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Huione Group and the Rise of a Financial Crime Superhub

Huione Group and the Rise of a Financial Crime Superhub

May 16, 2025May 16, 2025 /Leave a comment
In May 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) took a decisive step in the global fight against cyber-enabled financial crimes. In a historic Notice...
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Offshore Trust Structures and Feeder Fund Mechanisms

Offshore Trust Structures and Feeder Fund Mechanisms

May 15, 2025May 15, 2025 /Leave a comment
Offshore trusts and feeder funds remain highly effective instruments utilized by illicit actors aiming to introduce compromised funds into the U.S. financial system. While standard...
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One and Done: Ending the Supplemental SAR Assembly Line

One and Done: Ending the Supplemental SAR Assembly Line

May 15, 2025 /Leave a comment
The term ā€œone and doneā€ is an idiom that means exactly what it says. An action, activity or situation is a one-time occurrence that will...
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Next-Generation Financial Crime Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessments

Next-Generation Financial Crime Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessments

May 6, 2025May 6, 2025 /Leave a comment
As the financial services landscape grows more dynamic, the stakes have never been higher. The importance of robust financial crime risk management frameworks cannot be...
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The Critical Role AFC Professionals Can Play in Sustainable Development

The Critical Role AFC Professionals Can Play in Sustainable Development

April 22, 2025April 22, 2025 /Leave a comment
In 1900, a group of European colonial powers signed the world’s first multilateral treaty on wildlife preservation at the Convention for the Preservation of Wild...
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Nature for Sale: Unmasking the True Cost of Wildlife Trafficking

Nature for Sale: Unmasking the True Cost of Wildlife Trafficking

April 22, 2025April 22, 2025 /Leave a comment
Earth Day is an opportunity to celebrate the beauty of our planet, but also to confront the threats it faces. One of the most insidious...
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The Assembly Hollywood Highlights Trending AFC Issues

The Assembly Hollywood Highlights Trending AFC Issues

May 9, 2025 /Leave a comment
Members of the international anti-financial crime (AFC) community congregated in Florida last week to discuss the latest developments in the AFC space during the ACAMS Assembly Hollywood, which took place from April 28-30 in Hollywood, Florida. The conference’s informative sessions addressed an array of trending...
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AFC Superhumans: Leadership DNA and Targeted Skills Acquisition

AFC Superhumans: Leadership DNA and Targeted Skills Acquisition

April 17, 2025April 17, 2025 /Leave a comment
Seeing Positives in False Positives

Seeing Positives in False Positives

March 19, 2025 /1 Comment
The Risks for Banks in Falling Behind in AI Usage

The Risks for Banks in Falling Behind in AI Usage

February 3, 2025 /Leave a comment
Supporting Survivors: Partnering With Anti-Human Trafficking Organizations

Supporting Survivors: Partnering With Anti-Human Trafficking Organizations

January 10, 2025 /Leave a comment
AML/CTF Rules Guide―Effective Public Commenting

AML/CTF Rules Guide―Effective Public Commenting

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

Featured Column

Transaction Monitoring: From ā€˜Follow the Money’ to AI-Driven Intelligence

Transaction Monitoring: From ā€˜Follow the Money’ to AI-Driven Intelligence

April 16, 2025 /1 Comment
The history of transaction monitoring is as old as the financial system itself. For centuries, law enforcement agencies have followed the principle of ā€œfollow the moneyā€ to track illicit financial activities and uncover criminal networks. This fundamental approach has been instrumental in solving financial crimes...
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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
El caso Odebrecht y su impacto en AmƩrica Latina: Una herida abierta

El caso Odebrecht y su impacto en AmƩrica Latina: Una herida abierta

January 22, 2025 /Leave a comment
Strengthened Ethical Compliance: More Subjects Obligated to Control

Strengthened Ethical Compliance: More Subjects Obligated to Control

January 14, 2025 /Leave a comment

Interviews

International Women's Day 2025

International Women’s Day 2025

March 10, 2025March 12, 2025 /Leave a comment
ACAMS Today marks this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8 with the publication of several interviews with women who are at the forefront in the battle against financial crime. These insightful conversations cover topics ranging from career experiences to their thoughts on the...
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Melissa Strait: A Fintech Trailblazer

Melissa Strait: A Fintech Trailblazer

March 7, 2025March 6, 2025 /Leave a comment
Dr. Kari Johnstone and Tarana Baghirova: Understanding the Evolving Landscape of Human Trafficking

Dr. Kari Johnstone and Tarana Baghirova: Understanding the Evolving Landscape of Human Trafficking

January 29, 2025January 30, 2025 /1 Comment

In Focus

Offshore Trust Structures and Feeder Fund Mechanisms

Offshore Trust Structures and Feeder Fund Mechanisms

May 15, 2025May 15, 2025 /Leave a comment
Offshore trusts and feeder funds remain highly effective instruments utilized by illicit actors aiming to introduce compromised funds into the U.S. financial system. While standard compliance frameworks commonly address clear-cut transactions and overt indicators, the intricate connections between privacy-focused jurisdictions, complex trust formations and intermediary...
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Next-Generation Financial Crime Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessments

Next-Generation Financial Crime Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessments

May 6, 2025May 6, 2025 /Leave a comment
Financial Crime: Emerging Threats and Game-Changing Technology

Financial Crime: Emerging Threats and Game-Changing Technology

April 2, 2025 /Leave a comment

Digital Dose

Countering Violent Extremist Groups, with Hans-Jakob Schindler

May 16, 2025 /Leave a comment
In this episode of ā€œFinancial Crime Matters,ā€ Kieran talks with Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project about the current violent threats posed by Islamic radicals, and right-wing and left-wing extremist groups. Drawing on his expertise as senior director of the Counter...
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Kimberly Donovan on Geopolitics and the Emerging Axis of Evasion

May 8, 2025May 8, 2025 /Leave a comment
Geoff White

Understanding North Korea’s $1.5B Bybit Theft, With Geoff White

March 20, 2025March 28, 2025 /Leave a comment

World Digest

Huione Group and the Rise of a Financial Crime Superhub

Huione Group and the Rise of a Financial Crime Superhub

May 16, 2025May 16, 2025 /Leave a comment
In May 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) took a decisive step in the global fight against cyber-enabled financial crimes. In a historic Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), FinCEN identified Cambodia-based Huione Group as a financial institution (FI) of primary money laundering concern under...
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Turkey’s Approach to VASPs

Turkey’s Approach to VASPs

March 25, 2025March 25, 2025 /Leave a comment
Instant Payments: A Sanctions Revolution or Burden

Instant Payments: A Sanctions Revolution or Burden

March 19, 2025March 21, 2025 /Leave a comment

Member Spotlight

Steve Gurdak, CAMS—Virginia, USA

Steve Gurdak, CAMS—Virginia, USA

March 19, 2025March 26, 2025 /Leave a comment
Steve Gurdak serves as the group manager for the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area’s Northern Virginia Financial Initiative (NVFI). The NVFI was created to be a model for suspicious activity report (SAR) review teams. Gurdak has been dubbed ā€œthe godfather of SAR review teamsā€...
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Dustin Eaton, CAMS-RM, CGSS, CAFS—Utah, USA

Dustin Eaton, CAMS-RM, CGSS, CAFS—Utah, USA

March 19, 2025 /Leave a comment
Nathalie Bosse, CAMS, CGSS—Paris, France

Nathalie Bosse, CAMS, CGSS—Paris, France

March 19, 2025 /Leave a comment

Know Your Chapter

ACAMS South Florida Chapter

ACAMS South Florida Chapter: Second Annual Awards Ceremony

March 19, 2025 /Leave a comment
On January 23, 2025, the ACAMS South Florida Chapter held its Second Annual Awards Ceremony and honored local colleagues for making significant contributions to the anti-financial crime (AFC) community. Industry leaders, compliance experts and law enforcement (LE) officials gathered in Ocean Bank’s beautiful Miami offices...
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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
ACAMS Macau Chapter: 2024 Annual General Meeting Held in Macau

ACAMS Macau Chapter: 2024 Annual General Meeting Held in Macau

October 3, 2024 /Leave a comment

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