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ACAMS Connection, Compliance, March - May 2020

BSA’s Most Wanted

March 10, 2020February 3, 2023 /Leave a comment

Picture this: It is the morning of a child’s birthday and this child receives a sought-after building block set. The child knows that the blocks, divvied up by phase into separate packages, will combine to make a glorious final product seen advertised on television. Knowing...

Compliance, March - May 2020

Biometrics in the Age of GDPR

March 10, 2020 /Leave a comment

Biometric technology is slowly creeping into consumers’ everyday lives, with the banking industry rapidly adopting technology to prevent identity theft and fraud while generating a stronger authentication experience. Biometrics are methods of recognizing an individual through biological characteristics such as fingerprint, iris or facial...

Compliance, Special for the Web

NYDFS’ Proposed Virtual Currency Guidance Could Doom Privacy Coins

January 30, 2020February 5, 2020 /Leave a comment

Several months after the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced that it would re-examine its controversial BitLicensing requirements, NYDFS posted its “Proposed Guidance Regarding Adoption or Listing of Virtual Currencies” to address the total lack of regulation in this area. The proposed guidance,...

Compliance, December 2019 - February 2020

One Part Harmony

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 /Leave a comment

During a recent break-in investigation, a detective did not give a second thought to the seemingly excessive amount of cash the storeowner reported stolen. Reporting inflated losses for insurance or tax claims, especially business burglaries, was all too common in the burglary detective’s experience....

Compliance, December 2019 - February 2020

ACAMS Vegas From the Ground Floor

December 19, 2019 /Leave a comment

Once again, Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) members from across the globe gathered in Las Vegas for the 18th Annual AML & Financial Crime Conference where leading experts from the anti-money laundering (AML) industry, regulatory agencies and law enforcement discussed the latest...

ACAMS Connection, Compliance, December 2019 - February 2020, Special for the Web

Follow the Money and Then Follow the Behavior

December 19, 2019February 2, 2023 /Leave a comment

There comes a point in any financial crime where the behavior of the main perpetrator begins to work drastically against them. Much of the discussion around behavioral red flags in anti-money laundering (AML) is centered around the client’s initial interaction with a bank and further...

Compliance, December 2019 - February 2020

Digital Identity: The Integrity of Information

December 19, 2019March 24, 2021 /Leave a comment

Establishing digitally sourced trusted identities is not only critical to fighting money laundering by reducing risk, it will also improve the customer experience and save companies significant resources. Identification is based on the resolution of the identity of a person using trusted, reliable sources of...

Compliance, Exclusive

What’s in my wallet?

December 17, 2019December 18, 2019 /Leave a comment

Typically, articles titled “What’s in my wallet?” discuss the merits of various credit card products comparing interest rates, fees, hidden fees and features, like travel insurance or other consumer protection coverage, but that relates to the traditional financial operating environment. However, this article addresses the...

Compliance, September – November 2019

From Partnership to Progress in the Fight to End Human Trafficking

September 5, 2019January 11, 2021 /Leave a comment

In today’s society, everything happens quickly. What is current one minute has the potential to become obsolete the next. Nowhere is this sentiment truer than it is for criminals and their ever-evolving tactics to stay one-step ahead of law enforcement (LE). In the human trafficking...

Compliance, September – November 2019, Special for the Web

Digital Identity and Financial Crimes

September 4, 2019September 20, 2019 /Leave a comment

"Digital identity" has replaced blockchain to become 2019’s new tech-based solution to revolutionize compliance functions from anti-money laundering (AML) to audit. However, given the recent involvement of Estonia’s digital identity network in the Danske Bank money laundering scandal, the question of how to ensure adequate...

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BSA’s Most Wanted

Biometrics in the Age of GDPR

NYDFS’ Proposed Virtual Currency Guidance Could Doom Privacy Coins

One Part Harmony

ACAMS Vegas From the Ground Floor

Follow the Money and Then Follow the Behavior

Digital Identity: The Integrity of Information

What’s in my wallet?

From Partnership to Progress in the Fight to End Human Trafficking

Digital Identity and Financial Crimes