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Neobancos: Enigma legislativo

Neobancos: Enigma legislativo

June 16, 2022June 20, 2022 /Leave a comment
El término «neobanco» evoca dos ideas: «banco», la institución financiera que conocemos y que presenta un claro marco normativo en casi todas las jurisdicciones a...
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El narco comercio

El narco comercio

June 16, 2022June 20, 2022 /Leave a comment
Los carteles de la droga en México, Colombia y últimamente Venezuela, utilizan el comercio para legalizar sus gigantescas ganancias del narcotráfico. El sector de importación...
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República Dominicana

República Dominicana: Avances en materia anticorrupción

June 16, 2022June 24, 2022 /Leave a comment
La corrupción se entiende como un fenómeno que vincula e involucra el abuso de poder para la obtención ilegítima de un beneficio de carácter privado,...
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Sanciones y sus desafíos

Sanciones y sus desafíos

June 16, 2022June 20, 2022 /Leave a comment
La invasión rusa a Ucrania marca una nueva época para el mundo, la cual está teniendo consecuencias estructurales para la actividad comercial y financiera. Las...
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El lavado transaccional

El lavado transaccional

June 16, 2022June 20, 2022 /Leave a comment
Imagine por un momento que pueda alquilar a otros su casa de verano o un apartamento en la ciudad como fuente de ingresos. Usted se...
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Harmonisation of the EU AML Framework

Harmonisation of the EU AML Framework

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 /Leave a comment
Whilst the EU’s anti-money laundering (AML) directive has been in existence since 1991,1 the framework has continued to evolve over the past 30 years. The...
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Special for the Web

AFC Culture: Have We Come Far Enough?

AFC Culture: Have We Come Far Enough?

May 24, 2022May 25, 2022 /Leave a comment

Scandals in recent years have shown that some institutions are still failing to live up to their obligation to minimize financial crime risk. In 2021, fines for noncompliance with anti-financial crime (AFC) and related regulatory actions totaled $5.4 billion. These failures occurred despite many financial institutions spending hundreds of millions to transform their control processes and systems. The persisting and large problem is not technical but cultural.

Preventing Digital Payment Systems Fraud

Preventing Digital Payment Systems Fraud

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 /Leave a comment
Understanding Front Office Needs

Responsive Approach: Understanding Front Office Needs

April 5, 2022 /3 Comments
Sanctions Targeting Russia

Sanctions Targeting Russia: Parallels to Measures Against Iran

March 16, 2022March 30, 2022 /Leave a comment
COVID-19 Pandemic Fraud: Unemployment, PPP, SBA, EIP and More

COVID-19 Pandemic Fraud: Unemployment, PPP, SBA, EIP and More

March 15, 2022March 28, 2022 /Leave a comment
Ukraine, Russia and Belarus Sanctions Update

Ukraine, Russia and Belarus Sanctions Update

March 8, 2022March 14, 2022 /Leave a comment

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Diego Rosero

Diego Rosero: Best Practices for MSBs—The First of Its Kind

June 10, 2022June 20, 2022 /Leave a comment
ACAMS Today chatted with Diego Rosero, one of the authors of the recently published “Best Practices for US Money Services Businesses,” a guide of industry best practices for Money Services Businesses (MSBs) that was seven years in the making, and it is now available for...
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Understanding and Identifying Sex Trafficking

Understanding and Identifying Sex Trafficking

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 /Leave a comment
Why is the Shipment Going?

Riddle Me This: Why is the Shipment Going?

April 5, 2022 /Leave a comment
Sanction on Russia: Pay Attention Now, Avoid Emerging Risk Later

Sanctions on Russia: Pay Attention Now, Avoid Emerging Risk Later

March 11, 2022March 14, 2022 /1 Comment
Upfront Strategy for Implementing Innovative AFC Technologies

Upfront Strategy for Implementing Innovative AFC Technologies

March 4, 2022 /Leave a comment
Exploratory Analysis

How to Incorporate Money Laundering Risk Into Risk Management: Part Three

February 10, 2022 /Leave a comment

Interviews

Sandro García Rojas Castillo: Un mismo entendimiento

Sandro García Rojas Castillo: Un mismo entendimiento

June 16, 2022June 24, 2022 /Leave a comment
ACAMS Today Español entrevistó a Sandro García Rojas Castillo, experto en supervisión de procesos para la prevención del crimen financiero y actual miembro numerario de la Academia Mexicana de Derecho Fiscal. Destaca su participación en temas como el combate a la corrupción, el lavado de...
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Carmen Pagan

Carmen Pagán: La clave del éxito

June 16, 2022June 20, 2022 /Leave a comment
Matis Mäeker

Matis Mäeker: Starting With a Clean Slate

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 /Leave a comment

AFC Professional of the Month

Talal Shoukat

Congratulations, Talal Shoukat, CAMS!

June 10, 2022 /Leave a comment
June’s AFC Professional of the Month was awarded to Talal Shoukat for his resourcefulness and expertise in the anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) field. Shoukat is a compliance manager/money laundering reporting officer for Gulf Exchange, where he helps his team members and customers ensure financial compliance...
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Jonathan Dupont

Congratulations, Jonathan Dupont!

May 3, 2022May 4, 2022 /Leave a comment
Annetta Davis-Francis

Congratulations, Annetta Davis-Francis, CAMS!

April 11, 2022April 6, 2022 /Leave a comment

Digital Dose

Professor Alexander Rodnyansky and Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi

Professor Alexander Rodnyansky and Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi on Strengthening Russia Sanctions and Supporting Ukraine’s Reconstruction

June 16, 2022 /Leave a comment
ACAMS was honoured to be joined at our Europe conference by two advisors of the Office of the President of Ukraine—Professor Alexander Rodnyansky and Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi. In the margins of the event, Rodnyansky and Kliuchkovskyi sat down with Justine Walker for this "Sanctions Space" podcast...
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Daniel Thelesklaf

Working to Protect Refugees Fleeing Russia’s Ukraine Invasion, with Daniel Thelesklaf

June 3, 2022 /Leave a comment
Making Russian Sanctions Stick and Fighting Financial Crime, with Ilze Znotina

Making Russian Sanctions Stick and Fighting Financial Crime, with Ilze Znotina

May 23, 2022May 31, 2022 /Leave a comment

Know Your Chapter

ACAMS Germany Chapter

ACAMS Germany Chapter: 2021 in Review

June 6, 2022 /Leave a comment
In 2021, the ACAMS Germany Chapter hosted five online events covering a range of emerging topics, such as environmental, social and governance (ESG) and decentralised finance (DeFi). In addition, it covered developments in some of the most crucial areas of anti-financial crime (AFC), such as...
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ACAMS Malta Chapter

ACAMS Malta Chapter: Virtually Building A Community From Zero

June 6, 2022 /Leave a comment
ACAMS Luxembourg Chapter

ACAMS Luxembourg Chapter: Continuous Growth and Looking Ahead

June 6, 2022 /Leave a comment

Member Spotlight

Diana M. Colón García, Ph.D.—Puerto Rico

Diana M. Colón García, Ph.D.—Puerto Rico

June 16, 2022June 20, 2022 /Leave a comment
Diana M. Colón, Ph.D., completó un bachillerato en Artes y en Psicología. Continuando sus estudios en Psicología Industrial Organizacional, en el 2017 obtuvo un grado doctoral en Psicología con especialización en consultoría, docencia e investigación. Su experiencia laboral ha sido extensiva, desempeñándose en el área...
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Juan Carlos Medrano Castro—Puerto Rico

Juan Carlos Medrano Castro—Puerto Rico

June 16, 2022June 20, 2022 /Leave a comment
Matias Romano, CAMS, CGSS—Chile

Matias Romano, CAMS, CGSS—Chile

June 16, 2022June 20, 2022 /Leave a comment

World Digest

Jamaica

Addressing Bribery and Corruption in Jamaica

June 6, 2022June 8, 2022 /Leave a comment
Jamaica’s anti-corruption oversight body tabled its annual report in Parliament on July 6, 20211 but still managed to make several recommendations2 for bolstering its existing legislative framework.3 These included requiring members of Parliament and government officials who are required to declare financial assets as part...
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How To Win a War Against Money Laundering and Financial Crimes In Pakistan

How To Win a War Against Money Laundering and Financial Crimes In Pakistan

April 5, 2022May 23, 2022 /Leave a comment
AML Controls for Crypto in Europe

AML Controls for Crypto in Europe

March 30, 2022 /Leave a comment

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