ARTICLE · 31 JANUARY 2022

Integrity Matters: AML Trends For 2022

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While this is a long list of initiatives, their common denominator is combating money laundering.

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On the latest episode of the Integrity Matters podcast, host Tom Fox sits down with Koby Bambilia, K2 Integrity Managing Director, to discuss anti-money laundering (AML) trends to watch in 2022.

Listen to Part I on Fraud Trends with Olivia Allison, K2 Integrity Senior Managing Director.

AMLA to Take Center Stage

In 2022, Treasury will be focused on the priorities established as part of its national security strategy in the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) of 2020. Regulators will be expecting financial institutions to step up efforts in:

Cybercrime and virtual currencies,
Foreign and domestic terrorist financing,
Criminal organizations, particularly those connected to drug and human trafficking,

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