Blog Post

The Paradigm Shift in AML and OFAC Compliance: FinCEN’s New Whistleblower Rule

Yesterday, March 30, 2026, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that fundamentally alters the risk landscape for compliance professionals, crypto founders, and financial executives. By moving to fully implement the AML Whistleblower Improvement Act, FinCEN has established a framework to pay whistleblowers between 10% and 30% of collected […]

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Financial Warfare: Sanctions and Watchlists Disrupt Terror Funding Networks Amid International Conflict

In early March, U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released a statement informing American financial institutions that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental body that establishes international standards for anti-money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism, and countering the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (AML/CFT/CPF) recently updated its […]

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Transaction Analysis

The Compliance Conundrum: How AI Hype Can Create New AML Risks

The integration of artificial intelligence into anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) programs in the United States is no longer theoretical; it is actively reshaping how banks approach sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, and customer due diligence (CDD). Yet with the great promise offered by ever-developing AI solutions within this space also comes growing risk: […]

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