussels and provides non-binding policy...

UK: Bribery, fraud and anti-money laundering

April 30, 2026 - Osborneclarke.com - The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has published its business plan for 2026 – 2027, setting out its priorities including investment into...

Ukrainian anti-corruption body calls for removal of security council...

April 29, 2026 - Aa.com.tr - A Ukrainian anti-corruption body on Wednesday called for the immediate removal of Rustem Umerov from the position of secretary of the country’s...

Bangladesh: Anti-corruption pledge made mandatory for bank chiefs

April 30, 2026 - Daily-sun.com - The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has made it mandatory for top executives of all scheduled banks to sign formal...

Namibia: Erongo leaders warn corruption is stalling development

April 2026 - Observer24.com.na - Leaders in the Erongo region say corruption is slowing development and weakening public trust as stakeholders met to shape the next...

Nigeria: ICPC, Niger Assembly To Check Corruption, Promote...

April 2026 - Leadership.ng - Niger State House of Assembly plans to partner with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for transparency...

Austria

FATF warns Austria is falling short in money laundering investigations...

April 30, 2026 - AML Intelligence.com - Austria continues to fall short in its investigation and prosecution of money laundering despite facing a range of illicit finance threats...

Canada

Canada to create powerful financial crimes agency

April 30, 2026 - The Guardian.com - Canada is to establish a new and powerful law enforcement agency to investigate financial crime, in stark contrast to the US, where weakened...

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Canada Launches Fin'l Crimes Agency to Combat Money Laundering

April 30, 2026 - Asatunews.co.id 

Canada’s AML Shift: Preparing for Universal Enrolment, Higher...

April 29, 2026 - Blg.com - Amendments to Canada’s Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA), summarized in our previous bulletin, Canada’s...

Company Announcements

FIS Launches New Platform Giving Banks Control Over Digital Money

April 29, 2026 - Financialit.net - FIS, a global leader in financial technology, today announced Lyriq™, a platform that enables banks to issue, manage, and settle their own...

Visa expands stablecoin payments pilot to more networks

April 30, 2026 - Techinasia.com - Visa said on April 29 it expanded its stablecoin settlement pilot to five more blockchains. It brings support to nine networks as it tests...

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Visa Expands Multi-Chain Stablecoin Settlement to Nine Blockchains

April 2026 - Financefeeds.com

Ant International expands AI-commerce payments infrastructure

April 30, 2026 - Letsdatascience.com - Ant International now connects over 150 million merchants with more than 2 billion consumer accounts and supports 300+ payment...

Meta officially launches USDC payouts for creators via Solana, Polygon

April 2026 - Cryptobriefing.com - After a four‑year gap, Meta has reentered the stablecoin market. Mark Zuckerberg’s social‑media empire has begun rolling out digital currency...

Financial Inclusion

India: Financial Inclusion 2.0 Roadmap Up For Review: A Look At Key...

April 30, 2026 - Outlookmoney.com - The government is likely to review the Financial Inclusion 2.0 this week, taking note of the progress in terms of the financial inclusion of...

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FinMin Urges Banks to Expand Network in North-Eastern States to...

April 30, 2026 - Thekanal.in 

FinCEN

FinCEN Requests Comments on Renewal of OMB Control Number for...

April 30, 2026 - FinCEN - On April 30, 2026, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published in the Federal Register a 60-day notice to renew the Office of Management and Budget...

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Notice: Comment Request

April 30, 2026 - Federalregister.gov

Fines, Crimes & Cases

Bank of Ireland UK fined £3.78m for CoP delay

April 30, 2026 - Fintech.global - The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has fined Bank of Ireland UK £3,779,300 after the lender failed to implement Confirmation of Payee (CoP)...

Fintech Around the World

Southeast Asia emerges as top FinTech hub in Asia

April 2026 - IBS Intelligence.com - Southeast Asia has emerged as Asia’s most concentrated FinTech market, highlighting both the region’s maturity and the untapped potential...

India Fintech Funding Flat at USD 513 Mn in Q1 2026 as Deal Count...

April 30, 2026 - Entrepreneurindia.com - India’s fintech sector reported stable funding in the first quarter of 2026, but a sharp fall in deal activity points to a significant...

Fintech Landscape in the Caribbean: Barbados in 2026

April 30, 2026 - The Fintechtimes.com - Barbados’ fintech story is one of careful reinvention. Long known for its strength in tourism, offshore financial services, and even...

South Africa: Fintech is booming – but regulation, risk, and trust will...

[Opinion] - April 2026 - Monstone.co.za - Global revenues reached about $650 billion in 2025, while locally, payment volumes, embedded finance, and Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL)...

Namibia 

Namibia moving closer to removal from FATF grey list

April 30, 2026 - Economist.com.na - The Deputy Chief Executive of Prudential Supervision at the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA), Erna Motinga...

Payment Services

Digital payments are growing fast—but is financial literacy keeping up?

April 30, 2026 - Etedge-insights.com - There has been tremendous growth in the digital payment infrastructure in India in recent years. Ever since the emergence of...

Real-time payments solutions amid rising inflation

April 30, 2026 - Smartbrief.com - In theory, achieving real-time payments is straightforward, says Juan Barajas, senior product manager at Paystand. It requires trusted, interoperable...

Indonesia Launches Cross-Border QRIS With China Today

April 30, 2026 - Heygotrade.com - Bank Indonesia officially launched its cross-border QR payment link with China on Wednesday (30/04). The activation makes China the sixth...

Remittances & Immigration

Mexico Remittances Edge Up to US$4.4 Billion, Pace Slows

April 29, 2026 - Mexicobusiness.news - Mexico’s remittance inflows entered a slowdown in early 2026, with February receipts totaling US$4.4 billion amid shifting US labor...

Remittances on the rise, diaspora continues to support the Albanian...

April 30, 2026 - Gazetaexpress.com - Remittances from the Albanian diaspora are continuing their upward trend, giving a positive signal for the country's economy and proving...

Nigeria’s new remittance discipline and the hard work of rebuilding trust

April 30, 2026 - Businessday.ng - The Central Bank of Nigeria's latest directive to international money transfer operators looks, at first glance, like a narrow operational...

India’s $138 billion money bank outside the border is getting harder...

April 30, 2026 - Indiatimes.com - The resilience of India's remittance system has reached new heights, with money sent home now more equipped to withstand external shocks...

Bangladesh: Remittances hit $3b in 29 days of April

April 30, 2026 - Jagonews24.com - The expatriate Bangladeshis have sent remittances of around $3 billion, or approximately $300.20 crore, in the first 29 days of April of the...

Remittances from Egyptians abroad grow 28% YoY in 8 months

April 30, 2026 - Zawya.com - Remittances from Egyptians working abroad reached around $29.4 billion during the first eight months of the current fiscal year (FY) 2025/2026...

Vietnam

Action plan launched to strengthen anti-money laundering framework

April 2026 - Vietnamlawmagazine.vn - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang has signed Decision 707/QD-TTg promulgating a national action plan on anti-money laundering (AML)...

United Kingdom

FCA Review of Customer Due Diligence Processes and Controls: Key...

April 30, 2026 - Ropesgray.com - On 8 April 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published findings from its 2025 multi-firm review of customer due diligence (CDD)...

Virtual Currencies Around the World

GENIUS and CLARITY Acts: what firms must know now

April 29, 2026 - Fintech.global - The enacted GENIUS Act and the pending CLARITY Act, alongside a joint SEC/CFTC interpretive release published on 17 March 2026, are pulling...

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Sen. Thom Tillis Pushes CLARITY Act Toward Markup as Crypto...

April 29, 2026 - Coincentral.com

GENIUS Act secures dollar dominance via stablecoins

April 30, 2026 - Gisreportsonline.com

Sens. Warren, Van Hollen express concerns over SEC exemptions...

April 29, 2026 - Financialregnews.com - U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) expressed concerns over a recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...

Canadian Government Pushes for Sweeping Ban on Bitcoin, Crypto...

April 29, 2026 - Decrypt.co - Canada’s Department of Finance has proposed a total ban on Bitcoin and crypto ATMs, describing the measure as a way to protect seniors and...

Mexico’s Crypto Gray Zone: Legal for Everyone, Off-Limits for Banks...

April 30, 2026 - CCN.com - Mexico has one of the most unusual cryptocurrency frameworks in Latin America. Buying, selling, and holding crypto is entirely legal for...

Australia draft payments vision eyes stablecoin interoperability

April 30, 2026 - Tradingview.com - Australia’s future account-to-account (A2A) payment systems may need to adapt if tokenized forms of money gain broader use, including stablecoins...

Why the Nordics should lead Europe’s trust layer for digital money

April 30, 2026 - Finextra.com - What is emerging in Europe is a fuller stack of digital money: retail central bank money through the digital euro, wholesale central...

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MiCA makes euro stablecoin market safer but less competitive

April 30, 2026 - Coingeek.com

Multiple Japanese Authorities Say Crypto Poses ‘High Risk’ for AML...

April 30, 2026 - Bitcoinke.io - Under the guidance, real estate agents must conduct identity checks on buyers and sellers, verify the source of funds and file suspicious...

Crypto Regulation Has Gone Full TradFi

April 29, 2026 - Dailycoin.com - The report maps regulatory trends across major jurisdictions and highlights that the industry has entered a full compliance phase, aligning...

Singapore Moves to Give Banks a Workable Crypto Capital Framework

April 30, 2026 - Blockhead.co - MAS launched a landmark consultation on how Singapore banks must treat cryptoassets on public blockchains, proposing lower capital requirements...

South Africa: The Treasury Goes After Crypto

April 30, 2026 - Thecommonsense.co.za - South Africa’s National Treasury has published draft Capital Flow Management Regulations to replace the old 1961 exchange control...

Stablecoin Adoption in Asia Pacific Is Past The Pilot Stage

April 30, 2026 - Fintechnews.sg - Stablecoin is having its moment, or as described by some, a “stablecoin summer”. On-chain transactions have climbed from US$27.6 trillion...

How Stablecoin Tracing Works in Crypto Fraud Investigations

April 29, 2026 - Bitrates.com - That is why stablecoin tracing is far more important than it used to be. It allows forensic specialists to leverage blockchain analytics to follow...

Russian Government Approves Tax Amendments for Cryptocurrencies...

April 30, 2026 - Forklog.com - The bill on the taxation of digital financial assets (DFA) and cryptocurrencies will be submitted to the State Duma in early May. This was...