Journal of Money Laundering Control: Volume 26 Issue 4

Editorial: Non-fungible tokens: CryptoPunks and the art of wash trading

Combatting money laundering in Saudi Arabia

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of the antimoney laundering measures in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in response to its commitments to the Financial…

Money laundering in Ethiopia: an analysis of typologies and techniques

The purpose of this study is to identify money laundering typologies and techniques in Ethiopia.

Money laundering in the United Arab Emirates: the risks and the reality

This study aims to examine the possibility of laundering money through the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the perceived risk and the stark reality. That money laundering prevention…

The thin line between corporate gift, hospitality and corruption: a legal study on Malaysia’s and the UK’s position

Corporate gift-giving and hospitality are some of the high-risk areas for corruption. This paper aims to see comparisons between the Malaysian Ministerial Guidelines and the UK…

Barriers and solutions to cross-border asset recovery

This study aims to first analyze the inhibiting factors for cross-border asset recovery and, second, analyze the solutions to any barriers to cross-border asset recovery.

Biases in risk assessments under EU anti-money laundering law – evidence of the better-than-average effect from Germany

Anti-money laundering (AML) obligations follow a risk-based approach, making their extent subject to the degree of AML risk. Money Laundering Reporting Officers (MLROs) must…

Too lengthy and too low: an analysis of the sanctions imposed by Argentina’s Financial Information Unit between 2016 and 2019

This paper aims to evaluate how Argentina’s Financial Information Unit (Unidad de Información Financiera, FIU) has responded after detecting noncompliance with money laundering…

The comparative analysis of regulations in the Italian Republic and the Russian Federation against cryptolaundering techniques

In the age of DarkNetMarkets proliferation, combatting money laundering has become even more complicated. Constantly evolving technologies add a new layer of difficulty to already…

The use of predictive modeling to identify relevant features for suspicious activity reporting

The purpose of this study is to explore and use artificial intelligence (AI) techniques for identifying the relevant attributes necessary to file a suspicious activity report…

A study of Malaysian anti-money laundering law and the impact on public and private sector

The objectives of this study are to analyse the present Malaysian law regarding money laundering, to identify advantages and disadvantages of the current anti-money laundering…

Money laundering risk management in multiple-purpose financial institutions in Mexico: a Bayesian network approach

This paper aims to develop a money laundering risk management model for multiple-purpose financial institutions (SOFOMES, Spanish acronym for “Sociedades Financieras de Objeto…

Financial intelligence unit of Pakistan: an evaluation of its performance and role in combating money laundering and terrorist financing

This study aims to determine the performance of the Pakistani financial intelligence unit in combating money laundering/terrorist financing in local and global contexts.

Trade-based money laundering and informal remittance services: implications on the sustainability of the balance of payments of a small open economy

This study aims to discuss the consequences of trade-based money laundering (TBML) and informal remittance services on the sustainability of the position of balance of payments…

Effectiveness of regulatory technology implementation in Indonesian banking sector to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing

Money laundering and terrorism financing use the banking sector system illegally and result in enormous losses for the state and nation. Regulatory Technology (RegTech) is an…