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International Women's Day, Interviews, Women in AFC

International Women’s Day 2025

March 10, 2025March 12, 2025 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today marks this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8 with the publication of several interviews with women who are at the forefront in the battle against financial crime. These insightful conversations cover topics ranging from career experiences to their thoughts on the...

International Women's Day, Interviews, Women in AFC

Melissa Strait: A Fintech Trailblazer

March 7, 2025March 6, 2025 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today spoke to Melissa Strait for International Women’s Day 2025. She is an expert in compliance in financial technology (fintech), having joined Coinbase as the chief compliance officer in February 2021. At Coinbase, she oversees the entirety of the firm’s compliance efforts, including anti-money laundering...

AFC Challenges, Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Interviews

Dr. Kari Johnstone and Tarana Baghirova: Understanding the Evolving Landscape of Human Trafficking

January 29, 2025January 30, 2025 /1 Comment

ACAMS Today interviewed Dr. Kari Johnstone, special representative for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, and Tarana Baghirova, programme officer at the OSCE, the world's largest regional security organization with 57 participating states throughout...

Europe, Europe Express, France Chapter, Interviews, Know Your Chapter

ACAMS France Chapter: Celebrating 10 Years

October 1, 2024December 19, 2024 /Leave a comment

As the ACAMS France Chapter celebrated its 10th anniversary, it held three significant events: one on money laundering and two on corruption. Usually, money laundering techniques are observed from the lens of regulated professionals. Quentin Mugg, the first ACAMS France Chapter guest, heads the anti-drugs...

Interviews, September – November 2024

Barbara Brick: Observe, Learn and Engage

September 5, 2024January 13, 2025 /Leave a comment

Barbara Brick is Ocean Bank’s executive vice president (EVP), director of Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and compliance, heading all functions involved in compliance with the reporting of financial and policy regulations as well as the bank’s adherence to BSA, anti-money laundering (AML) and consumer compliance...

Interviews, September – November 2024

Neil Sternthal: Innovation, Collaboration and the Future of AFC

September 5, 2024January 13, 2025 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today spoke with Neil Sternthal, CEO of ACAMS, about the rapidly evolving world of financial crime prevention and the strong leadership skills that are essential to navigate the complexities of compliance, as well as regulation and emerging threats. With a career spanning over two decades...

Interviews

Silvija Krupena: The Significance of Raising Awareness

July 30, 2024August 6, 2024 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today spoke with Silvija Krupena about anti-human trafficking (HT) efforts in the anti-financial crime (AFC) industry to commemorate this World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Krupena is a RedCompass Labs’ financial crime expert with over two decades of international working experience in the financial...

ACAMS Conexión, ACAMS Today Español, Acceso LatAm, Español, Interviews

Francisco Alcides Ortega: Un nuevo ecosistema digital

July 24, 2024September 20, 2024 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today entrevisto a Francisco Alcides Ortega, fundador de RemisApp y director de cumplimiento de Envíos 22-24. Ortega comenzó su trayectoria educativa obteniendo una licenciatura en ciencias de los alimentos y nutrición de la Universidad de Florida. Esta base sólida se fortaleció obteniendo una maestría...

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ACAMS Conexión, Español, Interviews

Evelyn Chumbow: Sobreviviente de la esclavitud moderna

July 24, 2024August 30, 2024 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today entrevistó a Evelyn Chumbow, sobreviviente de la trata de niños, ahora dedicada al activismo contra la trata y oradora pública que ha centrado el trabajo a poner fin a la esclavitud moderna—un delito que afecta a aproximadamente 40 millones de víctimas en todo el...

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ACAMS Connection, Interviews, Practical Solutions

Florence Hui: Maximizing AFC Efficiency

July 2, 2024July 12, 2024 /Leave a comment

Talking with ACAMS Today about the increasingly complex anti-financial crime (AFC) field and the challenges in training AFC professionals is Florence Hui, senior manager, Anti-Financial Crime Solutions at ACAMS. Hui is responsible for developing AFC solutions for ACAMS enterprise clients. Hui joined ACAMS in June...