Owning Up
Last week, Reuters reported that “as the Biden administration pushes ahead with an effort to combat...
New Rules, Old Goods
This week, the OCCRP reported that an “owner of a swanky Manhattan art gallery, who sold ancient...
The Coming Storm!
This week, German digital bank N26, the country’s highest valued start-up, was fined $5M for AML...
A New Regime
This week, from the U.S sanctions against SUEX OTC, the first time the Treasury Department has...
A Universal Downgrade
This week, the Basel Institute on Governance published the 10th annual edition of the Basel AML...
Never Again.
Today, we mark the 20th anniversary of September 11th, 2001. With 33.2% of the world’s population...
KYI - Know Your Influencer
Last month, the Council on Foreign Relations reported that an arrest warrant issued by U.S. law...
Where Do We Go From Here?
This week, with the world’s eyes on Kabul, the Group of 7 announced that they agreed on a plan to...
Afghanistan and the March of Time
I served as the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Attache to Afghanistan during the eighth,...
Out of the Shadows
Earlier this week, cryptocurrency found itself at the center of a heated U.S. Congressional debate...
Canary in the [Gold] Mine
This week, Monzo, an early fintech unicorn, disclosed in its annual report that it is facing a...
The Bulgarian Banksy
Last month, the U.S. State Department and U.S. The Treasury Department sanctioned Vassil Bojkov, a...
It’s Not Me, It’s €.U
This month, the European Union revealed its plan to set up a new agency, the Anti-Money Laundering...
The Financial Action [Tech] Force
Last week, following its latest plenary, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global AML...
Getting The Priorities Straight
This week, the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released the inaugural...
ESG: Enabling Solid Governance
Last week, Reuters reported that investor groups have asked for more ESG disclosures from the US...
State of the Unit
This month, a new report titled the ‘True Cost of Financial Crime Compliance Global Report’...
Putting You On Notice
Corruption and money laundering go hand-in-hand.
A Digital Cold War: Dual Use & The New Frontier
Last month, the announcement of Germany’s arrest of a businessman suspected of purchasing...
A Digital Goldmine!
This week, the European Central Bank, in its push for supervisory technology, stated that “national...
The Culture War
This week, the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) released a report...
