Financial institutions face heightened fraud and compliance challenges as global enforcement priorities evolve. Aaron Nicodemus, Editor-in-Chief at Compliance Week, highlights strategies to strengthen AML and KYC practices, particularly after DOJ’s crypto laundering case and narrowed FCPA enforcement. He emphasizes enhanced customer due diligence, beneficial ownership checks, and sanctions monitoring, while cautioning against over-corrective de-risking. Nicodemus also underscores risks tied to cryptocurrency, state-level enforcement, and the rollback of the Beneficial Ownership Registry.