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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.
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per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
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| Q3 2023 | 0 | — |
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| Q1 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | €66,504 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | €225,730 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2026 | 2 | €110,907 |
4 cases
20 Aug 2026 Tax adviser uses firm's account for third-party payments: 30,000 EUR FMA penalty upheld €30,000
From December 2022, an auditor and tax adviser processed payments of another limited company totalling around 1.26 million EUR through the bank account of his tax advisory company, which was held as an own account, without disclosing this to the bank – according to the court, deliberately in order to avoid a compliance review. The Austrian Federal Administrative Court (Bundesverwaltungsgericht, BVwG) upheld the fine of 30,000 EUR imposed on him by the Financial Market Authority (Finanzmarktaufsicht, FMA) in its penalty decision of 27 November 2025, in his capacity as managing director of the account-holding company, which is liable for the penalty; an ordinary appeal on points of law is not admissible.
Customers also have obligations under anti-money laundering law: anyone channelling third-party funds through an own account must disclose this to the bank.
Disclosure obligations as a bank customer for trust and pass-through payments
- Authority / court
- Bundesverwaltungsgericht (BVwG); Straferkenntnis der Finanzmarktaufsicht (FMA) vom 27.11.2025
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Customer due diligence
- Legal basis
- § 6 Abs. 3 FM-GwG (Offenlegung des Handelns auf fremde Rechnung) i. V. m. § 34 Abs. 5 FM-GwG; § 9 Abs. 1 und 7 VStG
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Other
- Culpability
- intentional
- Liability of senior managers
- Fine imposed on the managing director personally; liability of the company under Section 9(7) VStG (Austrian Administrative Penal Act)
- BVwG W607 2331234-1 vom 20.08.2026 Court decision
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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14 Jul 2026 Goldwin LtdMalta: 80,907 EUR against online casino Goldwin for missing customer risk assessment €80,907
The 2022 examination revealed that for more than two years the remote gaming operator had had no proper customer risk assessment for almost its entire player base; the assessments submitted had been prepared specifically for the examination. In addition, once players reached the deposit threshold of 2,000 EUR, it did not check in good time whether they were politically exposed persons. The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) imposed 80,907 EUR; the fine was still open to appeal at the time of publication.
Supervisory authorities see through risk assessments prepared only for the examination – they must be applied in day-to-day business.
Risk-based customer assessment in gambling
- Authority / court
- Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Customer due diligence
- Legal basis
- Reg. 5(5)(a)(ii), 11(5), 21 PMLFTR; FIAU Implementing Procedures Part I und II (Remote Gaming)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Other
- Published
- 16 Jul 2026
- Administrative Measure Publication Notice – Goldwin Ltd Decision of an authority
- Publication of AML/CFT Administrative Penalties and Measures – FIAU Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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23 Mar 2026 Stanleybet Malta LimitedMalta: 225,730 EUR against betting operator Stanleybet over lack of customer checks in betting shops €225,730
Malta's Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) imposed 225,730 EUR, a penalty payment of 2,000 EUR per day and a follow-up directive on the licensed gambling operator, which works through a network of independently operated betting shops in an EU member state. The company was unable to link customers' cumulative deposits across different shops and only checked customers from a single deposit of 2,000 EUR upwards, so the threshold could be circumvented. The company has appealed.
Thresholds must be aggregated per customer across all channels and branches – otherwise the system invites structuring.
Recognising structured deposits below the checking threshold
- Authority / court
- Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Customer due diligence
- Legal basis
- Regulation 21 PMLFTR; Verstöße gegen Regulations 5(5)(a)(ii), 7, 9(1) PMLFTR und FIAU Implementing Procedures
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- under appeal
- Sector
- Other
- Published
- 16 Apr 2026
- Administrative Measure Publication Notice – Stanleybet Malta Limited Decision of an authority
- Administrative Measures – FIAU Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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13 Nov 2024 Integritas Consulting LtdMalta: 66,504 EUR against corporate services firm Integritas for lack of monitoring €66,504
The corporate services provider did not question why a client company that had been dormant for seven years suddenly received over 4 million EUR and passed almost identical amounts on to its shareholder, and did not keep customer information up to date. The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) imposed 66,504 EUR; remediation was no longer possible because the firm had surrendered its licence and is being wound up.
Sudden flows of millions through dormant companies are a trigger for updated due diligence and, where appropriate, a suspicious transaction report.
Recognising unusual transactions in dormant companies
- Authority / court
- Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Customer due diligence
- Legal basis
- Reg. 7(2)(a), 7(2)(b), 11(9), 15(3) PMLFTR
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Other
- Published
- 13 Nov 2024
- Administrative Measure Publication Notice – Integritas Consulting Ltd Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link