Implementing and managing AML protocols can be challenging for any institution, but perhaps more so for small- to mid-size institutions and community banks. What’s more, community banks are seen as less sophisticated, and therefore, are more often targeted by money launderers, noted Dan Eckhart of Dan Eckhart Law. This was the focus of an afternoon …
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The New CTF: Reviewing Practical Tools to Counter Terrorism’s Evolving Financing Methods – ACAMS 2017 Panel
“It’s very cheap to kill.” A sobering message from Richard Stocks, Global Chief Technology Officer, Financial Crimes and Compliance Solutions, Pitney Bowes, on the new face of global terrorism. This is in light of the fact that law enforcement and AML activities have disrupted terror groups like ISIS and al Qaeda, forcing these groups to …
The State of AML: ACAMS 2017 Day Two Keynote – Daniel Glaser
“How did we get to where we are today?” That was the key question that Daniel Glaser, principal, Financial Integrity Network, posed during his day two Keynote at the 2017 ACAMS Conference in Las Vegas. Glazer reflected on the trajectory of the field of illicit finance, from its “birth” in 1986 when the U.S. first …
A Clear and Present Danger: Developing Models to Combat Proliferation Financing – ACAMS 2017 Panel
Tensions with North Korea continue to reach a frightening breaking point, including the latest statement from that nation’s foreign minister that it would shoot down U.S. bombers if they fly near the border again. In the face of this escalating crisis, a panel discussion on a closely-related issue — “A Clear and Present Danger: Developing …
ACAMS Mystery Theatre: A Thriller of a Subject – ACAMS 2017 Panel
When you go to Las Vegas, it’s often about “checking the boxes,” like dinner and a show… and attending anti-money laundering conferences. Well, for ACAMS attendees this afternoon, there was a unique chance to do two of those things at once with the ACAMS Mystery Theatre: A Thriller of a Subject panel. So what was …
Is This the Year That Sanctions, AML, and Cybersecurity in Correspondent Banking Converge? ACAMS 2017 Panel
The economic sanctions landscape is changing daily. But how can organizations keep pace? This was the central question of a mid-morning panel discussion today at the ACAMS Conference in Las Vegas, “Is This the Year That Sanctions, AML, and Cybersecurity in Correspondent Banking Converge?” As the panel noted, much of this began with the Obama …
ACAMS 2017 Day One Keynote – Author Fred Kaplan
On Dec.19, 2014, President Barack Obama stood in the White House and addressed the attack on Sony Entertainment by hackers connected to North Korea. For Fred Kaplan, author of Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War and a columnist with Slate, this was a defining moment in the security space. As he explained, who …
ACAMS 2017 Conference Preview
Next week (9/25-9/27), the ACAMS (Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists) 16th Annual AML & Financial Crimes Conference will kick-off at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Some 2,500 public and private sector professionals will gather to discuss a range of topics across the anti-money laundering landscape, including experts from Thomson Reuters. Legal …
