September – November 2025

Digital wealth, physical harm: The rise of crypto kidnapping
AFC Challenges, Compliance, Global Financial Crime Review, Practical Solutions, September – November 2025

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During the past year, there has been a dramatic increase in physical violence toward individuals within the crypto industry or associated with crypto wealth. This new variant of kidnapping for ransom During the past year, there has been a dramatic increase in physical violence toward...
Oksana Ihnatenko: Fighting financial crime in Ukraine
AFC Challenges, Global Financial Crime Review, Interviews, September – November 2025

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Oksana Ihnatenko, CAMS, is a managing director at the Center for Financial Integrity in Ukraine and a researcher for the Supervising and Monitoring Ukraine’s Reconstruction Funds project at the Centre for Finance and Security at the Royal United Services Institute. Her research focuses on Ukraine’s...
Risks and romance: What the dating industry can learn from financial crimes compliance
AFC Challenges, Compliance, Fraud, September – November 2025

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In the financial services industry, money laundering, terrorist financing and sanctions regulations require financial institutions to implement governance frameworks for managing risks, accountability and public trust. In the financial services industry, money laundering, terrorist financing and sanctions regulations require financial institutions (FIs) to implement governance...
Fentanyl: Tracing the deadly money trail
AFC Challenges, AFC Policy, Global Financial Crime Review, September – November 2025, World Digest

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This article examines how illicit fentanyl trafficking has triggered a financial crime threat. It analyzes criminal finance networks, international cooperation and regulatory measures in the U.S. and Canada. It highlights recent advisories, updated case studies, cross-border intelligence sharing and the anti-money laundering (AML) enhancements needed...
Fighting fentanyl: OFAC and FINCEN trends in financial services and beyond
AFC Policy, Compliance, Global Financial Crime Review, September – November 2025

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Disclaimer: Nothing herein is intended to be legal advice and should not be construed or relied upon as legal advice. On January 20, 2025, Inauguration Day, the Trump administration issued Executive Order 14157 promising to implement policies designed to achieve the “total elimination” of certain...
Enterprise risk management techniques to strengthen due diligence controls
AFC Policy, Compliance, Practical Solutions, September – November 2025

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Financial institutions (FIs) are often exposed to various risks during the course of their operations. However, the risks arising from instances relating to financial crimes and anti-money laundering (AML) are the most detrimental. Such risks not only expose FIs to heavy financial penalties but can...