Event Sessions

Human trafficking is the 2nd largest crime in the world and a $150 billion U.S. business. Every financial transaction leaves a digital footprint that can bring justice and safety to victims if the red flags are recognized and reported. During this session, we will discuss the payment, spending, deposit, and travel patterns typically involved with human trafficking accounts. We will also learn about social media and mobile apps developed to recruit and sell vulnerable children and adults. Lastly, we will hear from a Survivor Leader about the importance of financial institution intervention and FinCEN reporting.  

Every day, law enforcement is presented with a myriad of leads of radicalized individuals that require the exercise of sound judgment to determine which to pursue and which to close out. Leaders must allocate their time, attention, and inherently limited resources on the highest priority cases. Even where there is evidence that a U.S. citizen may be radicalizing, the Constitution appropriately limits the actions that government can take. In this session, we will discuss how institutional culture, policies, and training may affect how Law Enforcement intervenes with radicalized individuals and what role financial institutions play.

Elder financial exploitation is a huge and growing issue in the United States, especially during the pandemic. New scams targeting our elders are on the rise. Learn through case examples the red flags you should watch for and how best to protect older adults from financial crimes, as well as state and federal laws pertaining to reporting this type of exploitation. We will discuss various case studies where financial institution and social services collaborations have had successful outcomes and how you can build those relationships in your community.

Collecting CDD/EDD/KYC data, including beneficial ownership info, is critical to any BSA program. While anti-money laundering and anti-corruption laws and related sanctions certainly provide incentives, accurate and efficient data collection also protects financial institutions from unknowingly doing business with foreign citizens, government officials, or anyone doing shady business. Join this session and learn best practices to step up your institution's data collection game.

Banking lawyer John Geiringer was born in 1970, the same year that Congress passed the Bank Secrecy Act. With the passing of 50 years, both have aged significantly, and not always for the better. Luckily for the BSA, Congress recently passed AML reform legislation to modernize its framework. While he waits for his own tune-up, John will discuss how the BSA has evolved over the years and what its future may hold in light of the evolving risks to our nation and its financial system.

Some financial institutions have found synergy in combining Fraud and BSA departments. This panel of peer bankers will discuss the advantages and disadvantages, plus considerations for combining these important departments fighting financial crime. 

Although the world changed quite a bit in 2020, the laws around cannabis and banking have always been changing. It is important for BSA and Compliance Officers to be aware of those changes. In this session, Matt Kramer and Kevin Gulledge will discuss the ever-evolving laws and banking guidelines and what you can do to be successful, should you decide to bank these high-risk entities.  The speakers will provide insight into national and international programs and discuss how to use the BAM software efficiently to maintain an effective risk-based CRB program.

Explore BAM+ 6.0 new functionality, including data and system tables. We'll cover the dashboard, scenarios, alert/case/SARs, reports and more.

Learn what's new in CTR+ 6.0, including daily functions and features.

Learn about the new functionality in data management, the data feed, settings and reports in BAM+ 6.0.

BAM+ alert generation can make or break your BSA/Compliance Department. Too many alerts and you’re quickly overwhelmed, too few alerts and you may be missing suspicious activity. Finding that balance and understanding scenarios is critical to program efficiency and success. In this session, we will learn how to control false positive alert creation through a breakdown of BAM+ scenarios in order to understand the different monitoring threshold levels, how to incorporate User-Defined Groups and Individual Variations and when it is appropriate to exempt customers from individual scenarios.

As your Institution grows, so do your compliance needs. Due Diligence Manager (DDM) provides each institution the ability to tailor Customer and Enhanced Due Diligence questions to meet those evolving needs. In this session we will take a look at DDM and present the different options and best practices.