...Mala Sondang Silitonga; Keisha Dinya Solihati; Irwinda Vanya; Rima Ranintya Yusuf; Alih Aji Nugroho Purpose This study aims to examine how money laundering risks are produced and normalized in tourism-driven property markets, focusing on Bali’s real estate sector, where foreign ownership...

...Hung Quang Phung; Nguyen-Quynh-Nhu Ngo Purpose This study aims to examine how green finance affects money-laundering risks in Asian economies and assesses whether trade openness moderates this relationship. Design/methodology/approach Using panel data from 29 Asian economies for 2012–2023...

...Tatyana Gibbs Purpose Money laundering ( ML ) risks in the fast-growing luxury goods market fall largely outside the Financial Action Task Force ( FATF ) framework, which imposes anti-money laundering ( AML ) obligations on dealers in precious metals and stones but not to dealers in other high...

...Brandon C. Dulisse; Jaden Denis; Nathan Connealy Purpose This systematic scoping review aims to map the peer-reviewed evidence on cryptocurrency-enabled money laundering to highlight significant gaps in knowledge, particularly regarding its role in the rapid expansion of Southeast Asia’s scam...

... of banks to money laundering risk. This vulnerability persists despite ongoing efforts to curtail the exploitation of the banking sector as a conduit for illicit financial activities. Drawing on routine activity theory, this study analyzes how the convergence of motivated offenders, suitable targets...

...Mark Eshwar Lokanan Purpose This study explores the application of machine learning ( ML ) algorithms to enhance the detection and reporting of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) in California’s financial sector. This research aims to improve anti-money laundering ( AML ) compliance by evaluating...

...Suham Cahyono; Ardianto Ardianto; Noor Adwa Sulaiman Purpose This study aims to explore how perpetrators of illegal financial practices, especially money laundering, construct narratives, euphemisms and rationalizations to justify their actions. The main focus is directed at the ways in which...

...) and Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) to cope with money laundering, terror financing and financial sanctions circumventions. The main purpose of this paper is to explore how different players approach innovation and which are their innovation priorities. The work provides theoretical framework...

...Tareq Na’el Al-Tawil; Nayel AlOmran Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess how foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows may lead to money laundering in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and examine how well the nation’s regulations protect against money laundering risks. Design/methodology...

...Nadiia Horobets; Oleg Reznik; Vasyl Maliyk; Ivan Vyhivskyi; Liliia Bobrishova Purpose AI capabilities enable banks for more effective anti-money laundering (AML). Regulatory initiatives, including the Sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD6) and the AI Act, impose various requirements on AI...

... Fathi can be contacted at: MohamedFathiShehtaDiab@outlook.com © 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Cryptocurrency Criminal liability Financial crimes Decentralized systems Legal challenges Cybercrime Money laundering...

... may not be captured. Access to operational intelligence and classified data on financial operations is limited. Future research should focus on emerging financial technologies, evolving money laundering methodologies and the effectiveness of different regulatory approaches in countering the crime...

... of exchange, and trade-based money laundering is widely used to transport natural assets to dodge taxes and regulatory checks. Furthermore, due to political instability, porous borders, a poor anti-money laundering framework, lax application of customer due diligence measures, corrupt politically exposed...

... alert review process with the aim of improving efficiency, reducing investigation timeliness and ultimately reducing time-to-SAR duration. The model did so by scoring anti-money laundering (AML) alerts to help conduct three actions: automatic hibernation of low-risk alerts; review of medium-risk alerts...

...Emmanuel Ofori; Maxwell Oduro Appiah Purpose This study aims to examine the financial investigation system in Ghana in relation to tax evasion and money laundering practices among multinational corporations (MNCs). Design/methodology/approach The study adopted the qualitative case study design...

...Asif Khan; Muhammad Abid Hussain Shah Jillani; Maseeh Ullah; Muneeb Khan Purpose This research paper is an attempt to conduct a rather detailed analysis of the legal approach to money laundering in the digital trade. Undoubtedly, the current research focus is one of the biggest issues of modern...

...Mallika B.K.; V.H. Ramasubramanian Purpose Money laundering has affected the economy in different ways, where the fraudulent activities are either domestic or abroad, resulting in financial instability globally. Anti-money laundering (AML) system is applied to detect and report any suspicious...

...Jairo Stefano Dote-Pardo; Pedro Severino-González Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the evolving landscape of money laundering (ML) research in emerging economies, identifying key trends, challenges, and future research directions. Design/methodology/approach The paper adopts...

...Georgy Rusanov; Yury Pudovochkin Purpose The study aims to focus on the criminological relationship between money laundering and corruption crimes. Design/methodology/approach The research program on money laundering acquired as a result of corruption crimes includes research of the specifics...

...Philadelphia Pontsho Mokone Purpose Financial institutions such as Bureaux de Change are susceptible to money laundering, posing a significant risk to a nation’s financial stability and security if not properly regulated and supervised. Botswana is a member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF...