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Is all crypto created equal?

July 17, 2019February 10, 2023 /Leave a comment

Cryptocurrency—a word that strikes fear in the heart of many antimoney laundering (AML) compliance professionals. After all, the root derives from the Greek word kryptos, meaning hidden, and the technology has been linked to both notorious criminal marketplaces like the Silk Road and numerous fraudulent...

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Counter-Proliferation with Tom Keatinge

July 3, 2019February 10, 2023 /Leave a comment

In this episode, Kieran Beer sits down with Tom Keatinge from defense think tank RUSI to talk about weapons of mass destruction. Keatinge gives his top tips for compliance professionals interested in upskilling in the increasingly complex area of counter-proliferation. In Focus Q&A Chapter Happenings...

Community Banking Corner, June - August 2019, Special for the Web

A Win-Win Partnership: Community Banks and Law Enforcement

June 28, 2019May 7, 2024 /Leave a comment

Does your anti-money laundering (AML) department have a collaborative relationship with law enforcement (LE)? If so, you know exactly the benefits of this relationship. If not, this should be a goal! Partnerships are a “win-win” when it comes to community banks, or banks of...

Aspects of APAC, Interviews, June - August 2019, 日本語

Hiroshi Ozaki, CAMS: Enhancing Japan’s AML/CTF Regime

June 28, 2019May 13, 2024 /Leave a comment

この記事の日本語訳はこちら。 Hiroshi Ozaki joined the Financial Services Agency in Japan (JFSA) on February 1, 2018, as a director of the anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) policy office. This office was newly established in the JFSA on the same day to enhance control over the risk of...

June - August 2019, Practical Solutions

Legal Restitution as a Financial Intelligence Methodology

June 27, 2019November 18, 2022 /Leave a comment

Victims of a crime, as individuals or as corporate entities, are legally entitled to restitution. The Mandatory Restitution Act of 19961 established procedures for determining the amount of restitution to which a victim may be entitled. Banks are often a victim of a variety of...

June - August 2019, Member Spotlight

Lydra Arkaxhiu, CAMS—Milan, Italy

June 27, 2019July 8, 2019 /Leave a comment

Lydra Arkaxhiu is a senior compliance manager in the head office of Assicurazioni Generali Group. Arkaxhiu is a qualified lawyer with a Bachelor of Laws degree in both Italy and Albania. She has strong compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) expertise in main global financial institutions....

June - August 2019, Member Spotlight

Eduardo Rangel—Manama, Bahrain

June 27, 2019July 22, 2019 /Leave a comment

Eduardo Rangel is the chief compliance officer at National Bank of Bahrain. With ample experience in banking and compliance spanning for over 30 years, Rangel has advised banks, financial institutions, broker-dealers, ultra-high-net-worth family offices, funds, money services businesses, third-party payment processors, disruptors, global corporates and...

June - August 2019, Member Spotlight

Fareda D. Sands, CAMS—Nassau, The Bahamas

June 27, 2019July 1, 2019 /Leave a comment

Fareda D. Sands is an experienced compliance, risk and anti-money laundering (AML) specialist with over two decades in the field. Sands has been an Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) member for more than 12 years. She is the president of Initium Novum Enterprise...

June - August 2019, Meet the ACAMS Staff

Sandy Espinosa: Event Strategy Planning for a Diverse Audience

June 27, 2019March 31, 2020 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today sat down with Sandy Espinosa, ACAMS’ event program manager, to chat about her strategies when planning international conferences and her sources of inspiration. Espinosa is a special events’ professional with over 15 years of experience. While earning her bachelor’s degree at the Fashion...

June - August 2019, Know Your Chapter, New York Chapter

ACAMS New York Chapter: 2019 Update

June 27, 2019August 9, 2019 /Leave a comment

The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) New York Chapter kicked off the first quarter of 2019 with much success. This year so far, over 550 anti-money laundering (AML) professionals attended three exciting learning events. In January, the chapter held a learning event titled...

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All Topics

Is all crypto created equal?

Counter-Proliferation with Tom Keatinge

A Win-Win Partnership: Community Banks and Law Enforcement

Hiroshi Ozaki, CAMS: Enhancing Japan’s AML/CTF Regime

Legal Restitution as a Financial Intelligence Methodology

Lydra Arkaxhiu, CAMS—Milan, Italy

Eduardo Rangel—Manama, Bahrain

Fareda D. Sands, CAMS—Nassau, The Bahamas

Sandy Espinosa: Event Strategy Planning for a Diverse Audience

ACAMS New York Chapter: 2019 Update