The impact of COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in financial institutions and regulators across the globe operating in an entirely new environment. The Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) has identified the potential risk of criminals exploiting the unprecedented situation through cybercrime, fundraising for fake charities and medical scams, and emphasized the importance of financial institutions’ robust Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF) compliance and controls.
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