French investment group Wendel has made an agreement to acquire the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) in a deal that values ACAMS at $500 million. “ACAMS is the global leader in training and certifications for anti-money laundering (“AML”) and financial crime prevention professionals,”...
If 2020 taught us anything about cryptocurrencies, it’s that they’ve reached a tipping point. Or maybe that cryptocurrencies have yet to go mainstream beyond the headlines because fraud still lurks. It all depends on how you look at it — and where you look, of...
The incoming Biden Administration has got its work cut out for it on a number of fronts. Job No. 1 is tackling a public-health crisis the likes of which have not been seen in a century. Meanwhile, the U.S. economic recovery has been uneven despite apparent agreement...
Kenneth A. Blanco, director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), said banks need to be wary of risks with cryptocurrency, according to remarks planned to be given at the ACAMS AML (anti-money laundering) virtual conference on Tuesday (Sept. 29). FinCEN is focused on various...
December 24, 2020
If 2020 taught us anything about cryptocurrencies, it’s that they’ve reached a tipping point. Or maybe that cryptocurrencies have yet to go mainstream beyond the headlines because fraud still lurks. It all depends on how you look at it — and where you look, of course. If one measures success for digital currencies in buzz […]
December 21, 2020
The incoming Biden Administration has got its work cut out for it on a number of fronts. Job No. 1 is tackling a public-health crisis the likes of which have not...
January 24, 2022
French investment group Wendel has made an agreement to acquire the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) in a deal that values ACAMS at $500 million. “ACAMS is the global leader in training and certifications for anti-money laundering (“AML”) and financial crime prevention professionals,” Wendel said in a news release Monday (Jan. 24). The […]
September 29, 2020
Kenneth A. Blanco, director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), said banks need to be wary of risks with cryptocurrency, according to remarks planned to be given at the...
