Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa
When his name was announced as the new chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Subject to Senate confirmation) in a short statement from the State House Tuesday monrning, not many Nigerians knew who Abdulrasheed Bawa was. Here are however 10 things to know about the EFCC chair designate.
1. Abdulrasheed Bawa is a 40-year-old EFCC officer from Jega local government area of Kebbi State.
2. He attended Model Primary School Birnin-Kebbi Road, Sokoto where he obtained his primary school certificate in 1991, and Government Secondary School, Owerri for his Senior Secondary School Certificate in 1997.
3. Bawa obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics and Masters in International Affairs and Diplomacy from Usmanu Danfodio University Sokoto in 2001 and 2012 respectively.
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ATLANTA, Feb. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Lynn Tillman-Cherry, a payments industry veteran and fintech industry leader, has joined
Greenwood as Chief Compliance and Risk Officer.
Lynn Cherry began her banking career at Wachovia (now Wells Fargo). In 1998, after completing the Bank Card Services Management Training Program, she moved into the debit and prepaid card verticals and has since designed, built and managed bank-centric regulatory compliance programs for several top card issuers in the United States and Europe.
Lynn Tillman-Cherry joins Greenwood as the new Chief Compliance and Risk Officer. Greenwood features best-in-class online banking services and innovative ways of giving back to Black and Latinx causes and businesses. Contact: [email protected]
Many compliance professionals in the financial industry believe last year’s leak of 2,100 suspicious activity reports from FinCEN had an overall positive impact on global efforts to fight financial crime, according to an ACAMS survey.
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Respondents say the issuance of national AML priorities and more guidance on SARs and pending regulations would aid AFC/AML compliance teams
Financial institutions welcome plans to regulate firms for anti-money laundering (AML) efficacy but say more input is needed from governmental officials to ensure that their compliance efforts are effective, according to a new global survey of financial crime experts commissioned by ACAMS. The survey, which was launched in partnership with YouGov, found that four out of five of the more than 340 respondents believed that the periodic issuance of AML priorities by a national governmental body would be helpful in shaping an institution s compliance program.
Luna Global Networks Supports Strong Bipartisan Policies to Combat Kleptocracy and Illicit Trade in 2021
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ In a statement released today, David M. Luna, CEO & President of Luna Global Networks, encouraged President Joe Biden and the US Congress to make the fight against kleptocracy and illicit trade an important US national security and foreign policy priority. Luna will be further amplifying this important message in his upcoming participation at meetings and webinars including by the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), Meridian International Center, the OECD Task Force on Countering Illicit Trade, The Business 20, the Anti-Illicit Trade Institute, and at other events by intergovernmental and business organizations.