Straight Off the Awards’ Floor
ACAMS Today Article of the Year Award James P. Cummings, Jr. James Paul Cummings is currently the compliance specialist at Hamby & Hengeli LLC....
Lydia Cacho: The Defender of Human Rights
ACAMS Today sat down with Lydia Cacho at the ACAMS 17th Annual AML & Financial Crime Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada to discuss her...
Wildlife Trafficking: The Urgent Challenge for AML Professionals
The pangolin—a creature found largely in Africa—is the most trafficked mammal in the world. This creature looks prehistoric, weighing anywhere from 2-33 kilograms and measuring...
Art and Antiquities: Conduits for Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
Trafficking—of blood diamonds, endangered wildlife or even humans—has garnered fierce international engagement in recent years. One under-addressed illicit trade is that of art and...
When is the best time to apply for an AML/financial crime prevention job?
Recruiters regularly have conversations with contacts and candidates about how timing affects their job prospects. The expression timing is everything is a cliché for...
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: What do we know?
From Netflix recommending the next TV series to binge, to Apple unlocking iPhones through image recognition, artificial intelligence (AI) has become ingrained in day-to-day life....
How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Overcome Challenges in Correspondent Banking Relationships
The capacity to send and receive international payments through correspondent banking is critical to the global economy as financial institutions rely on these relationships to...