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AI in AML

Shadow Fleets vs Dark Fleets: Unpacking Maritime Sanctions Evasion

Introduction Maritime sanctions evasion has become a critical frontier for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) efforts. Two overlapping yet distinct phenomena in this domain…

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White-Collar Terrorism: The New AML/CFT Frontier Reshaping Global Compliance

Introduction White-collar terrorism is emerging as one of the most complex challenges in modern financial crime compliance. It sits at the intersection of professional respectability,…

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₹170-Crore Bank Account Scam: The Rise of Fraud-as-a-Service

Introduction A Delhi-based cybercrime syndicate has exposed a new dimension in financial fraud,  one where criminal networks don’t just commit fraud, they sell the infrastructure…

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AML/CFT Case Studies

WazirX–Binance Regulatory Scrutiny: Lessons in Virtual Asset Compliance & the Case for Predictive Compliance Intelligence

Introduction The regulatory scrutiny surrounding WazirX and Binance between 2022 and 2023 marked a defining moment in India’s evolving approach to cryptocurrency oversight. Once celebrated…

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BitConnect Case: Global Crypto Fraud & the Evolution of AML in the Digital Asset Era

Introduction The rise and fall of BitConnect remains one of the most consequential episodes in the evolution of cryptocurrency oversight. Once hailed by retail investors…

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Inside the ₹20-Crore Cyber Fraud Racket: A Wake-Up Call for Banking Compliance

Introduction A recent investigation in Lucknow has once again spotlighted the growing sophistication of financial fraud in India’s banking ecosystem.  Authorities have arrested three individuals,…

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AML/CFT Case Studies

Sterling Biotech Case: The Sandesara Group & the Global Trail of Financial Laundering

Introduction The Sandesara Group, led by Nitin and Chetan Sandesara, controlled the once-prominent Gujarat-based pharmaceutical and gelatin manufacturer. Behind its public reputation as an exporter…

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IL&FS Crisis: Corporate Governance Failures & the Case for Predictive Compliance Intelligence

Introduction The collapse of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited (IL&FS) in 2018 remains one of India’s most significant financial governance crises. Once considered a…

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