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ACAMS France Chapter: Celebrating 10 Years

October 1, 2024December 19, 2024 /Leave a comment

As the ACAMS France Chapter celebrated its 10th anniversary, it held three significant events: one on money laundering and two on corruption. Usually, money laundering techniques are observed from the lens of regulated professionals. Quentin Mugg, the first ACAMS France Chapter guest, heads the anti-drugs...

Barbara Brick: Observe, Learn and Engage

September 5, 2024December 12, 2024 /Leave a comment

Neil Sternthal: Innovation, Collaboration and the Future of AFC

September 5, 2024December 12, 2024 /Leave a comment

Proactive Monitoring Development

November 22, 2024December 9, 2024 /Leave a comment

In the law enforcement (LE), national security and private sector anti-money laundering (AML) world, the word “proactive” is used frequently. However, what is often called proactive in financial services is actually not that proactive at all. Within many institutions, the proactive approach consists of a...

Cumplimiento ético reforzado: Más sujetos obligados al control

November 15, 2024 /Leave a comment

A Veteran’s Journey: Converting Defense Skills to AFC

November 11, 2024November 11, 2024 /Leave a comment

Prosecuting Crypto Criminals, With the Justice Department’s Claudia Quiroz

December 19, 2024 /Leave a comment

In this episode of “Financial Crime Matters,” Kieran Beer talks with Claudia Quiroz, director of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET) at the U.S. Department of Justice. Quiroz and Beer discuss the rise in cryptocurrency-enabled crime that necessitated NCET’s creation three years ago and the...

Fighting the Online Exploitation of Children, With Adam Levine of the Child Rescue Coalition

December 5, 2024 /Leave a comment

Defendiendo a Mech Dara contra el «pig butchering»

November 18, 2024November 18, 2024 /Leave a comment

EMPACT: Europe’s Flagship Instrument Against Crime

December 19, 2024 /Leave a comment

At first glance, there appeared to be nothing unusual when―between 2022 and 2023―a group of scholars requested access to rare Russian literary works from historical and national libraries across Europe. But when the returned editions by Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol and others were found to...

Rise in Check Fraud: Navigating Social Media Financial Trends

December 10, 2024December 11, 2024 /Leave a comment

The Changing Landscape of Auditing AI

October 17, 2024 /Leave a comment

Kitty Wut, CAMS—Hawaii, USA

December 19, 2024December 19, 2024 /Leave a comment

Kitty Wut was born and raised in Hong Kong and attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu, where she graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and started working in a small, local certified public accountant firm. A few...

Melissa Mantooth, CAMS—Alabama, USA

December 19, 2024 /Leave a comment

Thomas M. Fattorusso Jr.—New York, USA

December 19, 2024 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Greater Phoenix Chapter: Public-Private Insights on Financial Crime

December 19, 2024December 19, 2024 /Leave a comment

In October, the ACAMS Greater Phoenix Chapter hosted its 2024 Forum, featuring speakers from both the public and the private sectors. The event drew more than 100 attendees from more than a dozen financial institutions (FIs). This forum provided an excellent opportunity for professionals to...