Acronym Explainer
Confused by the compliance world's alphabet soup? Don't worry, we have you covered!
- ABC / ABAC: Anti-Bribery And Corruption
- ACAMS: Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists
- Accept List
- ACFCS: Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists
- ACSS: Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists
- AML: Anti-Money Laundering
- AMLC: Anti-Money Laundering Council (Philippines)
- AMLD: Anti Money Laundering Directive (European Union)
- APG: Asia Pacific Group
- BaFin - Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Germany)
- Block Listing
- BO: Beneficial Ownership
- BSA: Bank Secrecy Act (US)
- CDD: Customer Due Diligence
- CFATC / GAFIC: The Caribbean Financial Action Task Force
- CFT: Countering the Financing of Terrorism
- CIFG: Counter ISIS Finance Group
- CTR: Currency Transaction Report
- DFAT: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)
- DNFBPs: Designated Non-Financial Businesses or Professions
- EO: Executive Order (US)
- FATF: Financial Action Task Force
- FCPA: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (US)
- NACTA: National Counter Terrorism Authority (Pakistan)
- OFAC: Office of Foreign Assets Control (US)
- OFSI: Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (UK)
- Rosfinmonitoring: Federal Financial Monitoring Service (Russia)