Category: Interview

Humanitarian Groups, Other Nonprofits Still Hobbled by Diminished Banking Services

ACAMS, interview, December 2018 Rightly or wrongly, the perception that charitable organizations pose unmanageable compliance problems persists within the global banking industry despite mounting efforts to keep the vital nonprofit sector plugged-in to the global financial system. U.S. regulators, global advocacy groups and anti-money laundering professionals have issued statements and launched a number of initiatives in […]

Four questions that small firms should ask about Cyber-security

Interview, Trusted Professional, Feb. 2016 Just because you’re a small firm, don’t assume that cybercriminals won’t notice you. Yigal Rechtman, an expert in IT audits, said this all-too-common mindset amounts to nothing more than “security by obscurity,” which really isn’t that secure at all. Speaking at the NYSSCPA’s Business and Industry Conference last October, Rechtman […]