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12/15/2025 - By Jacqueline Kitzes
How Proactive Digital Detection Is the New Frontline Against Financial Crime
11/25/2025 - By Jara Kider
When it Comes to Oversight of Securities Space, are Regulators Ready for AI-Enabled, Algorithmic Financial Crime?
11/04/2025 - By Kenneth J. Hines
Gambling and Fraud: When Addiction Fuels Embezzlement, Occupational Fraud, and Elder Financial Exploitation
3/20/2025
By Kevin Metcalf and Doug Gilmer
Strengthening the Fight Against Human Trafficking: The Critical Need for Data Alignment, Sharing, and True Collaboration
11/1/2023 - By Brian Monroe
Unraveling a Complex Web: A primer on Hamas funding sources,
Iranian support
08/14/2023 - By Brian Monroe
ACFCS’ Fourth Annual Fincrime Virtual Week: dogged detectives dedicated to deducting, deterring dirty money
01/26/2023 - By Sachin Shah
Digitizing Customer Life Cycle Management to Tackle Financial Crime
01/18/2023 - By Brian Monroe
U.S., EU authorities crush crypto exchange Bitzlato as $700 million Russian laundering hub
10/31/2022 - By Brian Monroe
Regional Report: Danske Bank books nearly $2 billion to settle investigations by authorities
10/26/2022 - By Brian Monroe
Fintech neobank beats Dutch regulator in ‘landmark’ case to use AI to strengthen AML program
10/11/2022 - By Brian Monroe
FinCEN, OFAC fine crypto exchange Bittrex nearly $30 million on AML, sanctions failings
10/07/2022 - By Brian Monroe
After devastation left by Hurricane Ian, victims now must contend with new wave of misery: scammers
09/29/2022 - By Brian Monroe
In FinCEN final rule on beneficial ownership, quest to close longstanding fincrime loophole ‘misses the mark,’ say lawmakers
09/06/2022 - By Brian Monroe
Fincrime Career Tips and Tricks: Keys to breaking into compliance field
08/31/2022 - By Brian Monroe
Enforcement Spotlight: With AML fine against CEO, OCC completes rare C-suite Sweep at Rabobank
07/26/2022 - By Brian Monroe
The Inside Track: In new action against bank, OFAC eschews fine in favor of teachable moment
07/08/2022 - By Brian Monroe
Joint Statement By Regulators On The AML Risk-Based Approach Provides More Confusion Than Clarity
06/24/2022 - By Brian Monroe
Banks struggling on compliance staffing due to soaring sanctions
06/21/2022 - By Brian Monroe
Fincrime Career Tips and Tricks: Want to rise in your compliance career?
06/15/2022 - By Erin O'Loughlin
The Front Lines - The Investigations Series: Human Trafficking Detection from the Russia-Ukraine War
06/14/2022 - By Brian Monroe
Emerging Risks Interview Series: Human trafficking, brothels and laundering models, unique red flags from Latin America to Asia
06/08/2022 - By Brian Monroe
CrypTech Writings: Lawmakers unveil landmark crypto oversight bill with SEC, CFTC splitting regulatory duties
06/03/2022 - By Brian Monroe
CrypTech Writings: DOJ indicts former employee of NFT marketplace OpenSea with insider trading
06/01/2022 - By Brian Monroe
CrypTech Writings: EU regulators offer detailed parameters for'serious' AML breaches that could result in the loss of license
05/27/2022 - By Brian Monroe
The Inside Track: When working to comply with rising Russian sanctions, uncover opacity-enabled oligarchs, use tax IDs to connect cronies
05/24/2022 - By Brian Monroe
The View from the Top: Sanctions Response 2022 - A Guide to Leveraging Your Own Data to Mitigate Risks Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
05/19/2022 - By Erin O'Loughlin
Emerging Risks Interview Series: Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk: The New Risk Frontier?
05/17/2022 - By Brian Monroe
Fincrime Career Tips and Tricks: What are the keys to compliance career success?
05/06/2022 - By Brian Monroe
SEC, FATF criticize crypto, U.S., EU tick sanctions higher against Russian banks
04/29/2022 - By Brian Monroe
The Inside Track: To bolster fincrime compliance training, learn how to see big picture, explain small details and profit from understanding roles
04/26/2022 - By Ted Sausen
Wolfsberg Guidance on Customer Lifecycle Risk Management and Identity Verification
04/21/2022 - By Brian Monroe
The View from the Top: Getting started in compliance - be proactive
04/04/2022 - By Erin O'Loughlin
Emerging Risks Interview Series: Ukraine and Human Trafficking
04/01/2022 - By Erin O'Loughlin
Emerging Risks Interview Series: Decentralized Fundraising - From Canada to Russia
03/31/2022 - By Jon Elvin
The Inside Track: Decisions, Implications and Humans - A Thank you from the trenches to the frontline
03/28/2022 - By Dev Odedra
Lack of system tuning, human training leads to cascade of low grades, unsustainable system alert backlogs, missed deadlines in $140 million USAA AML penalty
03/21/2022 - By Brian Monroe
FinCrime Career Investigative Tips and Tricks: Be quizzical, skeptical, triangulate answers to anticipate lies
03/16/2022 - By Erin O'Loughlin
The Front Lines – The Investigations Series: Charity Scams Amid International Turmoil
03/14/2022 - By Brian Monroe
Deutsche Bank admits breach of 2021 DOJ DPA tied to ESG reporting failures, has current compliance monitor extended to 2023
03/09/2022 - By Brian Monroe
In new U.S. crypto executive order, tethers to fincrime compliance, global investigations, sanctions busting, cyber-fraud - and potential preview of digital dollar dominance
03/04/2022 - By Brian Monroe
Last Month Today: Sanctions soar as Russia invades Ukraine, with U.S., EU, U.K. banding together in global coalition, and more
03/02/2022 - By Brian Monroe
The View from the Top: In mad scramble to comply with updated U.S., global Russian designations, don't forget guidance to implement five core components of sanctions compliance program
02/28/2022 - By Brian Monroe
As Russia pounds Ukraine on ground, reticence relents for U.S., EU allies to unsheathe sanctions'nuclear option' SWIFT-ly
02/24/2022 - By Brian Monroe
As Russia formally invades Ukraine, sanctions, AML, cyber risks soar in cascade of global condemnation, uproar
02/18/2022 - By Brian Monroe
The Future of Fincrime Skills: Our Four-Day event to broaden knowledge, sharpen expertise is over, but the fight against financial crime must go on
02/09/2022 - By Dev Odedra
ACFCS Special Contributor Report: It Starts with Art - NFTs, money laundering and terrorist financing
01/31/2022 - By Brian Monroe
Special ACFCS Video Financial Crimecast: NICE Actimize's Stephen Taylor talks conquering compliance with consortium, federated learning, training tips to boost effectiveness regionally, globally and more
01/24/2022 - By Brian Monroe
Fincrime Career Tips and Tricks: How do you conquer compliance? Be an ‘information sponge’ beyond AML to look at broader fincrime investigation, prevention, deterrence fields
01/19/2022 - By Brian Monroe
Former FATF head Lewis lands at Kroll, with parting shots at AML watchdog’s ability to argue over minor details in reports, but miss big picture challenges
01/11/2022 - By Brian Monroe
FCC Training Corner: Tackling Human Trafficking - Boosting investigative skills, enhancing compliance knowledge, effectiveness in rules, roles, results
01/03/2022 - By Brian Monroe
With updated U.S. Action Plan, key pillar of National AML priorities, Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month commands more attention, focus from fincrime compliance teams
12/23/2021 - By Brian Monroe
From regtech ruminations to historic fincrime regulations, readers seek knowledge on compliance effectiveness, even as countries broadly struggle to practice prevention
12/17/2021 - By Sujata Dasgupta
Special contributor report: RegTech in AML & FinCrime - Top 5 Trends to Watch in 2022
12/15/2021 - By Ahsan Habib
AFC 2021 Lookback - Banks managed rising criminal, reputational risks in historic leaks, social media scams, cyber-enabled fraud soared, fueled by crypto paydays
12/13/2021 - By Erin O'Loughlin
The Front Lines - The Investigations Series: The Importance of Leadership in a Compliance Program
12/08/2021 - By Camilla Oliva
Special ACFCS Contributor Op-Ed: Lessons from Theranos – Culture, board responsibility and accountability: When Will We Learn?
11/18/2021 - By Brian Monroe
ACFCS Fincrime Canada Summit Snapshot: Counterfeiting is not a ‘victimless’ crime, with ties to deadly terror attacks, drug overdoses
11/16/2021 - By Brian Monroe
ACFCS Cryptocrime Workshop Takeaways Day Two: With crypto value surge, pandemic scams, ransomware attacks, more banks, exchanges reporting on aberrant activity
11/09/2021 - By Brian Monroe
OFAC, Fed, NYDFS penalize Mashreq bank $100 million for sanctions failures, just three years after $40 million fine for similar issues
11/04/2021 - Posted By Brian Monroe
ACFCS Special Contributor Report: AML Regulations Are Really About Protecting People – see the big picture to bridge gap between rules, results
11/01/2021 - By Brian Monroe
In DOJ corporate compliance update, expect less leeway for leniency in high-profile failures, more pressure to name, shame individuals
10/21/2021 - By Brian Monroe
To capture success in fincrime compliance career, don’t search for specific job, research topics that ignite interest, spark curiosity to court opportunity
10/13/2021 - By Brian Monroe
As crypto transactions soar into trillions of dollars, risks rise for bank AML oversight, more customers could be exchanges in disguise
10/08/2021 - By Yumi E. Suzuki
ACFCS Special Contributor Report for Cybersecurity Awareness Month: If it’s phishy, don’t take the bait – Basic safety measures against phishing emails
10/05/2021 - By Brian Monroe
With reported resignation of FATF head, world’s most influential AML watchdog faces questions about independence, integrity, successes, succession
09/30/2021 - By Erin O'Loughlin
The Front Lines – The Investigations Series: How to Transition from Public to Private Sector
09/28/2021 - By Brian Monroe
In R. Kelly conviction, a victory for victims, with tethers to tackling trafficking, lessons for fincrime compliance teams
09/24/2021 - By Brian Monroe
Fincrime Career Tips and Tricks: To rise in field, knowledge of rules must pair with practical tools, regulations align with investigations, practice innovation through association
09/17/2021 - By Brian Monroe
Basel AML Index 2021: An ounce of prevention worth a pound of effectiveness when it comes to countering criminals, championing compliance
09/13/2021 - By Brian Monroe
ACFCS Fincrime Virtual Week 2021 Lookback: Through the eyes of an attendee – Day Two highlights, trafficking weapons, humans, synthetics, AI and AML, and more
09/11/2021 - By Brian Monroe
A fincrime compliance journey and message to honor the fighters, the first responders, the fallen and all those who still bear the physical and emotional scars from 9/11
09/07/2021 - By Brian Monroe
ACFCS Fincrime Virtual Week 2021 Takeaways: Through the eyes of an attendee – Day one highlights, investigations, cyber and sanctions
08/31/2021 - By Brian Monroe
After scathing parliamentary AML inquiry, Austrac takes aim at quality, quantity of suspicious matter reports in quest to bolster fincrime effectiveness
08/30/2021 - By Brian Monroe
Fincrime Career Tips and Tricks: A ‘happy accident’ opens door to countercrime compliance career, fueled by ‘What If’ scenario to stop Ponzi powerhouse
08/25/2021 - By Erin O'Loughlin
Special ACFCS Report: The Front Lines – The Investigations Series: ‘OSINT Investigations’ Part 2 of 2, negative news, SARs and controlling the narrative
08/15/2021 - By Erin O'Loughlin
ACFCS Exclusive Report: The Fall of Afghanistan – The Past is Prologue, a Preview of Terror 3.0
08/13/2021 - By Brian Monroe
On heels of EU AML overhaul, EBA releases draft guidance, expectations for compliance officers, requirements for pan-bloc oversight, accountability, authority
08/02/2021 - By Brian Monroe
Fincrime Virtual Week Takeaways Day One: The power of data, public-private partnerships, the challenges of sanctions compliance, key updates under the U.S. AMLA
07/30/2021 - By Brian Monroe
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2021: ACFCS offers key tips, tactics, resources to counter criminals, empower fincrime compliance teams
07/27/2021 - By Brian Monroe
How to launder $1 million easily, quickly and quietly: a view into global AML vulnerabilities through the eyes of ‘The Infiltrator’
07/22/2021 - By Brian Monroe
In aggressive AML overhaul, EU unsheathes new fincrime compliance authority, stronger rules to illumine crypto, stamp out ownership opacity
07/20/2021 - By Erin O'Loughlin
Special ACFCS Report: The Front Lines – The Investigations Series: Information Overload – What is OSINT, part 1 of 2
07/13/2021 - By Brian Monroe
Fincrime Career Tips and Tricks: To grow, rise in field, look for knowledge gaps, niches to specialize, set yourself apart
07/08/2021 - By Mackenzie Martinez
