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#FinCEN

This tag brings together coverage of alerts, reports, and enforcement tied to anti-money laundering oversight and the monitoring of financial activity with relevance to Latin America. Readers will find analysis on compliance, financial intelligence, and risk signals that matter to banks, fintechs, exchanges, and cybersecurity teams.

FinCEN Tightens Fraud Reporting Rules

Treasury is pushing banks to file more SARs on cyberfraud and added a keyword to flag possible scam centers.

Sep 21, 2026 · 4 min

FinCEN eases BOI reporting for U.S. firms

FinCEN’s August 2026 final rule sharply reduces BOI reporting for U.S. entities, while Mexico is tightening AML and transparency rules.

Sep 20, 2026 · 2 min

US Treasury Tightens Scam SAR Reporting

The Treasury asked banks to improve suspicious activity reports tied to cyber scams and added a SAR keyword after losses near $13 billion.

Sep 18, 2026 · 3 min

U.S. Treasury urges more cyberfraud reports

The U.S. Treasury asked banks and fintechs to step up cyberfraud reporting, citing losses of nearly $13 billion since 2023.

Sep 16, 2026 · 4 min

U.S. Treasury launches quantum readiness task force

The U.S. Treasury formed a public-private group to prepare finance for post-quantum cryptography, without immediate new rules.

Sep 3, 2026 · 3 min

FinCEN cuts BOI reporting, pressures banks

FinCEN ended domestic beneficial ownership reporting, stripping banks of a federal KYC reference and raising the bar for correspondent controls.

Aug 18, 2026 · 4 min