A CEO’s honest account of a one-hour detour that turned into an all-day project — and what it reveals about AML vendor pricing transparency in 2026.
CAMLO
Reflections on Binance’s Compliance Struggles
Understanding the Gravity of the Situation After just coming off an almost 6-year jaunt as CAMLO for a major crypto exchange and being in the trenches of AML and ATF programs all that time, I’ve seen my fair share of…
Why is an AML Policy so important?
For more than 30 years, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has been the global standard by which many countries have wholeheartedly adopted the measure to combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing(ML/TF). Since the FATF first started in the late…
5 Key Aspects to Finding the Right CAMLO
As a reporting entity under most Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CTF) regulations you must appoint an able and qualified person as your Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer (CAMLO). This is essentially the first step to meeting your legal obligations. The…
Designating the Chief AML Compliance Officer
A classic Fintech startup has a tight budget making it difficult to hire a dedicated Chief AML Compliance Officer (CAMLO). This leads them to designating either a founder or other members in the organization to take on this role as…
Introducing Our Free AML Risk Assessment Tool
Any business that deals in money and financial assets should start with a Risk Assessment for Money Laundering, Human Trafficking, and Terrorism funding. This includes firms that deal in cryptocurrency, payments, remittances, real estate, and other high-value commodities. AML Risk…