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Forget the status quo: Proactive AML is the path forward
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Martin Woods2020-09-04T16:05:00
The AML community is guilty of tolerating the failing status quo, and very few have dared to confront, challenge, and disrupt the inefficient and ineffective practices. A proactive approach could be the solution, writes Martin Woods.
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