💰 HOW $BILLIONS GET “CLEANED”

Money laundering is much more than simply putting illegal cash into a bank account.

In many cases, the process is described in three main stages:

1️⃣ Placement — Illegal funds are introduced into the financial system.$BILL

2️⃣ Layering — A complex trail of transactions, companies, wallets and transfers can make the original source of the money harder to identify.

3️⃣ Integration — The funds eventually re-enter the legitimate economy through assets, investments or businesses.

Common methods identified by AML experts include:

▪️ Cash-intensive businesses
▪️ Structuring or “smurfing”
▪️ Trade-based money laundering
▪️ Shell companies
▪️ Real estate transactions

Crypto can also become part of the layering stage, alongside traditional financial networks.

The objective remains the same: obscure the source of illicit funds and make them appear legitimate.

For compliance teams, looking at a single transaction isn't always enough. The bigger challenge is identifying the patterns and connections across multiple transactions and entities.

🔎 Follow the pattern, not just the transaction.
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