Event

ACAMS Atlanta March 2026 Financial Crimes Summit: A Lunch & Learn Exploring where Innovations Meets Regulation

March 19, 2026 / 9:30AM–3PM EST In-Person 196 Montgomery Ferry Drive, Atlanta, GA 30309 4 ACAMS Credits

Registration for this event is now closed. Please email chapters@acams.org for more information. 

 

Overview

Join the ACAMS Atlanta Chapter for our Q1 Financial Crimes Summit for an insightful day of learning where innovation meets regulation. Explore the evolving world of Digital IDs, AI, and KYC, then tap into the insights of industry experts in a deep-dive panel discussion on the latest FinCEN guidance, including SAR FAQs and other updates shaping your day-to-day compliance program.

 

Navigating AI in Modern KYC by Ronak Desai 

AI is transforming KYC programs across the industry by enhancing identity verification, customer risk assessments, and due diligence through faster analysis and improved accuracy. At the same time, emerging threats such as deepfakes and synthetic identities are creating new vulnerabilities in traditional KYC controls. This session will examine how these AI‑driven threats challenge existing processes while also highlighting how AI itself can be leveraged as a powerful tool to detect, prevent, and mitigate these risks. In parallel, we will explore evolving regulatory and governance expectations for AI in KYC, including the growing emphasis on transparency, explainability, auditability, and responsible adoption to ensure that financial institutions deploy AI safely, ethically, and in full compliance with supervisory standards.

 

Digital IDs & Verifiable Credentials by Arnav Sachdev: A cryptographic approach to identity verification, trust, and authenticity

This session will introduce the challenges of identity in a digital-first world and provide an overview of what verifiable digital credentials cryptographically secured are and explain how the underlying trust framework of issuers, holders, and verifiers creates a more reliable foundation for proving identity online. We’ll explore why these credentials matter, from reducing fraud and impersonation risk to improving user privacy and delivering faster, low‑friction verification experiences. The session will highlight global momentum behind digital IDs across both government and private sectors, practical use cases in fraud prevention and identity verification, and the challenges that still remain, including ecosystem fragmentation, user education, regulatory complexity, and integration with existing systems. Finally, we’ll look ahead at how scalable, interoperable digital trust can power the next generation of secure, seamless identity experiences.

 

FinCENs Latest Updates, SAR FAQs: Practical Impacts for Compliance Teams

FinCEN’s October 2025 SAR FAQ update introduced important clarifications aimed at reducing unnecessary compliance burdens while keeping institutions focused on truly meaningful suspicious activity. These FAQs address key areas such as structuring‑related SAR filings, expectations for continuing activity reviews, and when institutions are not required to document a decision not to file a SAR. These changes are intended to ensure resources are directed toward activity that genuinely supports law enforcement and national security efforts. This panel discussion will break down what these updates really mean for day‑to‑day SAR operations, how they may shift examiner expectations, and what institutions should consider adjusting in their policies, monitoring workflows, and documentation practices going forward.

 

ACAMS Atlanta Chapter members who register for this event and are accompanied by two (2) non-chapter member registered guest will be entered into a drawing to receive a complimentary Atlanta Chapter membership  or a complimentary pass to the next in-person chapter event.

Agenda

Registration Opens: 9:30 am
Presentations Start: 10:00 am
Lunch & Networking Hour: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Presentation Ends: 3:00 pm
Close of event: 3:00 pm

Venue

Ansley Golf Club
196 Montgomery Ferry Drive
Atlanta, GA 30309

Speakers

Consulting Senior Manager
Crowe
Lead Business Consultant
NICE Actimize
President
MSB Compliance, Inc.
Manager, Market Planning, Fraud & Identity
LexisNexis
Director Fraud Prevention
Community First Credit Union 

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