Elliot Berman

Mr. Berman serves as marketing advisor and thought leader for AML RightSource. He is an expert in anti-money laundering compliance and a frequent conference speaker; he also has extensive experience in issues that affect business organizations and financial institutions. These areas of focus include corporate governance, banking regulation, financial data processing, risk management, payments, and e-Commerce.

 

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FinCEN Guidance in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The operating landscape during the COVID-19 pandemic is constantly changing. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN[1]) has issued guidance twice in the last three weeks. The first, issued on March 16, 2020[2] focuses on two areas – the...

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COVID-19 Fraud Schemes

When a crisis arises, the volume and speed of activity increases causing many people to act with less care and caution. This rapid action mode opens...

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Confidential means CONFIDENTIAL!

This post is part of our occasional series on AML program fundamentals which focuses on refreshing foundational knowledge for experienced members of...

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Libra Hero

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A Quick Look at Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Announcement

Everybody Needs Money. That’s Why They Call It Money*

On June 18th Facebook announced plans to introduce a digital wallet (named Calibra) in 2020 for...

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The-five-Ws

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Writing a useful SAR narrative

Beginning with this post we will periodically be revisiting essential AML compliance topics. Refreshing the fundamentals and AML priorities helps us...

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