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Human Trafficking: The Link to Child Sexual Exploitation

January 11, 2022February 3, 2022 /Leave a comment

Human trafficking is notably one of the most horrendous crimes that financial crime professionals must consider when monitoring suspicious activity within their anti-money laundering (AML) program. While many financial institutions recognize human trafficking as a growing concern within their communities, some continue to focus on...

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Community Bank and Cryptocurrency Customers

January 10, 2022February 2, 2023 /Leave a comment

Bitcoin hit an all-time high. Coinbase went public. Dogecoin has gone to the moon! These were just some of the cryptocurrency headlines flooding our news feeds earlier this year. According to Coinbase’s website, they have 73 million verified users in over 100 countries as of...

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How to Incorporate Money Laundering Risk Into Risk Management: Part Two

December 1, 2021 /Leave a comment

This is the second article of a three-part series that provides guidance on the practice of incorporating money laundering risk into risk management. This article will focus on formulating risk management strategies to prevent money laundering. Money Laundering Risk Management and Strategy Formulation In practice,...

AFC Challenges, Exclusive

Boards of Directors: The Pandemic Is Killing Your Compliance and Regulatory Programs

November 23, 2021 /Leave a comment

This is a wake-up call to boards of directors. While you have been focused on corporate survival, the pandemic has been infecting your compliance and regulatory programs.Those whose programs were well managed1 pre-pandemic may have fared better than those with poorly managed programs,2 but business...

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Beyond Ransomware: Navigating Threat, Risk and Damage

October 26, 2021December 8, 2021 /Leave a comment

Many Americans were still celebrating Fourth of July when they learned of another ransomware attack—one more sophisticated and with more sinister purposes than previous attacks. The “biggest ransomware attack on record”1 was carried out against Kaseya Limited (Kaseya), a Florida-based IT company. A group affiliated...

ACAMS Connection, Exclusive, Practical Solutions

Cybersecurity Requires Rethinking Cybercrime Investigation

October 18, 2021February 2, 2023 /Leave a comment

Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a good time to take stock of what can be done differently to improve cybersecurity. Since this awareness event began in 2003, the cyberthreat risk has become astronomically higher. Digital assets are even more vulnerable to theft and compromise. Bad actors...

ACAMS Connection, Compliance, Exclusive

A Primer on the Pandora Papers

October 8, 2021February 2, 2023 /Leave a comment

The Pandora Papers were released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) on October 3, 2021, and consisted of 11.9 million records, of which over 6 million were paper files. Out of all the prior leaks from the ICIJ, the Pandora Papers is the...

AFC Policy, Exclusive

Investment Funds and the U.S. Corporate Transparency Act

September 23, 2021 /Leave a comment

As mentioned in the “Investment Funds and AML” article published in the ACAMS Today Europe May-June 2021 edition,1 investment funds in the U.S. are not subject to the same requirements as financial institutions (FIs) in terms of ownership disclosure like they are in the...

Compliance, Exclusive

Targeting Generational Differences: Turning Fraud Prevention Into Competitive Advantage

September 14, 2021September 20, 2021 /Leave a comment

There is a new twist on the “generation gap” these days―and fraudsters are exploiting it to win, while financial services organizations (FSOs) are mining it for better personalization and competitive differentiation in their product offerings and target markets. Today virtually all FSOs, no matter their...

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Why Cryptocurrency Matters in the AML World

August 27, 2021March 10, 2022 /Leave a comment

Since Bitcoin’s launch in 2009, cryptocurrency has driven new markets, spurred advancements in financial infrastructure and driven innovative thinking in how to meet the world’s economic needs. However, many stakeholders, including regulators, compliance professionals and law enforcement, still do not understand cryptocurrency or its anti-money...

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