Anqa Compliance
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India’s Sanctions Risk Is Rising — But Confidence in Screening Is Low
In 2025, 96% of Indian financial executives expect financial crime risks to increase. But only 36% believe their current …
The Cost of Delay: Sanctions Failures Now Trigger Fast Fines
Two Malaysian financial service providers — Merchantrade Asia and JAGS Money — have just been penalised by Bank Negara Malaysia …
From Luxury Shopping Sprees to Legal Scrutiny
How Unexplained Wealth Orders Unraveled a Financial Mystery # In 2023, Zamira Hajiyeva was sentenced to prison after years of …
When You Can't Show Where the Money Came From
The Mass Deregistration Crisis Facing NGOs # In a sweeping regulatory action that sent shockwaves through the nonprofit sector, …
Malaysia’s AML Crackdown: RM18.9 Million in Fines
Southeast Asia’s financial sector is under intensifying scrutiny. Here’s what that means for compliance. It started quietly—with …
Don’t Get Fined: Why Unregistered Businesses Are Now in Regulators’ Crosshairs
If you’re running a small business like a law firm, real estate agency, accounting service, or NGO in Sub-Saharan Africa — and you …
Wait… What Does That Mean?
A Friendly Guide to the Anqa Compliance Glossary Let’s be honest—regulatory language can be a lot. Whether you’re an intern …
CBEX Collapse: A Tough Lesson for Nigeria’s Crypto Dreamers
In April 2025, a lot of dreams were shattered. CBEX (Crypto Bridge Exchange), a digital trading platform that promised quick …
Kenyan DNFBPs: The Missing Link in AML Compliance
In the world of financial crime, it’s not always the obvious suspects enabling illicit flows. As a recent U.S. government …
Crypto Crime’s Secret Bottleneck
Crypto Crime’s Secret Bottleneck: How Just a Handful of Addresses Launder Billions In a world where crypto criminals move billions …