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AFC Challenges, AFC Policy, Compliance, September – November 2025

De-risking: A threat to financial inclusion?

September 12, 2025October 9, 2025 /Leave a comment

Inclusion is a popular topic. The West has recently aimed at placing all members of society on an equal footing: minority groups, the elderly, the disabled, women, men and others. Inclusion is a movement steered at giving all human beings the same opportunities and removing―as...

AFC Challenges, Compliance, Global Financial Crime Review, Practical Solutions, September – November 2025

The exploitation gamble: Financial sextortion of minors

September 12, 2025 /Leave a comment

The headlines are horrifying. It seems every week another teenager has committed suicide as a result of financially motivated sextortion. The loss of life rightly captures the headlines, but the business model of blackmailing kids with explicit images can no longer escape the limelight. But...

AFC Policy, Compliance, Sanctions, September – November 2025

Getting serious about Syria

September 12, 2025 /Leave a comment

On May 23, 2025, the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) issued General License (GL) 251 permitting previously prohibited activity in Syria and with the new government of Syria. While some activities are now permissible, many activities remain prohibited. The press surrounding the issuance of...

AFC Challenges, Compliance, In Focus

Terrorist financing since 9/11: How the threat and the response have evolved

September 10, 2025September 10, 2025 /Leave a comment

As we pause to remember the tragic events of September 11, 2001 (9/11), we are reminded that 9/11 has forever changed how the world combats terrorist financing. The 9/11 attacks triggered a revolution in the financial surveillance landscape, forcing governments and institutions to rethink the...

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...

Back to the Basics, Compliance, Featured Column, Tech Scope

The influence of emerging technologies on cybersecurity audits

August 18, 2025 /Leave a comment

In the fast-moving digital world of today, the constantly changing state of technology is writing new game rules for cybersecurity audits. Recent headlines—most of them relating to huge cyber breaches that have compromised millions of user credentials—serve as a quick reminder of the importance and...

AFC Challenges, Compliance, World Digest

How cartels became terrorist groups and what it means for us

July 25, 2025 /Leave a comment

On January 20, 2025, United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump signed executive order 14157, titled "Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.” As the name suggests, the order allowed for the designation of Mexico-based cartels and various criminal...

AFC Challenges, Compliance, Fraud, In Focus

When secrets become currency: A deep dive into insider trading

July 11, 2025 /Leave a comment

Raj Rajaratnam, the founder of the Galleon Group, once one of Wall Street’s powerful hedge funds, had mastered the art of secrets. He relied on a network of insiders, notably executives at major companies like IBM, Intel and Goldman Sachs, to feed him confidential information....

AFC Challenges, Compliance

Institutional vigilance and anti-bribery and corruption programs

July 11, 2025 /Leave a comment

There is no shortcut to institutional integrity. In the wake of global scandals, shifting enforcement trends and heightened stakeholder expectations, anti-bribery and corruption programs have evolved from back-office checklists into core governance structures. For financial institutions (FIs) navigating complex global operations, compliance today is not...

AFC Challenges, Compliance, Tech Scope, Understanding AI

Transaction monitoring’s AI era

July 7, 2025 /Leave a comment

The evolution of computer programming has been remarkable. Over the past 70 years, we have progressed from using punch cards—accessible to only a select few—to artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding agents capable of deploying entire applications from natural language instructions. Figure 1: Evolution of computer programming...

ACAMS Today

The Magazine for Career-Minded Professionals in the Anti-Financial Crime Field

The World Cup: A magnet for financial crime

From harmless wagers to global crime in sports betting

ACAMS celebrates AFC professionals with ACAMS Awards

AML/AFC trends in 2025 and emerging topics for 2026

The end of the “de minimis” exemption: Strengthening U.S. trade controls

Fraud trends in 2026: What to expect

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