ABC | Anti-Bribery and Corruption |
AML | Anti-Money Laundering |
AML/CTF | Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Financing Rules |
AMLID | Anti-Money Laundering International Database |
AMLD | Anti-Money Laundering Directive |
ACH | Automated Clearing House |
AST | Automated Screening Tool |
APG | Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering |
API | Application Programming Interface |
APTs | Asset Protection Trusts |
ARS | Alternative Remittance System |
ATMs | Automatic Teller Machines |
AVM | Adverse Media |
BO | Beneficial Ownership |
BIS | Bureau of Industry and Security |
BMPE | Black Market Peso Exchange |
BSA | Bank Secrecy Act |
BU | Business Unit |
CDD | Customer Due Diligence |
CFT | Combating the Financing of Terrorism |
CFATF | Caribbean Financial Action Task Force |
CRO | Chief Risk Officer |
CRS | Common Reporting Standard |
CSP | Corporate Service Provider |
CTR | Currency Transaction Reporting |
DOJ | Department of Justice (US) |
DNFBP | Designated Non-Financial Businesses & Professions |
DJ | Dow Jones |
DOW ID | Dow Jones ID |
EDD | Enhanced Due Diligence |
EAR | Export Administration Regulations |
ECJU | Export Control Joint Unit |
E-Money | Electronic Money |
EFT | Electronic Funds Transfer |
eIDV | Electronic Identification & Verification |
EU | European Union |
FATCA | Foreign Account Tax Compliance |
FATF | Financial Action Task Force |
FSE | Foreign Sanctions Evader |
FCA | Financial Conduct Authority (UK) |
FinCEN | Financial Crimes Enforcement Network |
4MLD | Fourth Money Laundering Directive |
FCPA | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
FTZ | Free Trade Zone |
FSRB | Financial Action Task Force Style Regional Bodies |
FIU | Financial Intelligence Unit |
FX | Foreign Exchange Market |
GRC | Governance, Risk & Compliance |
HMRC | Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs |
HMT | His Majesty’s Treasury (UK) |
HNWI | High Net Worth Individual |
ID&V | Identification & Verification |
IVTS | Informal Value Transfer System |
IBC | International Business Company |
IMOLIN | International Money Laundering Information Network |
IMF | International Monetary Fund |
IWL | Internal Watchlist |
JMLIT | Joint Money Laundering Intelligence Taskforce |
KY3P | Know Your Third Party |
KYB | Know Your Business |
KYC | Know Your Customer |
KYCC | Know Your Customer’s Customer |
KYE | Know Your Employee |
LC | Letter of Credit |
MiFID | Markets in Financial Instruments Directive |
MOU | Memorandum of Understandin |
MAR | Market Abuse Regulation |
MLRO | Money Laundering Reporting Officer |
MER | Mutual Evaluation Report |
MSB | Money Service Business |
MONEYVAL | Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures & the Financing of Terrorism |
NGO | Non-Governmental Organisation |
NPO | Non-Profit Organisation |
NCA | National Crime Agency |
NRA | National Risk Assessment |
OFC | Offshore Finance Centre |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
OFAC | Office of Foreign Asset Control (US) |
OPBAS | Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision |
OFSI | Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (UK) |
OTH | Other |
PEP | Politically Exposed Person |
POCA | Proceeds of Crime Act |
PIC | Private Investment Company |
PSP | Payment Services Provider |
px | Pixels |
RBA | Risk-Based Approach |
RCA | Relative or Close Associate |
SAN | Sanctioned Individual |
6MLD | Sixth Money Laundering Directive |
SAR | Suspicious Activity Report |
SCO | Sanctions Compliance Officer |
SDN | Specially Designated National |
SDD | Sanctions Due Diligence |
SIE | Special Interest Entity |
STR | Suspicious Transaction Report |
TBML | Trade-Based Money Laundering |
TCSP | Trust & Corporate Service Provider |
TMPs | Transaction Monitoring and Filtering Programs |
TI | Transparency International |
TF | Terrorist Financing |
UBO | Ultimate Beneficial Owner |
UN | United Nations |
URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
UNK | Unknown |
WBL | Watch and BlackList |
WC | WorldCheck |