Joint Services

MONEYVAL's report highlights Croatia's progress in strengthening #anti-#money #laundering and counter-terrorism financing (#AML/ #CFT) measures. Since its 2021 evaluation, Croatia has improved compliance with several Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations, including those on targeted financial sanctions and new technologies. It is now fully compliant with Recommendations 6 and 7, while others are rated "largely compliant" with minor deficiencies. Read more here https://lnkd.in/drJYEphB #moneyval #croatia #aml #sanctions #evaluation #cft

Two Russian #money #laundering networks used by drug gangs, cyber criminals and sanctioned oligarchs have been uncovered and disrupted in an international sting. The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said this week that its Operation Destabilise has led to 84 arrests and the seizure of £20 million (€24.2m) in cash and cryptocurrency. The networks behind the money-laundering schemes — Smart and TGR — helped Russian cyber criminals by laundering the illicit gains they had made through ransomware attacks, and also enabled wealthy individuals from Russia to avoid sanctions and buy property in the #UK. Read more here https://lnkd.in/d8wuPUjd #aml #russia #oligarchs #drugs #crypto #sanctions #uk #nca #ofac

Two Russian #money #laundering networks used by drug gangs, cyber criminals and sanctioned oligarchs have been uncovered and disrupted in an international sting. The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said this week that its Operation Destabilise has led to 84 arrests and the seizure of £20 million (€24.2m) in cash and cryptocurrency. The networks behind the money-laundering schemes — Smart and TGR — helped Russian cyber criminals by laundering the illicit gains they had made through ransomware attacks, and also enabled wealthy individuals from Russia to avoid sanctions and buy property in the #UK. Read more here https://lnkd.in/d8wuPUjd #aml #russia #oligarchs #drugs #crypto #sanctions #uk #nca #ofac

The goal of Joint Services, as our claim states, is “making your AFC transformation smoother and safer.” In order to pursue this goal, we leverage our most valuable resource: our team. That is why we are constantly investing in the training of our resources. During 2024, training was provided on: - Techniques and tools for using artificial intelligence - Business topics associated with the Anti Financial Crime domain - Product-specific training 2025 will be the year of AI focus. We have already been working for a few months on designing and grounding the first elements of our emerging technology adoption journey, with the new year the activity will come into full swing. Stay tuned!

The European Parliament has chosen Bruna Szego, head of anti-money laundering at the Bank of Italy since 2022, to lead #AMLA, the new #EU authority to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism. At the end of joint hearings on the three candidates, the Civil Liberties (LIBE) and Economic (ECON) committees preferred the candidate from Milan to Germany’s Marcus Pleyer and the Dutch Jan Reinder de Carpentier. Il Parlamento europeo ha indicato l’italiana Bruna Szego per il ruolo di presidente della nuova agenzia europea antiriciclaggio (#Amla), che sarà operativa a metà 2025. A darne notizia è l’ANSA, attraverso fonti parlamentari al termine delle audizioni dei tre candidati davanti alle commissioni Economica e per le Libertà civili. Szego, a capo dell’antiriciclaggio alla Banca d’Italia, l’ha spuntata davanti al tedesco Marcus Pleyer, vicedirettore generale del ministero delle Finanze, e all’olandese Jan Reinder de Carpentier. Per saperne di più clicca qui https://lnkd.in/dZyZRDzg #aml #cft #amla #EU #autorithy

Over the years, Joint Services has faced very diverse scenarios and has developed a deep understanding of the specific challenges of #Anti #Financial #Crime transformation. Because of our high specialization in #AFC, we have been able to bring #best #practices from one field to another. This is what happened in the case history we want to present to you today, where we helped a 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to launch an #Anti #Money #Laundering (#AML) function, borrowing 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫. #publicprivatecooperation #collaborazionepubblicoprivato #compliance

A group of 40 cross-party #UK MPs has urged Foreign Secretary David Lammy to advocate for faster implementation of public registers of beneficial ownership in British overseas territories and crown dependencies. Transparency International highlighted 237 corruption cases worth over £250 billion facilitated by companies in these territories and connected significant property holdings in #UK offshore financial hubs to individuals linked to Russian corruption. Read more here https://lnkd.in/dPurFN2m #aml #cft #sancions #beneficialownership #uk #russia #corruption

In the last 14 years, Joint Services mission has always been to help our clients achieving their #Anti #Financial #Crime (#AFC) transformation goals.   To do so, we leverage our most valuable resource: our specialized team, which brings to our customers the #flexibility, #organization, #method, and #cooperation of ants to tackle their anti-financial crime dilemmas. Over 50 consultants with backgrounds in computer science, statistics, or studies and experiences that make them recognized subject matter experts, located across the #EMEA and #APAC regions.   To let you know more about JS and his work we want to start introducing our talented team.   We begin today with Umberto Grigolini, JS CEO since 2016. In the past 8 years Umberto has given to the company a new shape and a new pace, by firmly pursuing a path of #specialization, making targeted investments to #internationalize the business, and establishing strategic partnerships based on trust and recognition of the quality delivered by JS.

Spanish authorities arrested Oscar Sánchez Gil, a former police #anti-#fraud chief, after discovering approximately €20 million hidden within the walls of his Madrid home. This surprising find emerged from an investigation tied to Spain's largest cocaine seizure, where 9.5 tonnes were confiscated. Sánchez Gil, previously known for his #anti-#money #laundering efforts, faces accusations of taking bribes to facilitate drug trafficking operations. His arrest underscores Spain’s ongoing crackdown on internal corruption within law enforcement. Read more here https://lnkd.in/eY5feDFV #aml #corruption #drug #cocaine #spain #ecuador #anti #money #laundering

#Qatar, #India FIUs discuss sharing of data to combat money laundering. The two FIUs discussed the use of IT systems and tools, public-private partnerships, strategic analysis, and virtual digital assets. The Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) of India and Qatar convened in New Delhi to explore ways to enhance cooperation in the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing. The meeting on Tuesday focused on strengthening methods for effective information exchange and identifying potential areas for future collaboration between the two organisations in anti-money laundering (#AML) and counter-financing of terrorism (#CFT). Read more here https://lnkd.in/dXrkrJ9F #sharingdata #cooperation #fiu #moneylaundering #publicprivatepartnership #AML #CFT