Basel on Corruption, Help for Small Businesses in Cuba, the Vatican Improves, and More
This week, the Basel Institute on Governance published its 2023 Annual Report, OFAC published regulatory changes about Cuba, and MONEYVAL’s issued an update to its mutual evaluation of the Holy See. J...
31 Mai 202413min
US Illicit Finance Strategy, FinCEN Fentanyl Exchange, Old Fashioned Structuring, and More
John and Elliot discuss the 2024 National Illicit Finance Strategy, FinCEN’s new Exchange series to fight fentanyl trafficking, the second stage consultation on reforming Australia’s AML/CFT regime, a...
24 Mai 202414min
Wildlife Trafficking, Canadian Crypto ATMs, Dubai Real Estate, AI in the US, and More
This week, John and Elliot discuss a new report from the OCCRP about global bad actors using Dubai real estate, the World Wildlife Crime Report from the UN Office of Drugs and Crime, a report from FIN...
17 Mai 202415min
Charged Corruption, FinCEN Speech, the Value of Sanctions, 3rd Party Risk Management, and More
John and Elliot discuss several recent announcements and actions significant to the financial crime prevention community this week. These include the indictment of Congressman Henry Cuellar on money l...
10 Mai 202414min
Driving the Evolution of Financial Crime Compliance: The People and Tech Imperative Report
Join Joe McNamara (AML RightSource), Elena Christopher (HFS Research), and John Byrne (AML RightSource), on a deep dive into the recent joint market impact report, “Driving the Evolution of Financial ...
9 Mai 202431min
Infrastructure Security, Marijuana, Real Estate, and Much More
This week, the White House released a new National Security Memorandum on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience. The Attorney General recommended reducing restrictions on marijuana. Global F...
3 Mai 202413min
They Are Busy at Treasury, FinCEN, and BaFin
This week, John and Elliot discuss several items issued by FinCEN, including elder financial abuse and environmental crime, Treasury Undersecretary Nelson’s visit to Puerto Rico, and BaFin’s fining of...
26 Apr 202414min
The Solutions Series: Tuning and Optimization Part 2
If transaction monitoring thresholds are too sensitive or not sensitive enough, financial institutions run the risk of missing genuine criminal behavior. Likewise, without periodic tuning and optimiza...
24 Apr 202430min
