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Community Banking Corner, Featured Column

The Power of Decentralizing

June 23, 2023June 26, 2023 /Leave a comment

It is undeniable that cryptocurrencies (or crypto-assets in general) are reshaping the world fast and that we will witness more changes in various aspects of life, especially finance. But let us not forget that it is not only the cryptocurrencies (or crypto-assets in general) that...

AFC Policy, Badge Bulletin, Featured Column, June – August 2023

FinCEN’s Proliferation Financing Prevention and Mitigation Policies

June 7, 2023July 26, 2023 /Leave a comment

The article titled “FinCEN’s AML and Terrorist Financing Priorities: An Introduction,”1 featured in the ACAMS Today Jun-Aug ’22 edition, shared general thoughts, basic definitions and practical examples on each of the national anti-money laundering (AML) priorities. This article, the eighth of the series, will discuss...

Caribbean Catch-Up, Featured Column

The Bahamas: The Importance of Public-Private Partnerships for AML/CTF

June 5, 2023 /Leave a comment

The financial system can be used by criminal organizations (including terrorist organizations) to launder their criminal proceeds. Accordingly, the financial system becomes the mechanism (directly or indirectly) for moving funds to criminal organizations. Thus, monitoring the flow of funds in the financial system becomes a...

FinCEN Transnational Criminal Organizations Policies

ACAMS Connection, AFC Policy, Badge Bulletin, Exclusive, Featured Column

FinCEN’s Transnational Criminal Organization Activity Policies

May 25, 2023July 26, 2023 /2 Comments

The article titled “FinCEN’s AML and Terrorist Financing Priorities: An Introduction,” featured in ACAMS Today, shared general thoughts, basic definitions, and practical examples on each of the national anti-money laundering (AML) priorities. This article, the seventh of the series, will discuss transnational criminal organization (TCO)...

ACAMS Today Europe Digital, Europe Express, Featured Column

Dissecting the Mafia: Apulia’s Sacra Corona Unita

May 23, 2023June 7, 2023 /Leave a comment

The Italian criminal underworld is infamous for its Sicilian mobsters and Calabrian drug traffickers, but little is known of the “Fourth Mafia,” or the Sacra Corona Unita (SCU).1 Sprung from the depths of Apulia’s prison system, it makes up one of the major mafia groups...

ACAMS Conexión, ACAMS Today Español, Acceso LatAm, Español, Featured Column

Las sanciones y la estrategia anticorrupción de EE.UU. para Centroamérica

May 23, 2023June 22, 2023 /Leave a comment

En los últimos años, el gobierno de EE.UU. ha intensificado su estrategia anticorrupción en Centroamérica, particularmente en el lavado de dinero, el narcotráfico y la corrupción. Lo anterior incluye la imposición de sanciones a personas naturales y entidades que estén involucradas en actividades ilícitas. Este...

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ACAMS Today Europe Digital, Europe Express, Featured Column

Qatargate: Uncovering Corruption

May 23, 2023May 25, 2023 /Leave a comment

Qatargate refers to European Parliament officials, lobbyists and their families who were allegedly involved in corruption, money laundering and organised crime, influenced by the governments of Qatar, Morocco and Mauritania. In December 2022, there were several arrests and searches affecting former and current members of...

ACAMS Connection, ACAMS Today Europe Digital, Europe Express, Featured Column

Have Sanctions Against Russia Prompted Commodity Laundering?

May 22, 2023May 31, 2023 /Leave a comment

Sanctions can be effective if they are proportional to the strength of their enforcement and the unity of global efforts. EU sanctions against Russia, its oil and natural gas industry, are not an exception to this rule. Whilst many suggest that sanctions have worked as...

ACAMS Today Europe Digital, Europe Express, Featured Column, Fraud

The Emotional Consequences of Fraud

May 22, 2023April 26, 2024 /Leave a comment

Editor’s note: This article is the first part of a two-part series on the emotional consequences of fraud and how financial institutions (FIs) can respond to address the issue. The second part “Responding to the emotional impact of fraud” can also be found in the...

ACAMS Connection, AFC Policy, AML Policy, Badge Bulletin, Exclusive, Featured Column, Fraud

FinCEN’s Fraud Policies

April 27, 2023April 26, 2024 /Leave a comment

The article titled “FinCEN’s AML and Terrorist Financing Priorities: An Introduction,”1 featured in the ACAMS Today 12th Law Enforcement Edition, shared general thoughts, basic definitions, and practical examples on each of the national anti-money laundering (AML) priorities. This article, the sixth of the series, will...

ACAMS Today

The Magazine for Career-minded Professionals in the Anti-Money Laundering Field

Enlisting AI in the Fight Against Financial Crime, With Jennifer Shasky Calvery

Assembly Chatter with ACAMS Today: Sanjeev Menon

Giles Thomson on U.K. Sanctions Priorities and Enforcement

Four Questions: Advice From a BSA/OFAC Officer

NPOs: Risk for Suspicious Activity

Crimen Financiero: Destrucción de la Amazonia de Brasil

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