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Pitufeo: Perfil bajo, riesgo alto

August 28, 2023August 29, 2023 /Leave a comment

El objetivo de los manuales de organización y funciones es optimizar los procedimientos operativos de los puestos de trabajo—basándose en la normatividad interna, ya sea por normas legales impuestas por las entidades reguladoras—o aquellas creadas explícitamente por la organización. Esta gobernanza (emisión de normativa interna),...

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Acceso LatAm, Español, Featured Column

La minería ilegal y el lavado de activos en América Latina

August 2, 2023August 15, 2023 /Leave a comment

La minería ilegal acontece junto a una serie de actividades ilícitas que van desde la importación irregular de precursores químicos y maquinaria hasta la venta de recursos extraídos ilegalmente, que incluye el lavado de dinero y la reinversión de las ganancias ilícitas en el desarrollo...

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ACAMS Connection, Back to the Basics, Featured Column

Your First 30 Days as an AML Compliance Officer

June 30, 2023July 12, 2023 /Leave a comment

With the rising threat of money laundering and terrorist financing, regulators are more vigilant in preventing financial crimes. To assist the authorities in curbing these crimes, the anti-money laundering (AML) regulations mandate financial institutions, virtual assets service providers (VASPs), and certain nonfinancial businesses and professions...

ACAMS Connection, AFC Policy, AML Policy, Badge Bulletin, Featured Column

FinCEN’s Drug Trafficking Organization Activity Policies

June 26, 2023July 31, 2023 /Leave a comment

The article titled “FinCEN’s AML and Terrorist Financing Priorities: An Introduction,”1 featured in the June-August ‘22 edition of ACAMS Today, shared general thoughts, basic definitions and practical examples on each of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) national anti-money laundering (AML) priorities. This article, the...

Community Banking Corner, Featured Column

The Power of Decentralizing

June 23, 2023June 26, 2023 /Leave a comment

It is undeniable that cryptocurrencies (or crypto-assets in general) are reshaping the world fast and that we will witness more changes in various aspects of life, especially finance. But let us not forget that it is not only the cryptocurrencies (or crypto-assets in general) that...

AFC Policy, Badge Bulletin, Featured Column, June – August 2023

FinCEN’s Proliferation Financing Prevention and Mitigation Policies

June 7, 2023July 26, 2023 /Leave a comment

The article titled “FinCEN’s AML and Terrorist Financing Priorities: An Introduction,”1 featured in the ACAMS Today Jun-Aug ’22 edition, shared general thoughts, basic definitions and practical examples on each of the national anti-money laundering (AML) priorities. This article, the eighth of the series, will discuss...

Caribbean Catch-Up, Featured Column

The Bahamas: The Importance of Public-Private Partnerships for AML/CTF

June 5, 2023 /Leave a comment

The financial system can be used by criminal organizations (including terrorist organizations) to launder their criminal proceeds. Accordingly, the financial system becomes the mechanism (directly or indirectly) for moving funds to criminal organizations. Thus, monitoring the flow of funds in the financial system becomes a...

FinCEN Transnational Criminal Organizations Policies

ACAMS Connection, AFC Policy, Badge Bulletin, Exclusive, Featured Column

FinCEN’s Transnational Criminal Organization Activity Policies

May 25, 2023July 26, 2023 /2 Comments

The article titled “FinCEN’s AML and Terrorist Financing Priorities: An Introduction,” featured in ACAMS Today, shared general thoughts, basic definitions, and practical examples on each of the national anti-money laundering (AML) priorities. This article, the seventh of the series, will discuss transnational criminal organization (TCO)...

ACAMS Today Europe Digital, Europe Express, Featured Column

Dissecting the Mafia: Apulia’s Sacra Corona Unita

May 23, 2023June 7, 2023 /Leave a comment

The Italian criminal underworld is infamous for its Sicilian mobsters and Calabrian drug traffickers, but little is known of the “Fourth Mafia,” or the Sacra Corona Unita (SCU).1 Sprung from the depths of Apulia’s prison system, it makes up one of the major mafia groups...

ACAMS Conexión, ACAMS Today Español, Acceso LatAm, Español, Featured Column

Las sanciones y la estrategia anticorrupción de EE.UU. para Centroamérica

May 23, 2023June 22, 2023 /Leave a comment

En los últimos años, el gobierno de EE.UU. ha intensificado su estrategia anticorrupción en Centroamérica, particularmente en el lavado de dinero, el narcotráfico y la corrupción. Lo anterior incluye la imposición de sanciones a personas naturales y entidades que estén involucradas en actividades ilícitas. Este...

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