March - May 2020 Archives - Page 3 of 3

March - May 2020, Member Spotlight

Syeda Mehar Zehra, CAMS—Karachi, Pakistan

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 /Leave a comment

Syeda Mehar Zehra is a money laundering reporting officer and head of anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions compliance at HBL Currency Exchange in Pakistan. Currently, she is establishing an AML and compliance structure and enforcing compliance culture in Pakistan’s currency exchange sector. Zehra frequently speaks...

ACAMS Connection, In Focus, March - May 2020, Understanding AI

Is This AI System For Me?

March 10, 2020August 2, 2024 /Leave a comment

It has been almost two years since the Understanding AI column debuted on ACAMSToday.org. In that brief span of time, the technology has gone from fringe to fixture in the minds of anti-financial crime professionals. Dedicated artificial intelligence (AI) solutions are now commonplace and almost...

ACAMS Connection, Community Banking Corner, March - May 2020

Smaller Banks, Higher Risks?

March 10, 2020February 2, 2023 /1 Comment

All financial institutions (FIs) are potential targets of criminals seeking to wash their ill-gotten revenues from the telltale signs of their illegal origins. In order to use the money, criminals and terrorists need to place it into the financial system, but in such a way...

March - May 2020, Where has your ACAMS Today been?

Where Has Your ACAMS Today Been?

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 /Leave a comment

The inaugural Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) Caribbean conference convened in Miami, Florida on December 9-10, 2019. As always, an ACAMS conference would not be complete without ACAMS Today issues! Conference attendees from the Caribbean region and beyond read and proudly posed...

From the Editor, March - May 2020

The Side Hustle

March 10, 2020April 7, 2020 /Leave a comment

When looking for a way to supplement cash flow, most people look for a side hustle. What is a side hustle? A side hustle can range from selling your extra housewares on Craigslist, eBay, etc., to baking and selling seasonal pumpkin bread. When I was...

March - May 2020, Practical Solutions

A Call for Better Cybercrime Investigation

March 10, 2020March 30, 2020 /Leave a comment

The financial sector is both a target and a tool for cybercriminals. Year after year, criminals syphon billions of dollars from financial institutions (FIs) and victimize customers through fraud and identity theft. Yet despite these staggering losses, cybercrime remains an unchecked scourge as criminals continuously...

March - May 2020, Practical Solutions

Deconstructing the OFAC Monolith

March 10, 2020 /Leave a comment

If one follows the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s A Framework for OFAC Compliance Commitments1 (Framework document), one’s sanctions risk assessment is driven by details of a firm’s business, such as customers and other third parties, associated geographies, and goods and services exchanged. Therefore,...

Interviews, March - May 2020

Stewart McGlynn: The Demand for Collaboration

February 10, 2020March 2, 2020 /Leave a comment

点击此处此链接查看文章的简体中文翻译版本。 The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) would like to express a heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated in ACAMS’ 11th Annual Hong Kong Symposium—“Enhanced AML and Financial Crime Tools & Techniques” on December 9, 2019. Over 100 participants gave of...

Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Interviews, March - May 2020

Barbara Martinez: An Advocate for Human Trafficking Victims

January 23, 2020March 6, 2020 /Leave a comment

Since 2009, Barbara A. Martinez has served as the chief of the Special Prosecutions Section at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami. She supervises federal prosecutors who handle cases involving human trafficking, child exploitation, and violent crime involving death or serious bodily injury. Martinez is...

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March – May 2020