On FINCast Episode 39, Juan Zarate sits down with K2 Integrity’s Katya Hazard and Amir Fadavi to discuss the state of Russia-related sanctions and to explore what has worked and what may require further coordinated efforts to...more
The landscape of financial crimes is constantly evolving, and the concept of transparency is being fundamentally challenged. A dynamic, innovative approach is imperative to preserve and shape the future of financial...more
12/20/2023
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Financial Crimes ,
FinCEN ,
Human Trafficking ,
Investment ,
Phishing Scams ,
Risk Management ,
Russia ,
Transparency ,
UK
Chinese lawmakers approved revisions to the country’s counterespionage law on 23 April 2023, broadening the definition of spying and banning the transfer of any information related to national security interests (which are...more
5/16/2023
/ CFIUS ,
China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Espionage ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Human Rights ,
International Data Transfers ,
Investors ,
National Security ,
Popular
Current Situation in Iran -
A historic and powerful popular movement—led by women in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the Iranian Morality Police in mid-September—is currently unfolding in...more
12/2/2022
/ Asset Freeze ,
Asset Recovery ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Global Magnitsky Act ,
Human Rights ,
Iran ,
Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (INARA) ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Protests ,
Travel Ban ,
Virtual Private Networks ,
Women's Rights
The United States Department of the Treasury has continued to signal that it will focus policy, regulatory, and enforcement attention on the financial crime and sanctions risk in the crypto and digital asset ecosystem...more
10/26/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Anti-Terrorism Financing ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
Financial Crimes ,
FinCEN ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
U.S. Treasury
Executive Summary -
The North Korean threat to the crypto ecosystem is the highest form of immediate risk to the crypto-economy driven by a regime that seeks to profit from its misuse to reinforce its regime and fuel all its...more
10/17/2022
/ Bad Actors ,
Blockchain ,
Counterfeiting ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Currency ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Hacking Back ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Finance ,
Money Laundering ,
National Security ,
North Korea ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Organized Crime ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Sustainability ,
SWIFT ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Virtual Currency
Since 9/11, countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) has been a focus of U.S. and international security policy, and an evolving feature of the regulatory and risk environment for authorities and the private sector. In the...more
9/19/2022
/ AML/CFT ,
Asset Freeze ,
Counter-Terrorist ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Institutions ,
Intelligence Services ,
Patriot Act ,
Risk Management ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
Terrorist Financing ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations ,
Terrorist Threats ,
Ukraine
Stuart Levey, the first ever Under Secretary of the US Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, joins his former colleague Juan Zarate, Global Co-Managing Partner, for a one-on-one conversation about Levey’s career...more
The United States, the United Kingdom, and European Union have led a broad international coalition imposing a sweeping and unprecedented range of economic and financial sanctions against Russia and Belarus in response to...more
3/14/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Anti-Terrorism Financing ,
Belarus ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Currency ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Global Market ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
SWIFT ,
UK ,
Virtual Currency
K2 Integrity is committed to tracking, assessing, and reporting the rapidly evolving multilateral sanctions against Russia for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Our latest Policy Update summarizes global sanctions...more
3/1/2022
/ Asset Freeze ,
Biden Administration ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
EU Central Securities Depository Directive ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Switzerland ,
UK ,
Ukraine
Amidst the fast-moving events with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, FINCast recorded an episode on February 25, 2022, to examine developments and the role of sanctions in this seismic and complex geopolitical event. On FINCast...more
Over the past week, the Russian Federation has taken a number of aggressive steps toward Ukraine in furtherance of its ultimate invasion—steps that were immediately condemned by the international community as a blatant...more
2/28/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Economic Action Plan ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Institutions ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
SWIFT ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK ,
Ukraine