aacuna@acams.org, Author at ACAMS Today

Compliance, December 2023 – February 2024

Intelligence-driven Compliance Controls

December 13, 2023 /Leave a comment

"The fate of the nation well may rest on accurate and complete intelligence data which may serve as a trustworthy guide … in a troubled world where so many forces and ideologies work at cross purposes.”1 On Saturday, October 7, 2023, the Gaza-based terrorist group...

AFC Challenges, December 2023 – February 2024

Open Banking and Financial Crime Risks in Canada

December 13, 2023 /Leave a comment

Open banking, according to VISA, involves sharing a customer’s financial data with other financial institutions (FIs) through application programming interfaces (APIs) with their consent, enabling the distribution of innovative financial products and services.1 In the past, a common practice by individuals and businesses was the...

December 2023 – February 2024, From the Editor

‘Sus’ or Suspicious Minds: One and the Same

December 13, 2023 /Leave a comment

Recently, I was laughing with my nephew about his use of slang. He thinks it is funny to teach me the latest slang and I can always get a hearty chuckle out of him by turning around and using one of his newly taught slang...

ACAMS Conexión, Español

Asamblea ACAMS Las Vegas 2023

November 21, 2023 /Leave a comment

La exitosa Asamblea ACAMS Las Vegas atrajo a 2.500 asistentes aproximadamente, en persona y en línea, abarcando más de 50 sesiones que cubrieron una serie de temas de interés para los profesionales de la lucha contra el crimen financiero, incluyendo las estafas conocidas en inglés...

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ACAMS Connection, Ask the AFC Guru, Exclusive

Ask the AFC Guru: Marbel Guilamo Peña—The Fight Against Corruption

November 8, 2023April 29, 2024 /Leave a comment

Anti-financial crime (AFC) guru Marbel Guilamo Peña, who has 20 years of experience in banking, is the manager of the Ethical Compliance, Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Division at Banco de Reservas (Banreservas). His work has contributed significantly to the areas of banking regulation, compliance operations, corporate...

ACAMS Connection, Four Questions, Special for the Web

Four Questions: Recent Developments Having an Impact on APAC

October 30, 2023April 29, 2024 /Leave a comment

As the current regional anti-money laundering (AML) director-APAC at ACAMS, Caryn Leong serves as the lead English-speaking subject-matter expert (SME) practitioner in AML and financial crime compliance across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. She manages a small team of experts and engages in government, regulatory and...

ACAMS Today Article of the Year Award

Sara Crowe, Chris Bagnall, CAMS-FCI, CFE, 2023

October 26, 2023October 27, 2023 /Leave a comment

Award Winning Article — Understanding Human Trafficking

ACAMS Conexión, Español

Captagon: Una píldora peligrosa

October 24, 2023April 13, 2024 /Leave a comment

Aprincipios de septiembre de 2022, el Ministerio del Interior sirio difundió un vídeo en el que se veían decenas de cuencos de humus incautados. Posteriormente, se coge un cuenco y se pela con un cuchillo, revelando que los cuencos ocultaban una droga ilícita llamada Captagon....

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ACAMS Conexión, Español, moneylaundering.com

Cuaderno del reportero, Asamblea Las Vegas

October 24, 2023October 24, 2023 /Leave a comment

Por: Chelsea Carrick, Fred Williams y Colby Adams Amedida que pasamos la página del capítulo de la Asamblea Las Vegas de este año, ACAMS moneylaundering.com desglosa algunas de las noticias y puntos de vista que hemos recopilado de las sesiones paralelas y de las sesiones...

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ACAMS Conexión, Ask the AFC Guru, Español

Pregúntele al gurú en ALD: Sanjeev Menon, Soluciones en contratación de personal

October 24, 2023October 24, 2023 /Leave a comment

El gurú en antilavado de dinero (ALD) Sanjeev Menon, director gerente del área de prácticas legales y de cumplimiento de Madison Davis, está especializado en la contratación de ejecutivos y ofrece soluciones de personal a clientes que luchan contra el crimen financiero. Menon es profesional...

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ACAMS Today

The Magazine for Career-minded Professionals in the Anti-Money Laundering Field

Three Ways AI Is Augmenting AML Programs

Enlisting AI in the Fight Against Financial Crime, With Jennifer Shasky Calvery

Assembly Chatter with ACAMS Today: Sanjeev Menon

Giles Thomson on U.K. Sanctions Priorities and Enforcement

Four Questions: Advice From a BSA/OFAC Officer

NPOs: Risk for Suspicious Activity

About aacuna@acams.org

Intelligence-driven Compliance Controls

Open Banking and Financial Crime Risks in Canada

‘Sus’ or Suspicious Minds: One and the Same

Asamblea ACAMS Las Vegas 2023

Ask the AFC Guru: Marbel Guilamo Peña—The Fight Against Corruption

Four Questions: Recent Developments Having an Impact on APAC

Sara Crowe, Chris Bagnall, CAMS-FCI, CFE, 2023

Captagon: Una píldora peligrosa

Cuaderno del reportero, Asamblea Las Vegas

Pregúntele al gurú en ALD: Sanjeev Menon, Soluciones en contratación de personal