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Sandra Edun-Watler: Breaking the Bias through Involvement

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

ACAMS Today interviewed Sandra Edun-Watler for International Women’s Day 2022. Edun-Watler is an attorney-at-law and the head of the Compliance and Reporting Services for Mourant Governance Services in the Cayman Islands, who provides anti-money laundering, automatic exchange of information reporting and compliance officer services. From...

AFC Challenges, Exclusive

Upfront Strategy for Implementing Innovative AFC Technologies

March 4, 2022 /Leave a comment

Globally, managing financial crime has been a major challenge. Regulators across the world have introduced several guidelines and taken measures to detect, prevent and tackle financial crime activities. The industry has experienced considerable challenges in adhering to and complying with the financial crime guidelines, which...

ACAMS Connection, Digital Dose, Financial Crime Matters

Combating International Wildlife Trafficking and Other Environmental Crimes, With Olivia Swaak-Goldman

March 2, 2022February 2, 2023 /Leave a comment

In this episode of "Financial Crime Matters," Kieran Beer talks with Olivia Swaak-Goldman, executive director of the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC), about the Hague-based organization’s efforts to stop the illegal wildlife trade and other forms of environmental exploitation, currently the fourth largest source of funds...

ACAMS Connection, Special for the Web

Collaboration: The Key Theme for the AMLA

February 22, 2022February 2, 2023 /Leave a comment

Requirements of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 20201 (AMLA) and other legislation will result in a dynamic change in anti-money laundering (AML) programs and subsequent controls. While most of the AMLA statutory requirements have not been finalized, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) officers should be assessing...

ACAMS Connection, Europe Express, Special for the Web

Europe and the Illegal Wildlife Trade: Where Are We Now?

February 22, 2022February 2, 2023 /1 Comment

An elephant is poached every 30 minutes.1 An African rhino dies for its horn every eight hours.2 One in every five fish is caught illegally.3 In some African and South American countries, 50% to 90% of the wood harvested is illegally traded.4 These are illegal...

COVID-19 and The Sexual Exploitation of Children Online

Europe Express, World Digest

La COVID-19 et l’exploitation sexuelle des enfants en ligne

February 22, 2022March 4, 2022 /Leave a comment

La crise du COVID-19 a déclenché une hausse sans précédent dans la production et la distribution de matériels d’abus sexuels d’enfants et d’exploitation sexuelle d’enfants, la retransmission en direct d’abus sexuels sur enfants et en particulier des contenus/matériels sexuels autoproduits. Aux commencements de la crise,...

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

February 10, 2022 /Leave a comment

This is the third and final article of a three-part series that provides guidance on the practice of incorporating money laundering risk into risk management. This article will focus on implementing money laundering risk management duties for senior executives and final thoughts on the importance...

ACAMS Connection, Europe Express, World Digest

The Continuing Rise of Financial Penalties

January 26, 2022February 2, 2023 /Leave a comment

The ninth annual Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Supervision Report 2019-201 issued by HM Treasury in the UK highlights notable changes in supervisory activity and fines that supervisors have issued. Civil penalties continue to rise year on year as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) exercises...

Compliance, World Digest

Why Developing Nations Are Embracing Blockchain

January 21, 2022January 31, 2022 /Leave a comment

Blockchain technology is quickly setting in as the next technological revolution of the decade. The rise of crypto markets and the value they represent have put this innovative technology under the mainstream investor’s spotlight. However, blockchain is much more than just a vessel for cryptocurrencies....

AFC Challenges, Exclusive

Human Trafficking: The Link to Child Sexual Exploitation

January 11, 2022February 3, 2022 /Leave a comment

Human trafficking is notably one of the most horrendous crimes that financial crime professionals must consider when monitoring suspicious activity within their anti-money laundering (AML) program. While many financial institutions recognize human trafficking as a growing concern within their communities, some continue to focus on...

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

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