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The Suncity Group Case Study: The role of Junket Operators Money Laundering and Lessons Learned
This article is based on UNODC Report: Casinos, Money Laundering, Underground Banking and Transnational Organized Crime in East and...
Anna Stylianou
Mar 19, 20254 min read
The Fowler Oldfield Money Laundering Scandal - What Went Wrong
Fowler Oldfield was a commercial customer of NatWest with a banking relationship that lasted from 2011 to 2016
Anna Stylianou
Mar 6, 20254 min read
AML Update: Key Outcomes from the February 2025 FATF Plenary
Key Outcomes from the February 2025 FATF Plenary
Anna Stylianou
Feb 22, 20252 min read
Real Estate Money Laundering: Methods, Vulnerabilities and Red Flags
The real estate sector is a prime target for money launderers. Why? Because it allows them to move large amounts of money while...
Anna Stylianou
Feb 6, 20254 min read
The Threat of Money Laundering in Online Gambling and Gaming
Money laundering risks in online gambling and gaming
Anna Stylianou
Jan 21, 20255 min read
Bernie Madoff's Ponzi Scheme: How it Went Undetected for So Long
Bernie Madoff - Learn how the greatest Ponzi scheme worked and why people missed the red flags
Anna Stylianou
Jan 8, 20253 min read
The 5 Largest AML Penalties of 2024: How to Prevent Similar Violations
The 5 largest AML penalties of 2024
Anna Stylianou
Jan 2, 20254 min read
5 Steps to Effective AML Investigations
AML investigations are essential to help a regulated entity differentiate between a transaction that is legitimate and a transaction that...
Anna Stylianou
Dec 18, 20242 min read
The Evolution of the Risk-Based Approach in AML
The risk-based approach is the opposite of one-size-fits-all approach
Anna Stylianou
Dec 10, 20242 min read
Avoiding Regulatory Penalties: Building an AML Program the Right Way
A quick guide to build an AML program
Anna Stylianou
Dec 3, 20245 min read
Customer Due Diligence (CDD): How Bad Actors Exploit the Gaps
Customer Due Diligence: How Bad Actors Exploit The Gaps
Anna Stylianou
Nov 28, 20244 min read
Bitfinex Hack Money Laundering Methods: Lessons learned
If you think crypto is anonymous, think again. In November 2024, Ilya Lichtenstein was convicted for the 2016 Bitfinex hack, where he...
Anna Stylianou
Nov 25, 20242 min read
The Russian Laundromat: How $20 Billion were Transferred from Russia to the Rest of the World
The Russian Laundromat was a cleverly-designed money laundering scheme.
Anna Stylianou
Nov 20, 20245 min read
What are Privacy Coins and How They Can be Used in Money Laundering
Privacy coins are cryptocurrencies designed to protect user anonymity. Some popular examples are Monero and ZCash. Unlike Bitcoin, where...
Anna Stylianou
Nov 18, 20242 min read
What is the difference between KYC and CDD?
Know Your Customer (KYC) and Customer Due Diligence (CDD) are two terms that usually go together. How do people approach these two concepts?
Anna Stylianou
Nov 17, 20242 min read
Metro Bank Fined £16.7 Million for AML Failures – What Happened?
Metro Bank Penalty
Anna Stylianou
Nov 13, 20242 min read
Simplify Your AML Processes by Turning them Into Questions
When we conduct Customer Due Diligence (CDD) as part of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) program, the reality is that sometimes things...
Anna Stylianou
Nov 12, 20242 min read
5 Components of AML-Compliant Onboarding
How to create an effective customer onboarding process
Anna Stylianou
Nov 5, 20243 min read
Outcomes of the FATF Plenary Meeting 23-25th October 2024 - Paris
FATF Plenary Outcomes October 2024
Anna Stylianou
Oct 28, 20242 min read
How to Improve Your Negotiation Skills as a Compliance Professional
How to improve your negotiation skills as a compliance officer
Anna Stylianou
Oct 22, 20243 min read
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