March - May 2022 Archives - Page 3 of 3

20 Years of Celebration, March - May 2022

20 Covers Over 20 Years

March 17, 2022 /Leave a comment

Since its start as a newsletter, ACAMS Today has grown vastly, publishing six magazine editions a year in six languages; in addition to publishing articles exclusively on ACAMSToday.org and two biweekly newsletters in two languages: ACAMS Connection and ACAMS Conexión. Keeping with its 20th-anniversary celebration,...

20 Years of Celebration, March - May 2022

Editorial Committees: Words of Inspiration

March 17, 2022March 18, 2022 /Leave a comment

Starting with one editorial committee, ACAMS Today has expanded to five publications, seven online columns and numerous articles published on ACAMSToday.org since its inception in 2002. ACAMS Today , ACAMS Today Europe , ACAMS Today Español , ACAMS Today traditional Chinese , ACAMS Today simplified Chinese and ACAMSToday.org have...

March - May 2022, Tech Scope

Project Hades: Dark Web Revealed

March 17, 2022August 1, 2022 /1 Comment

One of the biggest responsibilities of our time is to protect the most vulnerable, especially in the anti-human trafficking and anti-child exploitation space. The Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII), a nonprofit organization, is continually expanding its presence and systems to combat human trafficking and child...

AFC Challenges, March - May 2022

Sustainability: Converging AML and ESG

March 17, 2022August 1, 2022 /Leave a comment

As discussions on sustainability continue to push toward center stage in the corporate world, the time has come for anti-money laundering (AML) professionals to reassess their day-to-day responsibilities through the lens of environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets so that they can not only be...

20 Years of Celebration, ACAMS Connection, March - May 2022

Innovation in the Ever-Evolving AFC Industry

March 17, 2022February 2, 2023 /Leave a comment

Anti-financial crime (AFC) professionals had little idea of how vastly the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing and financial crime would develop domestically and internationally in the years following the 9/11 terrorist attack. Since then, the world has seen a plethora of updates in compliance...

AFC Challenges, March - May 2022

BSA: The History of Casinos as FIs

March 16, 2022March 17, 2022 /Leave a comment

Who should control casinos—the states or the federal government? This question spurred the congressional hearings when casinos became a popular avenue for laundering illicit funds. These hearings were held on February 10 and June 21, 19841, and were chaired by New Jersey Congressman William J....

Global Financial Crime Review, March - May 2022

Player Substitution: Transnational Criminal Organizations and Money Launderers

March 16, 2022March 17, 2022 /Leave a comment

Money launderers treat their illegal services the same way business owners treat their service offerings, and they continuously look to improve their services. As such, different money launderers charge different commissions or fees, utilize unique methodologies and networks and return illegal monetary proceeds in different...

March - May 2022, Women in AFC

Career Advancement for Women Through Sponsors and Mentors

March 16, 2022December 13, 2022 /1 Comment

When I started working in the financial services sector years ago, I was the only female lawyer in a firm specializing in banking, commercial credit and compliance. Every other woman employed by the firm held lower-level administrative positions. Fast forward to the year 2022, it...

Japan Chapter, Know Your Chapter, March - May 2022

ACAMS Japan Chapter: Celebrating its First Year

January 31, 2022March 17, 2022 /Leave a comment

The ACAMS Japan Chapter, founded in January 2021, is moving successfully to its second year. The Chapter is a voluntary organization run by ACAMS members in Japan, where any local ACAMS member can join by paying an annual membership fee of $25 to participate in...

ACAMS Today

The Magazine for Career-Minded Professionals in the Anti-Financial Crime Field

Banks, Human Trafficking and P2P Payments

Trade Surveillance in 2025

SARs That Count: Words Matter

ACAMS Stars Lead the Way in 2024

AI Is Giving Job Seekers ‘Ghost Confidence’

The Status of Cannabis Banking in 2024

March – May 2022