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The Caribbean Catch-Up column features articles on anti-financial crime and compliance with a regional focus on the Caribbean from subject-matter experts.

Our regular contributor is Tanya McCartney, assistant professor at the University of The Bahamas. If you would like to contribute to this column or have any topics you would like to suggest, email editor@acams.org.

Fintechs: The Evolution of Traditional AML

The financial technology (fintech) industry is growing exponentially throughout the world as it assists consumers in saving and transacting in an aggressively evolving digital world. Recent discussions on fintech have become extremely popular due to the potential impact it has on the entire financial system....

On January 22 and 23, 2020, the Central Bank of the Bahamas hosted an inaugural global research conference focusing on empirical approaches to anti-money laundering (AML) and financial crime prevention. This conference’s creation was supported by the Caribbean Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank...