Geopolitics, Crypto Rules, AML Shifts, and Unusual International Moves

AML Conversations · Jan 9, 2026 · 18m

In this episode of This Week in AML, Elliot Berman and John Byrne unpack a fast‑moving start to 2026 across the financial crime, regulatory, and geopolitical landscape. They discuss the U.S. military’s recent operation in Venezuela and its potential sanctions implications, FinCEN’s holiday‑week rule changes—including the extension of AML/SAR requirements for investment advisers and new guidance preparing the industry for the residential real estate reporting rule—and the OCC’s renewed warning about voluntary SAR misuse. The conversation also explores brewing crypto legislation in the U.S…