Financial Crime Resources

January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and January 11 is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. With over 50 million people…

Criminals use a wide array of fraud tactics to steal other people’s money. But what can criminals do with the money that they obtained fraudulently? They’ll…

Standard periodic Know Your Customer (KYC) reviews allow banks to understand how their customers’ risk levels have changed over time. But if these reviews are…

It wasn’t that long ago that banks stayed clear of marijuana-related businesses (MRBs). But widespread legalization of the cannabis industry for medicinal and…

Global governments have moved quickly to impose economic and commercial restrictions on Russia’s financial institutions and select individuals as a response to…

It’s arguably one of the world’s biggest tragedies that human trafficking still exists today. But unfortunately, it’s also not that surprising. This National…

Criminals don’t play by the rules and often embrace new technology to exploit gaps in control environments. That’s why they’re able to reap massive profits…

When you think about it, the customer screening process for banks is a lot like a blind date. Banks don’t really know who they're meeting, and the provided…

The latest figures from the United Nations’ Office on Drugs and Crime paint a stark picture of global anti-money laundering (AML) efforts. On the low end, the…

Anti-money laundering regulations may seem like they’ve been around forever, but that’s not the case. Remember Pablo Escobar? You know, the notorious Columbian…