Membership Spotlight

Join the Elite FinCrime Fighting Community

Membership Spotlight

Join the Elite FinCrime Fighting Community

ACFCS is built on the knowledge, success stories, and continued participation of our proud members in the world of financial compliance. With an ACFCS memberships, your career development opportunities are endless.

Read below to view our growing collection of membership spotlights and join our talented community by becoming a certified financial crime specialist today!

MEMBERSHIP SPOTLIGHT

Inserting Persistence Key into Lock
10/18/2021

For Jim Dinkins, president of Thomson Reuters Special Services, persistence, disproving doubters a hallmark of 30 years in federal law enforcement, compliance

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09/24/2021

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

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09/21/2021

For Refinitiv’s Phil Cotter, jump from distilling information to divining fincrime risk, protecting the vulnerable, the ‘highlight of my career’

FINCRIME CAREER TIPS & TRICKS

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08/30/2021

Fincrime Career Tips and Tricks: A ‘happy accident’ opens door to countercrime compliance career, fueled by ‘What If’ scenario to stop Ponzi powerhouse

Word Blocks Spelling Truth and  Trust
08/09/2021

ACFCS Member Spotlight: For Omri Kletter, fighting fraud, illicit finance in private sector with Bottomline Technologies fueled by military service hunting terrorists, drive…

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07/13/2021

Fincrime Career Tips and Tricks: To grow, rise in field, look for knowledge gaps, niches to specialize, set yourself apart

 

SCHOLARSHIP SPOTLIGHT

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07/02/2021

Fincrime Career Tips and Tricks: How to go from teller to top AML position? Going behind the scenes to learn laws, counter fincrime scofflaws

Hexagonal shapes of networks
06/28/2021

ACFCS Member Spotlight: For Louie Vargas, success in sanctions compliance means never stop learning, adjusting to outfox evaders

 

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06/09/2021

Fincrime Career Tips and Tricks: To fight fraud, corruption in securities sector, champion compliance convergence, empower ethics, whistleblower protections

See What Certified Financial Crime Specialists Are Saying

"The CFCS tests the skills necessary to fight financial crime. It's comprehensive. Passing it should be considered a mark of high achievement, distinguishing qualified experts in this growing specialty area."

KENNETH E. BARDEN 

(JD, Washington)

"It's a vigorous exam. Anyone passing it should have a great sense of achievement."

DANIEL DWAIN

(CFCS, Official Superior

de Cumplimiento Cidel

Bank & Trust Inc. Nueva York)

"The exam tests one's ability to apply concepts in practical scenarios. Passing it can be a great asset for professionals in the converging disciplines of financial crime."

MORRIS GUY

(CFCS, Royal Band of

Canada, Montreal)

"The Exam is far-reaching. I love that the questions are scenario based. I recommend it to anyone in the financial crime detection and prevention profession."

BECKI LAPORTE

(CFCS, CAMS Lead Compliance

Trainer, FINRA, Member Regulation

Training, Washington, DC)

"This certification comes at a very ripe time. Professionals can no longer get away with having siloed knowledge. Compliance is all-encompassing and enterprise-driven."

KATYA HIROSE
CFCS, CAMS, CFE, CSAR
Director, Global Risk
& Investigation Practice
FTI Consulting, Los Angeles

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