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ACAMS Connection, Four Questions, In Focus

Four Questions: Recent Developments Having an Impact on APAC

October 30, 2023April 29, 2024 /Leave a comment

As the current regional anti-money laundering (AML) director-APAC at ACAMS, Caryn Leong serves as the lead English-speaking subject-matter expert (SME) practitioner in AML and financial crime compliance across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. She manages a small team of experts and engages in government, regulatory and...

ACAMS Conexión, Ask the AFC Guru, Español

Pregúntele al gurú en ALD: Sanjeev Menon, Soluciones en contratación de personal

October 24, 2023October 24, 2023 /Leave a comment

El gurú en antilavado de dinero (ALD) Sanjeev Menon, director gerente del área de prácticas legales y de cumplimiento de Madison Davis, está especializado en la contratación de ejecutivos y ofrece soluciones de personal a clientes que luchan contra el crimen financiero. Menon es profesional...

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ACAMS Conexión, Español, Four Questions

Four Questions: El estado de ransomware, las sanciones y otros asuntos globales

October 10, 2023 /Leave a comment

Sam Cousins es un asociado sénior de ACAMS, su trabajo incluye el apoyo a las asociaciones público-privadas y al fortalecimiento del pilar de liderazgo de ACAMS a través del desarrollo de contenido sobre sanciones y riesgos, en particular el programa Sanctions Masterclass y Global Monthly...

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ACAMS Connection, Ask the AFC Guru, Exclusive, Fraud

Ask the AFC Guru: Amy Wotapka—On Partnerships, Information Sharing, Fraud Schemes and More

September 25, 2023April 29, 2024 /Leave a comment

Anti-financial crime (AFC) guru Amy Wotapka, CAMS, CRCM, CFE, CIPP, FCRA, CQIA, is a lifelong banker with over 20 years in the AFC industry and a champion for other AFC professionals. Beginning her career as a suspicious activity investigator, Wotapka now serves as Bank Secrecy...

ACAMS Connection, Four Questions, In Focus

Four Questions: A Look at the State of Ransomware, Sanctions and Other Global Issues

August 18, 2023April 29, 2024 /Leave a comment

Sam Cousins is a senior associate at ACAMS, where his work includes supporting public-private partnerships and strengthening ACAMS’ thought leadership pillar through the development of content on sanctions and risk, particularly the Sanctions Masterclass program and Global Monthly Update. Cousins’ work also focuses on countering...

ACAMS Connection, Ask the AFC Guru, Career Guidance, Exclusive, Fraud

Ask the AFC Guru: Sanjeev Menon—Staffing Solutions

August 17, 2023April 29, 2024 /Leave a comment

Anti-financial crime (AFC) guru Sanjeev Menon, managing director of Madison Davis’s Legal and Compliance Practice Area, specializes in executive recruitment and provides staffing and workforce solutions to compliance and anti-financial crime (AFC) clients. Menon, who is an ASA Certified Staffing Professional and holds a Society...

ACAMS Connection, Exclusive, Four Questions

Four Questions: Understanding Sanctions Imposed Against Russia

June 28, 2023July 26, 2023 /1 Comment

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions that the U.S., European Union (EU) and other countries imposed against Russia in the wake of this act of aggression have been the focus of worldwide media attention since February 2022. In this installment of our Four...

Featured Column, Four Questions, In Focus

Four Questions: Making Sense of Recent Crypto-asset Developments

December 19, 2022February 9, 2023 /Leave a comment

The collapses of several crypto-assets businesses this year—FTX’s bankruptcy and ensuing scandal being the most recent—have sent the crypto industry into a tailspin. In this installment of our Four Questions column, Joby Carpenter—ACAMS’ global subject matter expert on crypto-assets and illicit finance—talks to ACAMS Today...

ACAMS Connection, Four Questions

Four Questions: Understanding ESG’s Convergence with Fighting Financial Crime

May 24, 2022February 2, 2023 /1 Comment

Environmental, social and governance initiatives within financial institutions are a current hot topic for discussion in corporate board rooms and the financial press, with critics writing them off as at best peripheral to the function of corporations and at worst platitudinous distractions from the bottom...