Financial Crime Matters

Identifying Financial Crime Threats, with Justine Walker and Craig Timm

Financial Crime Matters

Show Notes

Kieran talks with ACAMS colleagues Justine Walker, head of global sanctions and AML risk, and Craig Timm, senior AML director, about the just released “ACAMS Global AFC Threats 2024.”

Drawing on 788 in-depth interactions with anti-financial crime professionals that inform the report, Justine and Craig identify the top ten threats currently facing the global AFC community, including budget cuts at financial institutions, the rise of cyber-enabled crime, the fallout from global conflict, and more.

While detailing the threats, Justine and Craig also talk about how anti-financial crime professionals are responding and how financial institutions can prepare for the threats in their own AFC efforts.

Read the Global AFC Threats Report 2024 here: https://www.acamstoday.org/global-afc-threats-report

---------- This Financial Crime Matters episode is sponsored by:

Focal - https://www.getfocal.ai SymphonyAI - www.symphonyai.com HAWK:AI - www.hawk.ai Thomson Reuters - www.tr.com/risk-fraud

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