Global Financial Crime Review

Europe, Global Financial Crime Review, September - November 2018

Brand New Currencies Search For Good Old Regulators

September 18, 2018October 2, 2018 /Leave a comment

Virtual currencies are revolutionary because money now no longer depends on a government’s central bank. For years, banknotes and coins were produced by central institutions and backed on real assets (such as gold), allowing nations to control the destiny of their finances. For centuries, politics...

Europe, European Connect, June - August 2018

European Connect: June–August 2018

June 26, 2018October 19, 2018 /Leave a comment

During July and August, many of you will be taking two or three weeks away from the office to relax, recharge and reconnect with friends and family. I will certainly be doing that this year and I am keeping my fingers crossed for a...

Europe, Global Financial Crime Review, June - August 2018

Hard Times for Whistleblowers

June 26, 2018August 1, 2018 /Leave a comment

In 2015, ACAMS’ European account manager David Sanchez Lopez, based in France, met Stéphanie Gibaud at an ACAMS networking event in London, U.K. The ACAMS France Chapter is always keen to invite personalities who play a major role in any area linked to compliance matters...

Europe, June - August 2018, Regulatory Initiatives

Regulating a Game Changer—Europe’s Approach to Cryptocurrencies

June 26, 2018June 27, 2018 /Leave a comment

Cryptocurrencies are seen as bringing innovation to the payments-services sector; furthering financial inclusion; and facilitating greater efficiency in cross-border transactions. However, as with other financial products and services, cryptocurrencies are also exposed to financial crime risks. The following article provides some background in relation to...

Global Financial Crime Review, Special for the Web

A Global Review of Sanctioned Countries

March 27, 2018April 2, 2018 /1 Comment

The first known use of sanctions dates to 432 BC when General Pericles of Greece imposed sanctions on its neighbor, Megara, in response to the abduction of three women.1 In more recent times, the first U.S. sanctions date back to Thomas Jefferson’s Embargo Act of...

Europe, March - May 2018, Meet the ACAMS Staff

David Sanchez Lopez: AML Challenges in France

March 20, 2018 /2 Comments

ACAMS Today spoke with David Sanchez Lopez, ACAMS’ European account manager, about how the anti-financial crime (AFC) industry has evolved in Europe and the challenges professionals in this industry are facing in France. Sanchez Lopez joined ACAMS in 2015 to lead the development of ACAMS...

Europe, Global Financial Crime Review, March - May 2018

Politically Exposed Persons Policy vs. Local Corruption

March 20, 2018 /Leave a comment

The politically exposed persons (PEPs) issue is a recurrent theme for the compliance community. Let us get straight to the point: In the ever-growing scope of a compliance officer’s duties, the subject comes as often as a pain in the neck. First, it seems very...

Europe, European Connect, March - May 2018

Europe’s Largest AML Conference

March 20, 2018 /Leave a comment

The ACAMS 14th Annual European Conference, Europe’s largest anti-money laundering (AML) conference, is just around the corner and you may even be reading this issue of ACAMS Today at the event in Amsterdam on May 31–June 1. In response to delegate feedback and ACAMS’...

Global Financial Crime Review

Human Trafficking, Compliance and a 1980s-Inspired Sci-Fi Series: Fighting the Upside Down

January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 /Leave a comment

When I left my position as a prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, I thought I was walking away from a position that allowed me to make a difference in the community. After all, if you are not directly involved in law enforcement and...

December 2017 - February 2018, Europe, Germany Chapter, Know Your Chapter

ACAMS Germany Chapter Activities in 2017

December 12, 2017December 12, 2017 /Leave a comment

Throughout 2017, the ACAMS Germany Chapter has continued to develop its activities and engage with anti-money laundering (AML) professionals across Germany. Events hosted in Frankfurt, Berlin and Munich drew together a number of financial crime experts covering topics such as the changing role of the...

ACAMS Today

The Magazine for Career-minded Professionals in the Anti-Money Laundering Field

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: What do we know?

The Artificial Intelligence Revolution Is Coming…

De-Risking and the Effects on the World’s Neediest

Sanctions Double Dutch

Chasing Cultural Property

Global Financial Crime Review

Brand New Currencies Search For Good Old Regulators

European Connect: June–August 2018

Hard Times for Whistleblowers

Regulating a Game Changer—Europe’s Approach to Cryptocurrencies

A Global Review of Sanctioned Countries

David Sanchez Lopez: AML Challenges in France

Politically Exposed Persons Policy vs. Local Corruption

Europe’s Largest AML Conference

Human Trafficking, Compliance and a 1980s-Inspired Sci-Fi Series: Fighting the Upside Down

ACAMS Germany Chapter Activities in 2017