Lombard Odier Money-Laundering Case: When Private Banking Controls Fail

What the 2026 Swiss judgment means for AML, EDD and financial crime compliance professionals A recent Swiss money-laundering judgment involving Geneva-based private bank Lombard Odier should get the attention of every financial crime compliance professional, particularly those working in private banking, wealth management and high-risk customer...

Asante Kwaku Berko: A Bribery and Money Laundering Case Every Financial Crime Professional Should Study

The conviction of former investment banker Asante Kwaku Berko is a significant financial crime enforcement case, not simply because of the amount of money involved or the potential prison sentence. It is significant because it demonstrates how bribery, corruption, money laundering, third-party risk, government officials, investment banking, and...

Deepfake Technology: The Next Frontier in Financial Crime

Artificial intelligence is transforming the way we live and work. It is making businesses more efficient, improving customer experiences, and creating entirely new opportunities for innovation. Unfortunately, the same technology is also giving criminals powerful new tools to commit fraud. One of the most concerning developments is the rapid rise...

AFILIKA

Sunday-06/10/19 – Random Thoughts and Reflections.Fifty years after the first thirty-three (33) independent African states gathered in Addis Ababa to form the Organization of African Union (OAU),...

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Problems in the City

05/09/2019. AmaFYA. Mapesho. Mapenzi. Amachusho. PROBLEMS in the City. “We can NOT solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them” Albert Einstein advised. Whether it is...

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Worthwhile Mistakes

04/09/2019 – For my kin and Kith. “Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement” Henry Ford advised. Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an...

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