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18 Years After 9/11: Another Watershed in Global Counterterrorism Finance

September 11, 2019September 11, 2019 /Leave a comment

This week marks the 18th anniversary of the horrible attacks of September 11, 2001. These attacks marked both the high point of the international terror operations planned and directed by al-Qaida and the beginning of the degradation and complete destruction of the physical infrastructure that...

Europe, Europe Express, Exclusive

Dirty Money in London’s Property Market

August 21, 2019August 22, 2019 /Leave a comment

In February 2018, the shocking case of Zamira Hajiyeva and her wealth caused upheaval in British tabloids. She is the wife of Jahangir Hajiyev, the prominent jailed Azerbaijani chairman of the state-controlled International Bank of Azerbaijan from 2001 to 2015. Hajiyeva was said to...

AML Challenges, Exclusive

What AML Professionals Should Know About Improvised Explosive Devices

August 13, 2019August 22, 2019 /Leave a comment

Anti-money laundering (AML) professionals in the U.S. have an important role to play in reducing the risk of terrorist attacks involving improvised explosive devices. Given the persistent threat posed by jihadist groups and the metastasis of violent white nationalism, the risk of future attacks cannot...

ACAMS Today Español, Desafíos Antilavado, Exclusive

Inclusión Financiera y la Prevención de Lavado de Dinero: La Gran Oportunidad Fintech

July 18, 2019August 15, 2019 /Leave a comment

Durante muchos años se ha hablado de que la inclusión financiera es una necesidad que tienen los países de América Latina, sobre todo aquellos que están en desarrollo. Desde hace más de dos décadas, una de las problemáticas más importantes de países como México, Brasil,...

Compliance, Exclusive, June - August 2019

Is all crypto created equal?

June 26, 2019July 1, 2019 /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,1 and the technology has been linked to both notorious criminal marketplaces like the Silk Road2 and numerous...

ACAMS Today Europe, AUFGABEN DER GELDWÄSCHEPRÄVENTION, Deutsche, Exclusive, May - June 2019

Handelsbasierte Geldwäsche– Risikofaktoren und Sorgfaltspflichten

June 1, 2019June 6, 2019 /Leave a comment

Das seit dem 30. November 1993 in Deutschland geltende Gesetz über das Aufspüren von Gewinnen aus schweren Straftaten (Geldwäschegesetz—GwG) wurde zum 21. August 2008 neu gefasst und später durch das Gesetz zur Optimierung der Geldwäscheprävention (Geldwäscheoptimierungsgesetz—GwOptG) geändert, welches am 29. Dezember 2011 bzw. 31. März...

ACAMS Today Europe, Exclusive, Français, LAB – DÉFIS, May - June 2019

Liaisons Dangereuses: 5AMLD et EDD

June 1, 2019June 5, 2019 /Leave a comment

La cinquième Directive anti-blanchiment de l’Union européenne (5AMLD),1 entrée en vigueur le 9 juillet 2018, devra être mise en oeuvre par les États membres d’ici janvier 2020. Les entreprises affectées par cette nouvelle directive, les entités concernées, sont confrontées à de nouveaux défis en...

Exclusive, Understanding AI

How AI-Driven Social Media Monitoring for AML Works: Part 1

May 31, 2019June 3, 2019 /Leave a comment

Most have an opinion—or several—about social media. How and why these networks have importance and influence is up for debate. What is not debatable is that social media platforms share useful information and these platforms do have influence. Compromising photos, information leaks and viral...

Community Banking Corner, Exclusive

Community Bankers’ Outlook in 2019

May 21, 2019 /Leave a comment

The mandatory implementation of the Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Final Rule, including beneficial ownership compliance, made 2018 quite the year for the anti-financial crime community. As regulators continue to focus on compliance to the Rule in 2019, banks will feel the impact of these...

Exclusive, Understanding AI

The Art of the Possible: AI’s Limits

April 24, 2019May 1, 2019 /Leave a comment

Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere. From consumer products like voice assistants and music recommendations to commercial applications for data management as well as email marketing—the technology has arrived and there is much more on the way. AI is driving vehicles, authoring articles and translating...

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