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Videojuegos en el Internet: Resumen de la Normativa

November 27, 2019February 9, 2023 /Leave a comment

Los lavadores de dinero se han centrado en los mundos cibernéticos de los videojuegos en el internet desde su creación. Su uso de monedas virtuales, tanto convertibles como no convertibles, y el anonimato que se proporciona a los jugadores han fomentado un entorno susceptible a...

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AFC Challenges, AFC Policy, Regulatory Initiatives

Online Video Games: Regulatory Overview

November 20, 2019June 3, 2024 /Leave a comment

Money launderers have targeted the cyberworlds of online video games since they first came into existence. Their use of virtual currencies, both convertible and nonconvertible, and the anonymity provided to players has fostered an environment susceptible to criminal activity. While the games themselves were created...

ACAMS Connection

Online Video Games: Regulatory Overview

November 20, 2019February 10, 2023 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Conexión

Construyendo el Mejor Escenario Para Combatir el Crimen Financiero

November 13, 2019February 9, 2023 /Leave a comment

Las redes delictivas transnacionales que lavan dinero producto del delito, la integración mundial de los mercados financieros y las expectativas de los reguladores han ejercido una presión impredecible sobre la capacidad de las instituciones financieras para detectar y perturbar las redes de delincuencia financiera. Una...

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Construyendo el Mejor Escenario Para Combatir el Crimen Financiero

November 13, 2019February 3, 2023 /Leave a comment

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In Focus

Study: Expanding Reward Offerings for Internal Whistleblowers in Indonesia

November 11, 2019 /Leave a comment

On October 7, 2019, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested North Lampung Regent Agung Ilmu Mangkunegara in a bribery case.1 This followed a series of arrests of North Lampung Regency officials in the preceding days. In early July, KPK arrested Riau Islands Governor Nurdin...

Digital Dose

A Survivor’s Story: Timea Nagy

November 7, 2019January 14, 2020 /1 Comment

In this episode, Kieran Beer sits down with Timea Nagy, author of the memoir “Out of the Shadows.” Beer asks how financial institutions can help combat human trafficking and Nagy explains that their evidence might soon prevent victims from suffering the secondary trauma of a...

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Small Institution Strategies for Outsourcing BSA Audits

November 6, 2019February 10, 2023 /Leave a comment

Community bankers often ask examiners which internal audit or consulting firms they should use for Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering (BSA/AML) independent testing. However, regulators cannot endorse or recommend products and services. Even if they could, it would not be doing the bank any favors. In...

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Building the Best Scenario to Fight Financial Crime

November 6, 2019November 5, 2019 /Leave a comment

Transnational criminal networks laundering proceeds of crime, global integration of financial markets and regulator expectations have put an unpredictable pressure on the ability of financial institutions (FIs) to detect and disrupt financial crime networks.1 One of the main tools to detect and report suspicious...

AFC Professional of the Month

Congratulations Isaac Tsang, CAMS!

November 1, 2019 /Leave a comment

November’s AML Professional of the Month was awarded to Isaac Tsang, CAMS. Tsang was recognized for his contributions to the anti-money laundering (AML) field. Tsang is the senior manager of scenario testing and analytics for AML at BMO Financial Group. He utilizes technology and leverages...