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June - August 2019, Know Your Chapter, New York Chapter

ACAMS New York Chapter: 2019 Update

June 27, 2019July 1, 2019 /Leave a comment

The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) New York Chapter kicked off the first quarter of 2019 with much success. This year so far, over 550 anti-money laundering (AML) professionals attended three exciting learning events. In January, the chapter held a learning event...

Houston Chapter, June - August 2019, Know Your Chapter

AML on the Frontline: What Triggers Law Enforcement Interest

June 27, 2019July 10, 2019 /Leave a comment

The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) Houston Chapter held its first lunch and learn event of 2019, AML on the Frontline: What Triggers Law Enforcement Interest. The expert speaker was Violet M. Szeleczky, a retired agent from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) who...

Know Your Chapter, Pittsburgh Chapter

Pittsburgh and AI Go Together Like French Fries on a Primanti’s Sandwich

June 27, 2019 /Leave a comment

Over the last couple of years, Pittsburgh has become known as the Silicon Valley of the east—and not just for its steel. Amazon, Uber, Google, Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh, The National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance, The National White Collar Crime Center and many more...

Know Your Chapter, Pittsburgh Chapter

2019 Has Us Smiling Like an Eat’n Park Cookie

June 27, 2019 /Leave a comment

The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) is rounding out the first quarter of the year. During this time, the chapter held two events and will soon hold their third. In addition to continuing to engage the community, the chapter...

Acams Today Europe, Cyprus Chapter, Know Your Chapter, May - June 2019

Celebrating the ACAMS Cyprus Chapter

May 22, 2019June 11, 2019 /Leave a comment

The ACAMS Cyprus Chapter recently celebrated its third birthday at a great venue in Nicosia! The special networking event hosted a number of members, regulators, law enforcement, as well as friends and supporters of the chapter. The chapter was formed in November 2015 by a...

Acams Today Europe, Germany Chapter, Know Your Chapter, May - June 2019

Prost to the ACAMS Germany Chapter

May 22, 2019June 20, 2019 /Leave a comment

The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) launched its Germany Chapter in late 2016. Since then, the chapter has hosted approximately 20 events across the country at its main hubs in Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich. The networking events, which draw between 50 to 100...

Know Your Chapter, March - May 2019, New York Chapter

The Past, Present and Future of the New York Chapter

March 28, 2019June 12, 2019 /Leave a comment

In June 2018, Peter Wild, co-chair of the ACAMS New York Chapter from 2010–2018, announced his retirement. Wild has faithfully served the anti-money laundering (AML) community for numerous years. In 2016, he retired from JPMorgan Chase as a senior audit manager with over 10 years...

Interviews, Know Your Chapter, March - May 2019

Geoffrey Fone: Supporting the ACAMS Americas’ Chapters

March 28, 2019April 22, 2019 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today sat down with Geoffrey Fone, CAMS to discuss ACAMS’ role in supporting and assisting the Americas’ Chapters, new ACAMS initiatives and the annual Americas Chapters’ Conference. Fone is ACAMS’ vice president, general manager of the Americas and he brings over 20 years of...

Know Your Chapter, Northern Ohio Chapter

East Meets West

January 9, 2019January 15, 2019 /Leave a comment

The U.S. State Department, as part of its International Visitors Leadership Program, asked the Northern Ohio ACAMS Chapter to organize a fact-finding discussion with a high-level delegation from Vietnam. The Cleveland Council on World Affairs coordinated local accommodations for the Vietnamese delegation. This is the...

Know Your Chapter, Northern Ohio Chapter

Murphy’s Law

January 9, 2019 /Leave a comment

On December 6, 2018, the Northern Ohio ACAMS Chapter held its 14th event of 2018 on banking marijuana. Medical marijuana was recently legalized in Ohio—effective January 1, 2019. The event had a large pre-registration response (over 100) and all things were looking good. Then,...

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