Banking secrecy

The bank''s primary role is to act as a liaison between suppliers and demanders of money. Most money laundering and terrorist financing operations require the intervention of a bank at some point given the technical services it offers. Financial institutions are involved in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing because they hold information to which investigators have no direct access. This work on Banking secrecy in the face of money laundering and the financing of terrorism will be of great benefit to banking professionals and will provide an insight into the darker side of globalization. It covers both money laundering techniques and strategies for combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism. At the same time recommendations have been put forward for better management.