Regulatory updates, compliance guidance, and typology analysis for financial crime professionals.
Predicate OffensesWhen your CEO and a borrower are friends, you ve got a fraud risk that no algorithm will catch. First National Bank of Lindsay failed in 2024 after exactly this scenario played out. Shaun U. Christian
Money Laundering TypologiesWhen the CEO of Nodus International Bank pleaded guilty to wire fraud and sanctions violations, he forfeited $16.9 million and received 112 months in federal prison. This wasn t about a rogue trader o
Enforcement & PenaltiesThe Trump Administration announced the National Fraud Enforcement Division eight months ago. Since then, your fraud prevention team has been waiting for clarity that hasn t arrived. No mission stateme
Money Laundering TypologiesYou re already monitoring transactions, scoring risk, and flagging suspicious patterns. But by the time fraud hits your detection rules, the criminal infrastructure that enabled it has been operating
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Money Laundering TypologiesYour fraud team is waiting too long to act. By the time a stolen check hits your teller line or mobile deposit channel, the damage is already done. The check s been digitized, sold, resold, altered by
Virtual Assets & RegTechThe Challenge In 2024, Chainalysis faced a significant courtroom test that could have undermined blockchain analytics. In United States v. Sterlingov, defense attorneys challenged the company s wallet
Money Laundering TypologiesIdentifying the Detection Gap South Africa s Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) reviewed seven years of suspicious transaction reports and found a major issue: institutions aren t flagging money mule
Money Laundering TypologiesThe Challenge The FBI s December 2024 announcement wasn t about a hypothetical threat. It highlighted a current reality: criminals are using generative AI to enhance fraud schemes that evade your dete
Suspicious Activity ReportingCross-sector intelligence sharing is essential. With fraud scam losses projected to hit $62 billion by 2025 and growing annually by 19.3%, your institution faces threats that are often invisible and m
Virtual Assets & RegTechScope This guide is for financial intelligence units (FIUs) and fraud investigation teams looking to integrate cryptocurrency tracing into existing anti-money laundering (AML) investigations without h
Terrorist & Proliferation FinancingWhen a lawyer is arrested with unexplained cash, it s not just an ethics issue. It s a potential link in a financial crime network. Vijay Aggarwal s arrest in London shows how legal professionals can
Compliance Program GovernanceThe Challenge Your fraud team flags a customer for unusual card activity. Meanwhile, your AML team sees transaction patterns that don t quite meet the thresholds for filing a Suspicious Activity Repor
