Anti-Money Laundering: Emerging Risks and Regulatory Shifts

This article first appeared in the February 2026 issue of Financier Worldwide magazine. The entire publication is available at: https://www.financierworldwide.com/indepth-feature-anti-money-laundering-2026 (Subscription required)

“Q. What are the most pressing anti-money laundering (AML) risks currently facing the US? To what extent are you seeing the emergence of threats such as synthetic identities, AI driven fraud and other technology enabled laundering methods?

A. Some of the most pressing anti-money laundering (AML) risks we are seeing relate to changing national security priorities, including foreign terrorist organisations, export controls violations and sanctions. Those risks have always been important, but they have become significantly more complex for financial institutions (FIs) to manage in the current environment. At the same time, there is increased focus on knowing your customer, fraud and money laundering, particularly as it relates to synthetic identity theft and deepfakes. Fraud and cyber security breaches were always ‘specified unlawful activities’ for money laundering purposes, but they were often operationalised separately, which created silos and gaps. What we are seeing now is a shift toward thinking about these risks more holistically, as institutions recognise how closely connected they are in practice and operations.”

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