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Captagon: A Dangerous Pill to Swallow

Captagon: A Dangerous Pill to Swallow

Casinos: Responding to New and Evolving Money Laundering Risks

Casinos: Responding to New and Evolving Money Laundering Risks

The Importance of Collaboration in CSE Investigation

Financial information sharing partnership in Mexico

Financial Information Sharing Partnership in Mexico

Deterring Financial Crimes While Respecting Data Sovereignty

Deterring Financial Crimes While Respecting Data Sovereignty

Exploring the Role of Generative AI in Enhancing Financial Crime Compliance

Exploring the Role of Generative AI in Enhancing Financial Crime Compliance

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Amy Wotapka

Ask the AFC Guru: Amy Wotapka—On Partnerships, Information Sharing, Fraud Schemes and More

September 25, 2023September 25, 2023 /Leave a comment
Anti-financial crime (AFC) guru Amy Wotapka, CAMS, CRCM, CFE, CIPP, FCRA, CQIA, is a lifelong banker with over 20 years in the AFC industry and a champion for other AFC professionals. Beginning her career as a suspicious activity investigator, Wotapka now serves as Bank Secrecy...
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North Korean-Russian Summit a Concerning Development as DPRK Cyber Attacks Continue

North Korean-Russian Summit a Concerning Development as DPRK Cyber Attacks Continue

September 19, 2023 /Leave a comment
Human Trafficking in Times of Conflict

Human Trafficking in Times of Conflict

September 13, 2023September 27, 2023 /Leave a comment
Sanjeev Menon

Ask the AFC Guru: Sanjeev Menon—Staffing Solutions

August 17, 2023August 23, 2023 /Leave a comment
Beyond the headlines—Sextortion

Beyond the Headlines—Sextortion

August 2, 2023August 11, 2023 /Leave a comment
Managing Risk and Compliance in a Volatile World

Managing Risk and Compliance in a Volatile World

July 13, 2023September 19, 2023 /Leave a comment

Featured Column

Lavando dinero con el fútbol

Lavando dinero con el fútbol

September 25, 2023September 27, 2023 /Leave a comment
E l mundo del deporte es muy dinámico y genera mucha actividad económica, tanto lícita como ilícita. La actividad ilícita es la que trataremos en esta ocasión. En los deportes, entre más alta sea la ganancia, más alto es el riesgo de lavado de dinero. El...
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J5 Partnership Crucial to Combating Global Tax, Financial Crimes

J5 Partnership Crucial to Combating Global Tax, Financial Crimes

September 19, 2023September 20, 2023 /Leave a comment
Wolfsberg Principles On AI and Machine Learning

Wolfsberg Principles On AI and Machine Learning

September 15, 2023 /Leave a comment
Information Sharing Can Improve Reviews

Information Sharing Can Improve Reviews

September 13, 2023 /Leave a comment
What Are the Sunday Scaries?

What Are the Sunday Scaries?

September 13, 2023September 22, 2023 /Leave a comment
Pitufeo: Perfil bajo, riesgo alto

Pitufeo: Perfil bajo, riesgo alto

August 28, 2023August 29, 2023 /Leave a comment

Interviews

Banreservas: Anti-corruption Approach

Banreservas: Anti-corruption Approach

September 13, 2023September 27, 2023 /Leave a comment
A CAMS Today Español Digital met with Heiromy Castro Milanés, general director of Compliance, and Marbel Guilamo Peña, Ethical Compliance, Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption division manager at Banco de Reservas (Banreservas), to discuss the recent recognition awarded to their institution for their compliance policies and processes...
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Jack Thompson: Holistically Fighting Financial Crime

Jack Thompson: Holistically Fighting Financial Crime

September 13, 2023 /Leave a comment
Rodney Hood: NCUA’s Journey of Compliance, Community and Adaptability

Honorable Rodney Hood: NCUA’s Journey of Compliance, Community and Adaptability

September 13, 2023 /Leave a comment

Special for the Web

FRAML Why Machine Learning Is FIs’ Greatest Weapon

FRAML: Why Machine Learning Is an FI’s Greatest Weapon

September 22, 2023 /Leave a comment
What do songwriting, coding, stand-up comedy and fraud have in common? Humans take hours or even days to do them well. It takes ChatGPT less than a second to do the same. To illustrate, I asked generative artificial intelligence (AI) to write a three-verse song...
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How trustworthy AI can help with accountability in AML

How Trustworthy AI Can Help With Accountability in AML

September 13, 2023 /Leave a comment
Sam Cousins

Four Questions: A Look at the State of Ransomware, Sanctions and Other Global Issues

August 18, 2023September 6, 2023 /Leave a comment

Digital Dose

Making the World Safe for DeFi, With Seoyoung Kim

Making the World Safe for DeFi, With Seoyoung Kim

August 31, 2023September 6, 2023 /Leave a comment
In this “Financial Crime Matters” episode, Kieran Beer talks with Seoyoung Kim about the promise and possible perils of decentralized finance. Kim is associate professor of Finance and department chair at Santa Clara University. They discuss the recent implosion of several cryptocurrency exchanges and stablecoin...
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Parsing the Challenges of Fighting Financial Crime, with Rick Small, Dan Soto and John Byrne

Parsing the Challenges of Fighting Financial Crime, With Rick Small, Dan Soto and John Byrne

August 3, 2023August 9, 2023 /Leave a comment

Preparing for Europe’s AMLA and Fighting Financial Crime, with Dutch Central Banker Willem Schudel

July 6, 2023July 12, 2023 /Leave a comment

World Digest

Understanding SAR Transactions in Multiple Jurisdictions

Understanding SAR Transactions in Multiple Jurisdictions

September 22, 2023 /Leave a comment
According to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), if a reporting entity has reasonable cause to suspect that funds are associated with illegal activity or terrorist funding, it must immediately notify the country’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).1 This article dives into suspicious activity reports (SARs)...
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Financial information sharing partnership in Mexico

Financial Information Sharing Partnership in Mexico

September 13, 2023September 28, 2023 /Leave a comment
Financial Crime Risk Management Lessons Custodians Can Learn From Traditional Correspondent Banking

Lessons Custodians Can Learn From Traditional Correspondent Banking

August 28, 2023September 6, 2023 /Leave a comment

Member Spotlight

Megan Jeffries, CAMS—Utah, USA

Megan Jeffries, CAMS—Utah, USA

September 13, 2023 /Leave a comment
Megan Jeffries most recently worked at Zions Bancorporation in both the quality assurance and enhanced due diligence functions. She previously served as the board-appointed vice president, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) officer and deposit compliance officer for Congressional Bank. Jeffries started her banking career at the...
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Mavis Bennett, CAMS, CFE—New York, USA

Mavis Bennett, CAMS, CFE—New York, USA

September 13, 2023 /Leave a comment
Mohamed Abouzied, CAMS, CFE, CGSS, CAFCA—Dubai, UAE

Mohamed Abouzied, CAMS, CFE, CGSS, CAFCA—Dubai, UAE

September 13, 2023 /Leave a comment

Know Your Chapter

Building a platform for talent: Developing Professional Capabilities

Building a Platform for Talent: Developing Professional Capabilities

September 13, 2023 /Leave a comment
The ACAMS Macau Chapter has had a lot of accomplishments over the past six years since its inception. More than 700 members have joined the ACAMS Macau Chapter from local banks, insurance companies, large gaming operators, resorts and hotels, the legal profession, consulting companies, institutions...
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ACAMS Eurasia Chapter: Hosting the Inaugural AFC & Sanctions Forum

ACAMS Eurasia Chapter: Hosting the Inaugural AFC & Sanctions Forum

September 13, 2023 /Leave a comment
ACAMS Germany Chapter: 2022 In Review

ACAMS Germany Chapter: 2022 In Review

September 13, 2023 /Leave a comment

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ACAMS Today is saddened to announce the passing of one of its devoted contributors and supporters, Deborah Hitzeroth, CAMS-FCI, who died peacefully in the company of her loved ones on Sunday, August 20, from complications due to breast cancer.

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