FinCEN advises banks to follow AML/CFT guidance
November 24, 2025 / By ICBA
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network advised banks to follow the Financial Action Task Force’s updated lists of countries with strategic deficiencies in anti-money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing.
Details: The FATF recently:
Removed Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Nigeria, and South Africa from its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring.
Said North Korea, Iran, and Burma will remain on its list of high-risk jurisdictions.
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