By Leon Dawson, March 10, 2025
In recent years, beneficial ownership (BO) transparency has become a global priority in fighting against money laundering (ML), tax evasion, and illicit financial flows. The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) in the Caribbean—Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and Bermuda—have all...
By Leon Dawson, February 10, 2025
Belize has made commendable strides in strengthening its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CFT) framework, as reflected in the Fourth Round Mutual Evaluation Report (MER) of Belize (CFATF, 2025). Compared to its Third Round MER (2011),...
By Claudia Marcela Hernández, September 11, 2024
El Salvador, through the Digital Assets Issuance Law (LEAD) in January 2023, enabled the tokenization of Real-World Assets (RWA) Tokenization, allowing the tokenization of agricultural commodities, debts, and the issuance of stablecoins like a USDT. In August...
By Claudia Marcela Hernández, September 6, 2024
En enero de 2023, El Salvador dio un paso importante para la tokenización de activos del mundo real (Real World Assets Tokenization) con la Ley de Emisión de Activos Digitales (LEAD), permitiendo la tokenización de productos agrícolas...
By Daniel Calingaert, June 6, 2024
The global system of financial secrecy is a cancer on democratic institutions and a drain on economic development, yet to date only a handful of experts have called for its elimination. It merits far greater attention and...
By Christopher Gomes, November 14, 2023
How Ireland’s biggest cocaine seizure underscores the need for ownership transparency in the world of international shipping. Choppy seas tossed boats off the coast of Cork, Ireland on a Sunday in September. As millions went to bed...
By Tanner Clegg, June 26, 2023
Corruption is never a victimless crime. This is especially true for those who bear the brunt of arms trade corruption.
By Buse Egin, June 13, 2023
Illegal gold mining has emerged as a profitable revenue source for organized crime groups and has become a major concern for authorities due to its social and environmental impacts. This article explores new developments in illegal mining...