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24/06/2025

Rethinking Risk: Why Proliferation Financing Deserves Its Own Spotlight in Guernsey

Although Guernsey’s regulatory approach aligns with the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Recommendation 7, referring to the implementation targeted financial…

Miriam

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Compliance Politics Sqope blog

10/06/2025

US FTO Designations on Cartels: Consequences for Due Diligence & Compliance Sectors

On January 20, 2025—his first day back in office—US President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) directing Secretary of…

Alana Kohn

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Compliance Politics Sqope blog

21/03/2025

Trump’s FCPA pause and what it means for compliance

On February 10, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further…

Miriam

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AML & KYC Compliance Sqope blog

10/12/2024

A cautionary tale of poor KYC

In late November 2024, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an investigation into the anti-money laundering (AML) shortcomings of a…

Miriam

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Compliance Politics Sqope blog

06/11/2024

Expanded UK Sanctions on Russia: Superficial or serious?

Recently, the UK government expanded the scope of its sanctions against Russia by amending some of its regulations on Kremlin-affiliated…

Miriam

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AML & KYC Compliance Sqope blog

05/11/2024

The impact of Lebanon’s grey listing

On October 25, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) added Lebanon to its “grey list”, a term used for countries…

Miriam

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AML & KYC Compliance Sqope blog

01/10/2024

Addressing manipulated media profiles in the age of AI

The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-generated content has created a new set of challenges for open-source intelligence (OSINT)…

Miriam

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AML & KYC Compliance Sqope blog

01/07/2024

Monaco’s Grey Listing: What does it mean for the Principality?

On June 28, following a three day long Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Plenary, the intergovernmental organization announced the addition…

Miriam

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AML & KYC Compliance Sqope blog

22/05/2024

KYC remediation and its challenges

Ongoing remediation of Know Your Customer (KYC) records related to pre-existing clients comes with challenges that are difficult to navigate in…

Miriam

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AML & KYC Sqope blog

05/03/2024

Sqope Blog: The UAE’s removal the Grey List and Why it Matters

On February 23, the UAE was removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Grey List, a watch list for…

Miriam

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Rethinking Risk: Why Proliferation Financing Deserves Its Own Spotlight in Guernsey

US FTO Designations on Cartels: Consequences for Due Diligence & Compliance Sectors

Trump’s FCPA pause and what it means for compliance

A cautionary tale of poor KYC

Expanded UK Sanctions on Russia: Superficial or serious?

The impact of Lebanon’s grey listing

Addressing manipulated media profiles in the age of AI

Monaco’s Grey Listing: What does it mean for the Principality?

KYC remediation and its challenges

Sqope Blog: The UAE’s removal the Grey List and Why it Matters

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