Sanctions

Explore the complexities of sanctions through nuanced perspectives and comprehensive analyses on varying sanctions topics and their global impact and implications, including global sanctions programs, case studies, and evasion tactics.

October 2026 Monthly Sanctions and Export Controls Report

Explore this month’s Sanctions and Export Controls Update, highlighting IFI’s take on key developments from October 2026.

Across Borders, Beyond Sight

Cross-border payments power the global economy, but they also create opportunities for financial crime. Explore key areas of exposure and how leading institutions are gaining greater visibility into the payment chain.

September 2026 Monthly Sanctions and Export Controls Report

Explore this month’s Sanctions and Export Controls Update, highlighting IFI’s take on key developments from September 2026.

Real Estate, Real Risks

The FATF has identified the global real estate sector as an area requiring heightened attention due to its vulnerabilities to money laundering, terrorism financing, sanctions evasion and other illicit activity. This article explores why property transactions attract financial crime.

Iran and the Sanctions Landscape

Iran has spent nearly five decades under some form of U.S. economic sanctions, and the network built to evade those sanctions is correspondingly mature. Since February 2025, that architecture has come under the most intensive and sustained pressure it has faced since the 2015 nuclear deal.

August Monthly Sanctions and Export Controls Report

Explore this month’s Sanctions and Export Controls Update, highlighting IFI’s take on key developments from August 2026.

The Illicit Oil Pipeline: How Criminal Networks Turn Crude into Clean Cash

Money laundering in the oil sector is a highly lucrative global pipeline where illicit networks exploit the massive volume, complex supply chains, and liquid nature of the market. Explore the lifecycle of oil laundering schemes as well as key red flags.

July Monthly Sanctions and Export Controls Report

Explore this month’s Sanctions and Export Controls Update, highlighting IFI’s take on key developments from July 2026.

June 2026 Sanctions and Export Controls Report

Explore this month’s Sanctions and Export Controls Update, highlighting IFI’s take on key developments from June 2026.

May 2026 Sanctions and Export Controls Update

Explore this month’s Sanctions and Export Controls Update, highlighting IFI’s take on key developments from May 2026.