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AMLA’s work program and its enhanced oversight of CASPs

August 29, 2025 /Leave a comment

The European Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) is officially in business. With a newly appointed chairperson, executive board and a 257-meter-high skyscraper in Frankfurt, it began laying foundations to become the key pillar of the EU’s fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. One of its...

AFC Policy, Compliance, Money Trails Brazil, World Digest

AML enforcement: A shift in Brazil’s luxury

August 21, 2025 /Leave a comment

One year ago, in June 2024, a decision issued by the Brazilian Council of Financial Activity (COAF), the country’s financial intelligence unit (FIU), indicated that the authority was engaging in a new approach toward the luxury market when the FIU imposed an unprecedented fine of...

AFC Challenges, AFC Policy, Compliance, Exclusive, Fraud

ACAMS virtual seminar explores LE’s fight against financial crime

July 1, 2025July 3, 2025 /Leave a comment

On June 23-24, 2025, ACAMS held its virtual Law Enforcement (LE) anti-financial crime (AFC) Seminar, featuring approximately 30 experts from various U.S. LE agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigations (IRS-CI), the United States Postal...

AFC Policy, Global Financial Crime Review, June – August 2025, Sanctions

Kleptocracy and sanctions: Keeping the proper focus

June 11, 2025July 3, 2025 /Leave a comment

Kleptocracy is the misappropriation―or, to put it plainly, the stealing―of a country’s wealth and resources from its citizens by corrupt government officials. With the rise of kleptocracy, preventing and detecting sanctions evasion today has become a game of Whac-A-Mole for anti-financial crime (AFC) professionals. However,...

AFC Policy, Compliance, Core AFC Resources, June – August 2025

Financial inclusion and AML compliance: Finding the right balance

June 11, 2025 /Leave a comment

“Striving to better, oft we mar what’s well.” These words, spoken by the Duke of Albany in Shakespeare’s King Lear (Act 1, Scene 4), still resonate in the world of anti-money laundering (AML) compliance in 2025, nearly 420 years after the play’s first performance. Today,...

AFC Challenges, AFC Policy, Core AFC Resources, June – August 2025

The Bank Secrecy Act: The pros and cons

June 11, 2025 /Leave a comment

There is a unique pessimism surrounding the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) among its foot soldiers. With the publishing of the recent “interim staff report” from the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, there seem to be more dark clouds rolling in over the industry. The...

AFC Challenges, AFC Policy, June – August 2025

The three Cs of financial crime: Collusion, conspiracy, complicity

June 11, 2025June 13, 2025 /Leave a comment

Collusion, conspiracy and complicity are three words that are often used interchangeably to characterize dishonest and deceitful behavior perpetrated by individuals in relation to financial crime. There can be a fine line between understanding the difference between collusion and conspiracy. Collusion is best described as...

AFC Policy, Fraud, Global Financial Crime Review, World Digest

Huione Group and the Rise of a Financial Crime Superhub

May 16, 2025June 4, 2025 /Leave a comment

In May 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) took a decisive step in the global fight against cyber-enabled financial crimes. In a historic Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), FinCEN identified Cambodia-based Huione Group as a financial institution (FI) of primary money laundering concern under...

AFC Challenges, AFC Policy, Compliance, Exclusive, Fraud

The Assembly Hollywood Highlights Trending AFC Issues

May 9, 2025 /Leave a comment

Members of the international anti-financial crime (AFC) community congregated in Florida last week to discuss the latest developments in the AFC space during the ACAMS Assembly Hollywood, which took place from April 28-30 in Hollywood, Florida. The conference’s informative sessions addressed an array of trending...

AFC Challenges, AFC Policy, Compliance, Global Financial Crime Review, World Digest

Turkey’s Approach to VASPs

March 25, 2025March 25, 2025 /Leave a comment

As a result of developments in the field of cryptography and cryptocurrency assets—which continue to evolve as an alternative to the existing financial system—relevant international organizations have increased their efforts to guide countries. It is well known that the financial system not only encompasses the...

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AMLA’s work program and its enhanced oversight of CASPs

AML enforcement: A shift in Brazil’s luxury

The influence of emerging technologies on cybersecurity audits

AI, human accountability and company ownership

Beyond the exchange: Laundering crypto through luxury goods

Leveraging national security priorities for an enhanced counter-fraud response

AFC Policy

AMLA’s work program and its enhanced oversight of CASPs

AML enforcement: A shift in Brazil’s luxury

ACAMS virtual seminar explores LE’s fight against financial crime

Kleptocracy and sanctions: Keeping the proper focus

Financial inclusion and AML compliance: Finding the right balance

The Bank Secrecy Act: The pros and cons

The three Cs of financial crime: Collusion, conspiracy, complicity

Huione Group and the Rise of a Financial Crime Superhub

The Assembly Hollywood Highlights Trending AFC Issues

Turkey’s Approach to VASPs