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International Women's Day, Interviews, Women in AFC

Melissa Strait: A Fintech Trailblazer

March 7, 2025March 6, 2025 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today spoke to Melissa Strait for International Women’s Day 2025. She is an expert in compliance in financial technology (fintech), having joined Coinbase as the chief compliance officer in February 2021. At Coinbase, she oversees the entirety of the firm’s compliance efforts, including anti-money laundering...

International Women's Day, Women in AFC

A Woman’s Contribution to International Compliance

March 6, 2025March 6, 2025 /Leave a comment

In 2016, a woman in Mexico City faced the possibility of a promotion. She was also pregnant with her second child, and she was concerned that the news of her pregnancy could jeopardize her promotion. She faced a challenge with which many women can empathize:...

International Women's Day, Women in AFC

Jean Chung: Celebrating Women in AFC

March 6, 2025March 5, 2025 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today caught up with Jean Chung, who is the chief compliance officer of Hong Kong and Greater China, North Asia, for Standard Chartered Bank. Chung also sits on the ACAMS Advisory Board. Prior to her current role, Chung was head financial crime compliance (FCC),...

Acceso LatAm, Español, In Focus

Sanciones contra Cuba y Venezuela: Obstáculo al desarrollo económico

March 5, 2025 /Leave a comment

Las sanciones económicas se han convertido en una herramienta habitual de la política exterior de muchos países, utilizada para ejercer presión sobre gobiernos que consideran hostiles o contrarios a sus intereses. En el caso de Cuba y Venezuela, EE.UU. y otros países han implementado una...

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World Digest

Chloe Hatten and Astrid Andersson: Mitigating Wildlife Crime

March 2, 2025February 28, 2025 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today sat down with Dr. Chloe Hatten and Dr. Astrid Andersson, postdoctoral researchers at the University of Hong Kong, for World Wildlife Day 2025. Dr. Hatten is focusing on wildlife trade issues in Hong Kong from a conservation genetic and forensic research approach. She is...

Compliance, Featured Column, Practical Solutions, Tech Scope

Harnessing Data in the Fight Against Financial Crime

February 25, 2025February 26, 2025 /Leave a comment

In recent years, many technologies have been introduced to anti-money laundering (AML) programs. That is a welcome development, but money laundering does not seem to be on the decline. In fact, as much as 5% of global gross domestic product is laundered each year, according...

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ACAMS Global AFC Threats Report 2025

February 6, 2025 /Leave a comment

As the financial crime landscape grows more complex, so do the challenges to the global economy. Our fight against illicit finance requires collaboration, innovation, and shared expertise. As the voice of the global anti-financial crime (AFC) community, ACAMS is dedicated to fostering cooperation and knowledge-sharing...

AFC Challenges, Europe Express, Fraud, Fraud Alert, Regulatory Initiatives

The European Union’s Battle Against Financial Fraud: Confronting the Threats Ahead

January 31, 2025February 20, 2025 /Leave a comment

Financial fraud remains a significant threat to the stability and integrity of the European financial system, particularly as digital transactions and cross-border payments grow in both speed, volume and complexity.1 The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Central Bank (ECB) have taken active roles...

AFC Challenges, Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Interviews

Dr. Kari Johnstone and Tarana Baghirova: Understanding the Evolving Landscape of Human Trafficking

January 29, 2025January 30, 2025 /1 Comment

ACAMS Today interviewed Dr. Kari Johnstone, special representative for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, and Tarana Baghirova, programme officer at the OSCE, the world's largest regional security organization with 57 participating states throughout...

AFC Challenges, Human Trafficking Awareness Month

AI’s Role in Combating Human Trafficking in the Financial Sector

January 27, 2025January 27, 2025 /Leave a comment

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative tool, offering enhanced capabilities to detect, investigate and disrupt trafficking-related financial crimes. Criminals are just as effectively, and in many cases more adeptly, leveraging these advanced technologies to recruit victims, streamline operations and obscure illicit proceeds from human...