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ACAMS Today Europe 2022, Member Spotlight

Andrew Mackay, CAMS—Malta

June 6, 2022 /Leave a comment

Andrew Mackay is an independent AML/CFT compliance consultant currently engaged in the Caribbean, Malta and other international financial centres. Previously, Mackay was the head of Financial Crime Threat Mitigation for HSBC in Malta. This role involved identifying, understanding and mitigating the financial crime risks in...

ACAMS Today Europe 2022, From the Editor

The Long and Winding Road to Anti-financial Crime Harmony

June 6, 2022 /Leave a comment

Music is an important part of many people’s lives. The first time I heard a live duo was on the playground in elementary school. I loved swinging and there were only a few swings available during recess for the entire school. Of course, if you...

ACAMS Connection, ACAMS Today Europe 2022, Regulatory Initiatives

EU-wide Rules for Crypto Assets

June 6, 2022February 2, 2023 /Leave a comment

Crypto assets have given private individuals and groups the ability to access and provide a range of alternative financial services, which fall outside the scope of traditional banking, investments and payment services’ monopolies. In most jurisdictions, crypto assets can be used for speculative trading, payments...

ACAMS Connection, ACAMS Today Europe 2022, AFC Challenges

The Evolution of Social Fraud

June 6, 2022February 10, 2023 /1 Comment

Fraud can be simply described as the act of deception for personal gain. Acts of deception usually involve victims, either individuals or businesses. In most fraud occurrences, the primary motive and gain is financial. However, data has also become the primary target of fraudulent acts....

ACAMS Connection, ACAMS Today Europe 2022, Interviews

Matis Mäeker: Starting With a Clean Slate

June 6, 2022February 2, 2023 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today Europe editorial interviewed Matis Mäeker, head of the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and a member of the MONEYVAL Bureau. Mäeker has been the evaluator and reviewer of many mutual evaluation reports conducted by MONEYVAL. He is also a member of the Estonian...

ACAMS Today Europe 2022, Europe, Global Financial Crime Review

Italy: The Mafia’s Infiltration Into Healthcare

June 6, 2022June 16, 2022 /Leave a comment

Organised crime has a triple interest in the direct and indirect management of health services in Italy. First, there is interest because of the huge amount of money that revolves around these services, which can guarantee large profits for gangs. Second, investment in health is...

ACAMS Connection, ACAMS Today Europe 2022, Interviews, Women in AFC

Lora von Ploetz: The New Face of Leadership

June 6, 2022February 2, 2023 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today Europe spoke with Lora von Ploetz, head of a Global Financial Crime Unit focusing on mitigating significant financial crime risks, proactive investigations, analytics and technology. She discusses the impact of Russian sanctions, challenges faced by European anti-financial crime (AFC) professionals and how she...

ACAMS Connection, ACAMS Today Europe 2022, Tech Scope

Metaverse: A Virtual World

June 6, 2022February 2, 2023 /Leave a comment

The metaverse has been making headlines for the past few months since Facebook announced its rebranding to Meta. However, there is much more to the metaverse than Facebook’s version. The metaverse has actually been around for a few years now, and there is more than...

ACAMS Today Europe 2022, AFC Challenges

Antiquities, NFTs and How Criminals Exploit Art

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 /Leave a comment

It may seem strange to view unearthed relics from past empires or civilisations in the same light as other illicitly trafficked goods such as drugs or weapons, but this would be a mistake. Despite a major crackdown in 2020 that saw over 100 individuals arrested...

Institution-related Trafficking: Ukranian Children at Risk

ACAMS Today Europe 2022, AFC Challenges

Institution-related Trafficking: Ukrainian Children at Risk

June 6, 2022November 3, 2022 /Leave a comment

A month after the invasion of Ukraine, more than seven million people had been displaced as a direct result of the war, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).1 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) highlighted that most displaced people and refugees...

ACAMS Today

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Cryptocurrency Kiosks and Scam Typologies: An Investigator’s Perspective

ACAMS Today Europe 2022

Andrew Mackay, CAMS—Malta

The Long and Winding Road to Anti-financial Crime Harmony

EU-wide Rules for Crypto Assets

The Evolution of Social Fraud

Matis Mäeker: Starting With a Clean Slate

Italy: The Mafia’s Infiltration Into Healthcare

Lora von Ploetz: The New Face of Leadership

Metaverse: A Virtual World

Antiquities, NFTs and How Criminals Exploit Art

Institution-related Trafficking: Ukrainian Children at Risk