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Global Financial Crime Review, Sanctions, World Digest

Sea-Based Sanctions Evasion

January 19, 2024January 19, 2024 /Leave a comment

The Russia-Ukraine war and the subsequent sanctions imposed against Russia by Western powers have led to Russia’s increasing reliance on deceptive shipping methodologies to circumvent these sanctions. Among the many sanctions issued in 2023, in December the U.K. sanctioned 46 Individuals and groups involved in...

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Peter Harrell on Global Sanctions in 2024

January 18, 2024 /Leave a comment

In the latest episode of the “Sanctions Space” podcast, Justine Walker is joined by Peter Harrell, nonresident fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and attorney. They discuss recent and anticipated Russia sanctions developments (including EO 14114, increasing focus on third countries, and price cap...

Digital Dose, Sanctions Space

Melissa Duffy on Strategic Trade and Export Controls

January 18, 2024January 26, 2024 /Leave a comment

In this episode of the Sanctions Space podcast, Justine Walker is joined by Melissa Duffy, partner, Trade and National Security at Fenwick & West LLP. Speaking on the margins of the ACAMS Vegas conference, they discuss the increasing use of strategic trade controls and export...

Digital Dose, Sanctions Space

Jason Blazakis on the Future of the Wagner Group

January 18, 2024 /Leave a comment

In this episode of the Sanctions Space podcast, Justine Walker is joined by Jason Blazakis, professor of Practice Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies; director of Center on Terrorism, Extremism and Counterterrorism at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. Speaking on the margins of the ACAMS Vegas...

Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Interviews

Aaron Kahler: Insights Into Human Trafficking

January 18, 2024January 18, 2024 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today sat down with Aaron Kahler, CAMS, founder and CEO of the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII). Kahler has over 20 years of experience in the AML, regulatory compliance and financial crimes space serving institutional clients within the financial sector such as banking, fintech,...

Community Banking Corner, Featured Column, Interviews

Rebecca Schauer Robertson: Life of a BSA Officer

January 18, 2024January 18, 2024 /Leave a comment

Have you ever wondered how Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) officers spend their working days and what they think about? Maybe you would love the opportunity to pick their brain on the issues at large. You are in luck! I had the pleasure of interviewing a...

ACAMS Connection, Acceso LatAm, Exclusive, March – May 2024

Bitcoin as Legal Tender in El Salvador: A Case Study

January 11, 2024June 27, 2024 /8 Comments

In September 2021, El Salvador made global headlines by becoming the first nation to embrace bitcoin as legal tender—an unprecedented move that sent ripples through traditional financial systems. This historical decision, orchestrated by President Nayib Bukele’s administration, has positioned El Salvador at the forefront of...

ACAMS Conexión, Acceso LatAm, Español, In Focus

Ciberseguridad en instituciones financieras

January 10, 2024 /Leave a comment

La revolución digital ha transformado la manera en que el mundo financiero opera. Esta transformación, aunque llena de oportunidades y ventajas, ha venido acompañada de un conjunto de desafíos, principalmente en el ámbito de la ciberseguridad. El aumento de las transacciones digitales y la aparición...

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January 10, 2024January 10, 2024 /Leave a comment

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Digital Dose, Financial Crime Matters

Around the Globe to Understand Crypto, With Zeke Faux

January 9, 2024January 9, 2024 /Leave a comment

In this episode of “Financial Crime Matters,” Kieran Beer talks with Zeke Faux, author of the critically acclaimed “Number Go Up,” a comprehensive look at cryptocurrency, decentralized finance and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Faux, an investigative reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg News, discusses the trek...

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