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Penalty: Nearly US $505 million in fines and forfeitures
Details: Paid a US$84.4 million fine and US$420.3 million in forfeiture for facilitating suspicious transactions, despite restrictions on U.S. users. A compliance monitor is required until February 2027.

TD Bank

Penalty: Over US $3 billion in total penalties (including DOJ and FinCEN), stemming from long-standing AML failures.

Barclays

Penalty: £42 million (~US$51 million+) for inadequate AML controls related to handling high-risk clients.

Revolut (by Bank of Lithuania)

Penalty: €3.5 million (~US$3.8 million) – the regulator’s largest fine to date, for AML monitoring shortcomings.
Honorable Mention
- Monzo (UK): Fined £21 million for weak transaction monitoring and onboarding failures.
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- Fine actions in the UAE: Over Dh 339 million (~US$92 million+) in cumulative fines across multiple institutions in a sweeping AML crackdown.

LPL Financial

Penalty: US $3 million fine in March 2025 for AML program failures related to penny stock trading.
Observations
- The trend in 2025 continues to spotlight crypto platforms and digital financial services—like OKX, Revolut, LPL, and Monzo—as primary targets for AML enforcement.
- Traditional banks (e.g. TD Bank, Barclays) still face large-scale penalties, underscoring that both legacy institutions and modern fintech/platforms must uphold strong compliance systems.
- Fines range from a few million dollars for emerging firms to multi-billion-dollar settlements for systemic failures.