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Established in March 2018, the programme recognises that better information sharing has enhanced the effectiveness of AML measures in recent years. Beyond these initiatives, however, wider changes are required in order to allow stakeholders to make the most effective use of this information and respond to new challenges.
The programme aims to answer two key questions:
How can core elements of the AML regime be improved to create an enabling environment for the use of technology?
Priority areas of research include:
- Effective approaches to harnessing the opportunities that data analytics offer to AML supervisors, financial intelligence units and law enforcement agencies.
- Regulatory changes needed in order to foster effective use of technologies for AML purposes by the private sector.
How should the AML framework be adapted in order to address today’s financial crime landscape?
Priority areas of research include:
- The threat stemming from the proceeds of emerging crimes such as hacking, malware and DDOS attacks;
- The vulnerabilities of online sectors such that call for innovative AML responses, such as virtual currency businesses, online gambling, online gaming and e-commerce.
Research for the Financial Crime 2.0 programme is carried out by RUSI's Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies.
The programme is now in its second year and is funded by EY and Refinitiv. Its first year was also sponsored by Lloyds Banking Group.
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The Illusion of Simplicity: Which Virtual Currencies Businesses are Subject to Money Laundering Rules?
Commentary, 21 March 2019
Anton Moiseienko and Kayla Izenman
Regulating virtual currency businesses in order to prevent money laundering is not easy. But it can be done.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, AML/CTF, Global Security Issues, Information, Intelligence, International Institutions, Financial Crime 2.0
Expanding the Capability of Financial Information-Sharing Partnerships
Occasional Papers, 20 March 2019
Nick Maxwell
Public–private financial information-sharing partnerships have become increasingly useful in understanding and mitigating economic crime. This Occasional Paper examines how these partnerships' role can be expanded for greater impact.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, AML/CTF, Global Security Issues, Information, Intelligence, International Institutions, Law and Ethics, Financial Crime 2.0, National Security, Organised Crime, Technology
Crypto at the Crossroads: Exploring the Impact of the US Treasury’s Bitcoin Sanctions
Commentary, 2 January 2019
Kayla Izenman
The US government’s move against two alleged cyber-criminals serves as a warning sign to the cryptocurrency community. The community may choose to respond by cloaking itself in an even heavier mantle of anonymity, or it may just understand that it stands to gain from policing its activities.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, United States, US Defence Policy, AML/CTF, Cyber Security, Sanctions, Illicit Trade, Law and Ethics, Financial Crime 2.0, Organised Crime, Technology
From Money Mules to Chain-Hopping: Targeting the Finances of Cybercrime
Occasional Papers, 29 November 2018
Anton Moiseienko and Olivier Kraft
This Occasional Paper discusses the ways that cyber-criminals manage the proceeds of their crimes, from employing money mules to using services such as mixers to obfuscate the proceeds' origins. It offers recommendations for policymakers, law enforcement professionals and regulated entities to target and reduce these activities.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, AML/CTF, UK, Financial Crime 2.0, Organised Crime, Technology
Sharpening the Money-Laundering Risk Picture: How Data Analytics Can Support Financial Intelligence, Supervision and Enforcement
Occasional Papers, 15 November 2018
Olivier Kraft
This Occasional Paper reviews the efforts of national authorities to harness the opportunities of data analytics for anti-money-laundering purposes. It sets out potential methods and their benefits, as well as other factors that should be considered to ensure the proportionality and sustainability of innovative approaches.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, Financial Crime 2.0
When Bankers Need to be More Creative than Hackers: Cybercrime and Money Laundering
RUSI Newsbrief, 16 July 2018
Anton Moiseienko and Olivier Kraft
The rise of cyber-dependent crime highlights the challenges facing the anti-money laundering framework in a digital era. This should be viewed as a wake-up call as well as an opportunity to update and improve the antiquated regime.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, AML/CTF, Information, Financial Crime 2.0, Organised CrimePages
The Illusion of Simplicity: Which Virtual Currencies Businesses are Subject to Money Laundering Rules?
Commentary, 21 March 2019Anton Moiseienko and Kayla Izenman
Regulating virtual currency businesses in order to prevent money laundering is not easy. But it can be done.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, AML/CTF, Global Security Issues, Information, Intelligence, International Institutions, Financial Crime 2.0
Crypto at the Crossroads: Exploring the Impact of the US Treasury’s Bitcoin Sanctions
Commentary, 2 January 2019Kayla Izenman
The US government’s move against two alleged cyber-criminals serves as a warning sign to the cryptocurrency community. The community may choose to respond by cloaking itself in an even heavier mantle of anonymity, or it may just understand that it stands to gain from policing its activities.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, United States, US Defence Policy, AML/CTF, Cyber Security, Sanctions, Illicit Trade, Law and Ethics, Financial Crime 2.0, Organised Crime, Technology
Expanding the Capability of Financial Information-Sharing Partnerships
Occasional Papers, 20 March 2019Nick Maxwell
Public–private financial information-sharing partnerships have become increasingly useful in understanding and mitigating economic crime. This Occasional Paper examines how these partnerships' role...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, AML/CTF, Occasional Papers, Global Security Issues, Information, Intelligence, International Institutions, Law and Ethics, Financial Crime 2.0, National Security, Organised Crime, Technology
From Money Mules to Chain-Hopping: Targeting the Finances of Cybercrime
Occasional Papers, 29 November 2018Anton Moiseienko and Olivier Kraft
This Occasional Paper discusses the ways that cyber-criminals manage the proceeds of their crimes, from employing money mules to using services such as mixers to obfuscate the proceeds' origins. It...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, AML/CTF, Occasional Papers, UK, Financial Crime 2.0, Organised Crime, Technology
Sharpening the Money-Laundering Risk Picture: How Data Analytics Can Support Financial Intelligence, Supervision and Enforcement
Occasional Papers, 15 November 2018Olivier Kraft
This Occasional Paper reviews the efforts of national authorities to harness the opportunities of data analytics for anti-money-laundering purposes. It sets out potential methods and their benefits,...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, Occasional Papers, Financial Crime 2.0
When Bankers Need to be More Creative than Hackers: Cybercrime and Money Laundering
RUSI Newsbrief, 16 July 2018Anton Moiseienko and Olivier Kraft
The rise of cyber-dependent crime highlights the challenges facing the anti-money laundering framework in a digital era. This should be viewed as a wake-up call as well as an opportunity to update...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, AML/CTF, RUSI Newsbrief, Information, Financial Crime 2.0, Organised Crime
Finances of Cybercrime: State of Play
Events, 25 June 2019This RUSI panel discussion brings together academics and practitioners to provide up-to-date perspectives on how cybercriminals transfer and use the proceeds of cybercrime.
Financial Crime 2.0
RUSI Financial Crime 2.0 Workshop: Money Laundering via Online Businesses
Events, 10 May 2019Online businesses present opportunities for moving value that did not exist, or were not as readily available, when the current anti-money laundering (AML) regime was developed.
Financial Crime 2.0
RUSI Paper Launch – Targeting the Finances of Cybercrime
Events, 4 December 2018Ranging from bank account takeovers to the theft of cryptocurrency, cybercrime has evolved into a major type of profit-generating crime. Since cybercrime is often financially motivated, disrupting...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Financial Crime 2.0
Contribution of Advanced Analytics to AML Supervision and Enforcement
Events, 20 June 2018Organised in cooperation with Italy’s Unità di informazione finanziaria, this international workshop will focus on the use of advanced analytics in the context of AML supervision and enforcement.
Financial Crime 2.0
Strengthening the AML Response to Cyber Crime
Events, 30 May 2018HM Government has recognised the threat posed by hacking, malware infections and DDOS attacks to the security and prosperity of the UK. In recognition of the economic underpinnings of cyber crime,...
Financial Crime 2.0
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