WASHINGTON, June 26,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In the continuing effort to help
credit unions strengthen compliance programs and combat financial
crimes, America's Credit Unions is pleased to announce a
collaboration with ACAMS, a leading membership organization
dedicated to supporting anti-financial crime (AFC) professionals
around the world. ACAMS and America's Credit Unions will offer its
members in all 50 states and Washington,
D.C. access to anti-financial crime resources, training, and
the opportunity to earn the Certified Anti-Money Laundering
Specialist (CAMS) certification.
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"We are excited to begin this relationship with ACAMS. We always
work to deliver the most pressing and relevant topics based on
feedback from our members, and they voiced loud and clear that this
opportunity fills a gap for experienced BSA/AML professionals,"
said Melisa Kallestad, senior
director of compliance education at America's Credit Unions. "We
couldn't pass up the chance to provide our members with the
opportunity to continue to advance their expertise at an
international level."
"With the increasing prominence of financial crimes in recent
years, a strong focus on compliance is essential. This synergy
equips America's Credit Unions members to enhance their expertise
and ensure the safety of their credit unions and members," said
Neil Sternthal, ACAMS CEO. "We are
thrilled to collaborate with America's Credit Unions and its
members to provide timely, relevant information, resources,
training, and networking opportunities that will empower credit
unions to effectively combat financial crimes."
With the new collaboration, America's Credit Unions members will
have access to the ACAMS Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist
(CAMS) certification at preferred rates, as well as the wealth of
resources ACAMS members enjoy. To learn more about ACAMS please
visit www.acams.org
About
ACAMSĀ®
ACAMS is a leading international membership organization
dedicated to providing opportunities for anti-financial crime
education, best practices, and peer-to-peer networking to AFC
professionals globally. With over 100,000 members across 180
jurisdictions, ACAMS is committed to the mission of ending
financial crime through the provision of anti-money
laundering/counterterrorism-financing and sanctions
knowledge-sharing, thought leadership, risk-mitigation services,
ESG initiatives, and platforms for public-private dialogue. The
association's CAMS certification is the gold- standard
qualification for AFC professionals, while its CGSS and CCAS
certifications are for sanctions professionals and AFC
practitioners working in the crypto space,
respectively. ACAMS' 60+ Chapters globally further amplify the
association's mission through training and networking
initiatives. Visit acams.org for more
information.
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