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AI, human accountability and company ownership

AI, human accountability and company ownership

August 11, 2025 /Leave a comment
This is an exploratory article on how AI may transform company ownership in the future. Legal vehicles such as companies and trusts are intended to...
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Beyond the exchange: Laundering crypto through luxury goods

Beyond the exchange: Laundering crypto through luxury goods

August 7, 2025 /Leave a comment
Criminals are constantly adapting their money laundering methods in response to tighter regulations and improved detection. A prominent emerging trend is the shift away from...
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Leveraging national security priorities for an enhanced counter-fraud response

Leveraging national security priorities for an enhanced counter-fraud response

July 30, 2025August 13, 2025 /Leave a comment
Recent assessments by agencies such as the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Office of the Director of...
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Malaika Oringo

Malaika Oringo: Empowering and supporting human-trafficking survivors

July 29, 2025July 29, 2025 /Leave a comment
ACAMS Today recently caught up with Malaika Oringo, who is the founder and CEO of Footprint to Freedom, as well as director of the African...
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How cartels became terrorist groups and what it means for us

How cartels became terrorist groups and what it means for us

July 25, 2025 /Leave a comment
On January 20, 2025, United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump signed executive order 14157, titled "Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and...
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Kathleen Ellertson and Laura Taylor

Kathleen Ellertson and Laura Taylor: The art of supporting veterans

July 25, 2025July 23, 2025 /Leave a comment
To commemorate National Hire a Veteran Day, ACAMS Today recently caught up with Kathleen Ellertson and Laura Taylor of the Veteran Art Institute (VAI) to...
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Exclusive

From planes to pizza: The new job hunt

From planes to pizza: The new job hunt

July 22, 2025July 22, 2025 /Leave a comment
Back in 2023, a job seeker literally risked his life to get an interview. Plummeting through the skies over London after diving from a plane, a U.K. resident held a large cardboard sign emblazoned with: “Open4Work.” As he parachuted to the ground, his attempt to...
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ACAMS virtual seminar explores LE’s fight against financial crime

ACAMS virtual seminar explores LE’s fight against financial crime

July 1, 2025July 3, 2025 /Leave a comment
How the financial sector can better serve refugees and the displaced

How the financial sector can better serve refugees and the displaced

June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 /Leave a comment
The escalating issue of elder financial exploitation

The escalating issue of elder financial exploitation

June 11, 2025June 13, 2025 /Leave a comment
World Environment Day: A Chance to Reflect on Sustainable Development

World Environment Day: A Chance to Reflect on Sustainable Development

June 5, 2025June 4, 2025 /Leave a comment
The Assembly Hollywood Highlights Trending AFC Issues

The Assembly Hollywood Highlights Trending AFC Issues

May 9, 2025 /Leave a comment

Featured Column

Beyond the exchange: Laundering crypto through luxury goods

Beyond the exchange: Laundering crypto through luxury goods

August 7, 2025 /Leave a comment
Criminals are constantly adapting their money laundering methods in response to tighter regulations and improved detection. A prominent emerging trend is the shift away from using traditional cryptocurrency exchanges to cash out illicit funds. Instead, launderers are turning to luxury goods, vouchers and high-value retail...
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Financial Investigations and Confiscation in Fighting Crime

Financial Investigations and Confiscation in Fighting Crime

May 21, 2025 /Leave a comment
Transaction Monitoring: From ‘Follow the Money’ to AI-Driven Intelligence

Transaction Monitoring: From ‘Follow the Money’ to AI-Driven Intelligence

April 16, 2025 /1 Comment
Fraud as a Service: A Growing Threat in the EU-01

Fraud as a Service: A Growing Threat in the EU

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 /Leave a comment
AFC Superhumans Filling Job Market Gaps

AFC Superhumans: Filling Job Market Gaps

March 21, 2025March 21, 2025 /Leave a comment
Harnessing Data in the Fight Against Financial Crime

Harnessing Data in the Fight Against Financial Crime

February 25, 2025February 26, 2025 /Leave a comment

Interviews

Malaika Oringo

Malaika Oringo: Empowering and supporting human-trafficking survivors

July 29, 2025July 29, 2025 /Leave a comment
ACAMS Today recently caught up with Malaika Oringo, who is the founder and CEO of Footprint to Freedom, as well as director of the African Survivor Coalition. She is a distinguished expert in anti-human trafficking (HT) efforts, climate change and the eradication of gender-based violence....
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Kathleen Ellertson and Laura Taylor

Kathleen Ellertson and Laura Taylor: The art of supporting veterans

July 25, 2025July 23, 2025 /Leave a comment
Angela Salter: The CAMS Evolution

Angela Salter: The CAMS Evolution

June 20, 2025July 14, 2025 /Leave a comment

In Focus

Leveraging national security priorities for an enhanced counter-fraud response

Leveraging national security priorities for an enhanced counter-fraud response

July 30, 2025August 13, 2025 /Leave a comment
Recent assessments by agencies such as the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence have highlighted the evolving and complex nature of the fraud threat landscape. Instead of opportunistic scammers, this landscape...
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When secrets become currency: A deep dive into insider trading

When secrets become currency: A deep dive into insider trading

July 11, 2025 /Leave a comment
Sovereign Wealth Funds The Blind Spot in Global Financial Crime

Sovereign Wealth Funds: The Blind Spot in Global Financial Crime

June 3, 2025July 3, 2025 /Leave a comment

Digital Dose

Sarah Brimbeuft

Fighting corruption at home and abroad, with TI France’s Sara Brimbeuf

July 9, 2025August 1, 2025 /Leave a comment
In this episode of “Financial Crime Matters,” Kieran talks with Sara Brimbeuf, head of the illicit financial flows program at Transparency International France. Brimbeuf and Beer discuss TI France's efforts to fight bribery and corruption in conjunction with TI chapters around the globe and the...
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Tigran Gambaryan and Andy Greenberg

Blockchain Forensics and Surviving Detention in Nigeria, With Tigran Gambaryan and Andy Greenberg

June 2, 2025 /Leave a comment
Stephanie Baker on Punishing Putin

Stephanie Baker on Punishing Putin

May 28, 2025 /Leave a comment

World Digest

AI, human accountability and company ownership

AI, human accountability and company ownership

August 11, 2025 /Leave a comment
This is an exploratory article on how AI may transform company ownership in the future. Legal vehicles such as companies and trusts are intended to help humans achieve their aim. These entities can be used for legitimate business or be abused to engage in illicit...
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How cartels became terrorist groups and what it means for us

How cartels became terrorist groups and what it means for us

July 25, 2025 /Leave a comment
A growing concern in Brazil’s digital gambling market

A growing concern in Brazil’s digital gambling market

July 3, 2025July 11, 2025 /Leave a comment

Member Spotlight

Daniella Trinchet—Florida, USA

Daniella Trinchet—Florida, USA

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025 /Leave a comment
Daniella Trinchet is a seasoned compliance professional with over 15 years of expertise in the financial services industry, specializing in anti-money laundering, sanctions compliance and regulatory risk management. As the chief compliance officer at Intermex, a publicly traded leader in money transfer services, she oversees...
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Scott McNeil, CAMS—Florida, USA

Scott McNeil, CAMS—Florida, USA

June 11, 2025 /Leave a comment
Arun Ajayagosh, CAMS, CGSS—Dubai, UAE

Arun Ajayagosh, CAMS, CGSS—Dubai, UAE

June 11, 2025 /Leave a comment

Know Your Chapter

ACAMS Pittsburgh Chapter: Joseph (Joe) Stephenson: Fighting financial crime through education and collaboration

ACAMS Pittsburgh Chapter: Joseph (Joe) Stephenson: Fighting financial crime through education and collaboration

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025 /Leave a comment
Joe Stephenson, CAMS, vice president and Financial Intelligence Group senior coordinator at S&T Bank, spoke with the ACAMS Pittsburgh Chapter Board about his career, recent developments in anti-financial crime and other related topics. As the supervisor for the fraud team, his main responsibility is, which...
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ACAMS South Florida Chapter

ACAMS South Florida Chapter: Second Annual Awards Ceremony

March 19, 2025 /Leave a comment
ACAMS Greater Phoenix Chapter: Public-Private Insights on Financial Crime

ACAMS Greater Phoenix Chapter: Public-Private Insights on Financial Crime

December 19, 2024December 19, 2024 /Leave a comment

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