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Doris Birmingham: Evolving with BSA

August 17, 2023August 23, 2023 /Leave a comment

Doris Birmingham is the administrative officer, senior Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) analyst at American National Bank of Texas (ANBTX). Previously, Birmingham was a senior auditor with direct reports and specialized in retail/consumer banking and compliance audits, including BSA, the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX), the Privacy...

Interviews, Women in AFC

2023 International Women’s Day

March 7, 2023March 8, 2023 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today interviewed accomplished women working in the anti-financial crime industry, who shared their insights on what it means to #EmbraceEquity... ACAMS Today interviewed accomplished women working in the anti-financial crime industry, who shared their insights on what it means to...

Interviews, Women in AFC

Veronica Tan: Technology That Can Be Trusted

March 7, 2023March 8, 2023 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today interviewed Veronica Tan for International Women’s Day 2023. Veronica Tan is the director of the Safer Cyberspace Division at the Cyber Security Agency... ACAMS Today interviewed Veronica Tan for International Women’s Day 2023. Veronica Tan is the director of the Safer Cyberspace Division...

Interviews, Women in AFC

Mireya Valverde Okon: Promoting Labor Equality

March 7, 2023March 8, 2023 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today interviewed Mireya Valverde Okon for International Women’s Day 2023. Valverde Okón specializes in criminal and financial law. She is an alumnus of the... ACAMS Today interviewed Mireya Valverde Okon for International Women’s Day 2023. Valverde Okón specializes in criminal and financial law. She is...

Interviews, Women in AFC

Rūta Bajarūnaitė: A Visionary for the Future of AML in Lithuania

March 7, 2023March 8, 2023 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today interviewed Rūta Bajarūnaitė for International Women’s Day 2023. Bajarūnaitė is chief officer of the Sanctions Group for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of... ACAMS Today interviewed Rūta Bajarūnaitė for International Women’s Day 2023. Bajarūnaitė is chief officer of the Sanctions Group for the...

Interviews, Women in AFC

Lisa D. Arquette: Staying ahead, staying vigilant

March 7, 2023March 8, 2023 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today interviewed Lisa D. Arquette for International Women’s Day 2023. Arquette is the associate director for the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Cyber Fraud Branch... ACAMS Today interviewed Lisa D. Arquette for International Women’s Day 2023. Arquette is the associate director for the Anti-Money Laundering...

ACAMS Today Español 2022, Interviews, Mujeres en ALD, Women in AFC

Carmen Pagán: La clave del éxito

June 16, 2022August 23, 2022 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today Español habló con Carmen Pagán, directora de cumplimiento corporativo para FirstBank en Puerto Rico. Pagán tiene experiencia legal como asesora interna y una larga trayectoria trabajando para la industria bancaria. Es experta en leyes de la Oficina de Control de Activos (OFAC, por...

ACAMS Connection, ACAMS Today Europe 2022, Interviews, Women in AFC

Lora von Ploetz: The New Face of Leadership

June 6, 2022February 2, 2023 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today Europe spoke with Lora von Ploetz, head of a Global Financial Crime Unit focusing on mitigating significant financial crime risks, proactive investigations, analytics and technology. She discusses the impact of Russian sanctions, challenges faced by European anti-financial crime (AFC) professionals and how she...

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...

ACAMS Connection, Interviews, Women in AFC

Delicia Speller: Breaking the Bias through Subject Matter Expertise

March 8, 2022February 2, 2023 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today caught up with Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) Delicia Speller, a 13-year FBI veteran, for International Women’s Day 2022. She currently serves as a program manager at the FBI headquarters’ (FBIHQ) Criminal Investigative Division (CID), Balkan Eurasian La Cosa Nostra Organized Crime Unit overseeing...

ACAMS Today

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

Captagon: A Dangerous Pill to Swallow

Casinos: Responding to New and Evolving Money Laundering Risks

The Importance of Collaboration in CSE Investigation

Financial Information Sharing Partnership in Mexico

Deterring Financial Crimes While Respecting Data Sovereignty

Exploring the Role of Generative AI in Enhancing Financial Crime Compliance

Women in AFC

Doris Birmingham: Evolving with BSA

2023 International Women’s Day

Veronica Tan: Technology That Can Be Trusted

Mireya Valverde Okon: Promoting Labor Equality

Rūta Bajarūnaitė: A Visionary for the Future of AML in Lithuania

Lisa D. Arquette: Staying ahead, staying vigilant

Carmen Pagán: La clave del éxito

Lora von Ploetz: The New Face of Leadership

Career Advancement for Women Through Sponsors and Mentors

Delicia Speller: Breaking the Bias through Subject Matter Expertise