Welcome fellow bloggers and financial crime enthusiasts! I have been playing with this idea for months and it’s time to make this a reality! Through my experiences gained having moved (perhaps rather frequently) from employer to employer in the financial crime field within South Africa- it has become apparent that we definitely need to start talking more about what we are dealing with, where challenges are, and how we can start tackling all our issues one by one across banks and beyond the banking realm. Attorneys, money remitters, estate agents, casinos and various other industries all have a role to play.

To me, being committed to fighting financial crime is a duty held by every citizen/person in South Africa as we seek to serve the broader interests of our country and help combat the efforts of criminals to launder money and identify those who facilitate/support acts of terrorism.

I am going to use this blog to share my personal views and thoughts on various media pieces, legislative literature, international financial crime related standard/ policy setting bodies e.g. The Financial Action Task Force that will hopefully provide you with informative insight.

The idea is to make information and insights shared with you as simple to understand as possible. Breaking down complex subjects into easy to grasp concepts I believe- is the quickest way to learn.

Please do feel free to share your thoughts/comments/opinions/insights and learnings.

Looking forward to the blogging journey ahead and hearing from YOU!

Sameera Dawood