Fentanyl in North America, FinCEN on CIP, OCC, and FATF on VASPs
In this episode of This Week in AML, Elliot Berman is joined by Joe McNamara to unpack efforts across North America to combat fentanyl trafficking—including Treasury’s designation of Mexican financial institutions and Canada’s new FinTRAC intelligence unit, FATF’s latest update on virtual assets and VASPs, he OCC’s report on key risks in the federal banking system, FinCEN’s change on TIN collection under the CIP rule, and other issues affecting the financial crime prevention community.
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FinCEN 2024 Review, BSA Modernization, Fraud, and FATF Reports
In this episode of This Week in AML, Elliot Berman is joined by Jennie Jonas to unpack FinCEN’s 2024 Year in Review, BSA modernization efforts, and key takeaways from recent FATF reports. They also explore global fraud trends, regulatory shifts in the EU and UK, and the evolving role of digital currencies in financial crime prevention, and other issues affecting the financial crime prevention community.
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FATF Plenary, OFAC, ABA Litigation, DOJ, and Payment Fraud
This week, John and Elliot discuss key outcomes from the June FATF Plenary, OFAC enforcement actions, the DOJ’s evolving stance on white collar crime, the ABA’s lawsuit challenging executive orders targeting law firms, a request for comment from the US bank regulators on payment and check fraud, and other issues affecting the financial crime prevention community.
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Tariffs, Trade, and Fraud in 2025
Senior Economist for the Economic Policy Institute, Adam Hersh, discusses the immediate and potential impact of the Trump tariffs, the ongoing challenges of trade fraud, and how the loss of government resources will impact all areas of society.
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FCA Guidelines, EU Blacklist, Syrian Antiquities, and a FinCEN Advisory
FCA Guidelines, EU Blacklist, Syrian Antiquities, and a FinCEN Advisory by AML RightSource
AML Conversations is dedicated to inform professionals and those interested in anti-money laundering about conversations happening in the government, private sector, and internationally. Throughout the series John Byrne, AML RightSource Vice Chairman, will interview industry experts or participate in live programming or panel discussions related to the industry.