Cannabis: Effective Program Controls
Providing services to cannabis related businesses requires a strong compliance program. A key component of such a program is strong operating controls. Our panel of experts identify controls that are effective.
Interdependencies of Corruption
The actors and actions involved in corruption are intertwined in many ways. Our panel of experts unravel the interconnections and clarifies what to look for in identifying corruption.
Bill Maggio: Serial Entrepreneur; Advisory Board Member
In this installment of AML Conversations, John Byrne sits down with Bill Maggio. In a wide-ranging conversation, Bill, a member of the AML RightSource Advisory Board, and John discuss entrepreneurship, how new and rapidly growing companies help stimulate business communities, and the current expansion activity at AML RightSource.
Jason Frantz Joins AML RightSource Advisory Practice
Mr. Frantz serves as a Director of Financial Crimes Advisory at AML RightSource. He has extensive experience in global BSA/AML, including suspicious activity monitoring and reporting, KYC, OFAC and sanctions screening, fraud, and global regulatory enforcement actions. Mr. Frantz has extensive experience in helping financial institutions remediate consent orders, establish AML/Fraud controls and monitoring, evaluating and implementing AML/BSA programs, and being at the forefront in the global fight against financial crimes. Mr. Frantz received his Bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University and his Master of Business Administration from Capital University.
Vesna McCreery: A Career Journey in Financial Crime Compliance
John Byrne, Executive Vice President and Vesna McCreery, Managing Director of the AML RightSource staff, sit down and chat about the progression of financial crime compliance over the past 20+ years. They discuss the journey from reputation risk, to transaction monitoring, to comprehensive client due diligence. John and Vesna examine the changes in regulatory focus and expectations and how the financial service industry’s response has evolved over time.
Adverse Media Screening: A Powerful Tool
Adverse Media Screening is a powerful tool for KYC and EDD. During this installment of AML Conversations, John Byrne discusses how AMS can be a key part of an effective financial crime compliance program with Adrian Gardner, Head of KYC at Cash App and Eve Whittaker, Senior Account Manager at Arachnys.
Human Trafficking: New Report Brings Detailed Data to Light
This session covers the recently released report by Polaris and The Avery Center on how two financial institutions, working with a human trafficking survivor, were able to develop five themes on how traffickers moved funds derived from their illicit activities.
Corruption: What is the Government Doing?
Corruption is a world-wide challenge. Governments and international organizations continue to battle this problem. Our panel of experts discuss recent governmental efforts.
When is a Priority an Actual Priority?
Where Do We Go from Here?[i] Building on the various themes and issues addressed the AML Act of 2020, the Treasury Department has now published the mandated AML/CFT priorities included the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) as amended by the new law. While the AML community has long looked to law enforcement, the federal banking agencies and related government entities for advice and counsel on the key financial crime challenges, there has been no central repository for the community to access. That changes with this announcement, which FinCEN stated will be updated every four years, as required by the law.
