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The EU age verification trusted list is now live on the eIDAS Dashboard, naming who may issue proof-of-age attestations and what it means for compliance.

The EU AI Act transparency obligations apply from 2 August 2026, forcing deepfake and AI chat disclosure. Here is what changes for KYC and identity teams.

The Supreme Court let Texas enforce its app store age verification law on 6 July 2026. What SB 2420 requires, and how to comply without a data honeypot.

The FATF fraud roadmap for 2026 to 2028 launched under the new UK presidency, putting scams, information sharing and identity fraud at the top of AML work.

OFAC sanctioned a PCC money laundering network moving drug cash through crypto, then Brazil froze 2bn dollars. What it means for KYC and sanctions teams.

AMLA held its 2 July 2026 hearing on draft ongoing monitoring guidelines under Article 26(5) AMLR. What the CDD and transaction rules change, and by when.

EagleBank will pay over 9.7 million dollars after admitting it ran no AML programme for a decade while executives shielded a check kiting scheme. What it means.

A federal judge blocked Nebraska's social media age verification law on First Amendment grounds, days before its July 2026 start. What it means for compliance.

The SEC fined Merrill $7.5M on 29 June 2026 for a transaction monitoring threshold it knew was miscalibrated. Why repeat SAR failures are the real risk.

Binance withdrew its Greek MiCA licence bid on 24 June 2026 and must halt new EU services from 1 July. What the fit-and-proper failure means for your firm.

The FCA censured CACEIS UK and secured a 31.7 million pound payout after weak financial crime controls let WealthTek hold assets it was never permitted to hold.

Five US agencies propose a stablecoin KYC rule forcing payment stablecoin issuers to verify every customer under the GENIUS Act. Comments close 21 August 2026.

The CBUAE fined a foreign bank branch 20 million dirhams and its head of compliance 300,000 dirhams for repeated AML and sanctions failures. What it means.

On 23 June 2026 OFAC hit Cambodia's Prince Group with 35 new sanctions targets and FinCEN moved on H-Pay. Here is what it means for KYC screening teams.

Australia's tranche 2 reforms put lawyers, accountants and real estate agents under AML/CTF rules from 1 July 2026. See what changes and how to prepare.

The EU's eIDAS Committee made the EUDI Wallet biometric portrait optional on 18 June 2026. Here is what the compromise changes for KYC and identity teams.

On 17 June 2026 Sweden's Finansinspektionen fined Ikano Bank SEK 140 million, plus a remark, for inadequate AML risk assessment; no laundering alleged.

The MiCA transitional period ends 1 July 2026, the EU-wide backstop for grandfathered crypto firms. We map the deadline, the AML duties and the wind-down risk.

FinCEN's record $80M penalty on Canaccord (6 March 2026) exposed gamed trade surveillance and 160 unfiled SARs. What the broker-dealer case means for AML teams.

Germany's cabinet approved the Digital Identities Act on 20 May 2026, advancing the EUDI wallet. Here is what the new law means for KYC and onboarding teams.

Zyphe now supports the Model Context Protocol. Compliance and product teams can build KYC flows and manage AML cases by talking to their AI assistant.

Italy's Garante fined Poste Italiane €12.5M for mandatory device surveillance in banking apps. What the ruling means for KYC operators.

Zyphe named Market Disruptor in Chartis Research FCC50 2026, recognizing its AI-driven, privacy-first approach to KYC and AML compliance.

IDMerit Data Leak: 1B KYC records across 26 countries exposed. What compliance officers using identity verification vendors need to do now.

Discord announced global age verification for March. Months after 70,000 IDs were stolen, users, streamers, and the EFF refuse to comply.

Yescoin Foundation selects Zyphe as identity provider, delivering privacy-first KYC to onboard tens of millions of users in 190+ countries

Zyphe launches partnership to deliver KYC verifications for Supra's rapidly growing user base of 500,000 and more.

Zyphe secures new funding to expand decentralized identity verification platform, eliminating PII storage risks for safer KYC compliance.