Bitcoin and Ethereum are confirmed non-securities. Stablecoins are securities. Over 20,000 virtual assets exist with no official list. That ambiguity makes expert guidance essential. ☕ Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=0aZGCSUx… #AML #Cryptocurrency #FINTRAC #WeeklyCupOfCompliance

Not all virtual assets are treated the same under Canadian law. Knowing the difference matters. @AML_Ninja walks through the regulatory landscape for cryptocurrency and the distinction that trips up a lot of businesses: which assets are securities and which are not. (1/2)

Scrambling won't produce the history FINTRAC needs. With penalties at 40x, exposure has changed. A compliance program on a shelf is not a program. It is a liability. ☕ Catch this week's Weekly Cup of Compliance below. #AML #RealEstateCompliance #FINTRAC #WeeklyCupOfCompliance

FINTRAC examinations in the real estate sector are increasing, and firms treating compliance as a reactive task are most at risk. @AML_Ninja explains just in time compliance, what it looks like in practice, and why it is no longer a viable approach. (1/2)

FINTRAC's 2025 annual report signalled a clear shift in enforcement focus & compliance programs that are not keeping pace are feeling the consequences. David breaks down the primary drivers of AMPs, the sectors showing up on FINTRAC's radar & why the fraud & AML connection (1/2)

For new regulated entities, building a Risk Assessment is required. Building a good one is where the challenge starts. Daniel Dobre explains why smaller firms especially should seek expert input early & why getting the foundation right matters more than simply having a (1/2)

Real estate doesn’t have a data problem, but it sometimes has a data quality problem. In this week’s Weekly Cup of Compliance, Outlier's Rodney MacInnes talks about effectiveness reviews and why more paperwork doesn’t automatically mean stronger compliance. (1/2)

expanding the regulator’s reach beyond traditional exams. The message is clear: expectations are rising, and enforcement is evolving. ☕ Catch this week’s Weekly Cup of Compliance below. #Compliance #AML #FINTRAC #RegulatoryEnforcement #WeeklyCupOfCompliance (2/2)

2025 was a significant year for FINTRAC enforcement. Penalties increased not only in number, but in total value - surpassing $200 million. Outlier's Co-Founder & CEO, David Vijan, breaks down what’s driving the surge, including how FINTRAC’s assessment tools are (1/2)

When fraud happens, many businesses stop at internal investigations but that’s not always enough. Outlier's Daniel Dobre explains why fraud scenarios should also trigger STR reporting, and why this requirement is often misunderstood. (1/2)

how they connect to your compliance program, and why understanding them can make examinations feel far less overwhelming. Knowing what FINTRAC is looking at makes it much easier to prepare. 🎥 Watch David’s breakdown here. #AML #Compliance #FINTRAC #WeeklyCupOfCompliance (2/2)

Talk of FINTRAC assessment tools has been coming up a lot lately, but many businesses aren’t quite sure what they’re for or how they’re used. In this week’s Weekly Cup of Compliance, David explains what FINTRAC’s assessment tools are, (1/2)

🏠 Identifying suspicious activity in real estate isn’t always straightforward, especially when the sector often sits at the integration stage of money laundering. In this week’s Weekly Cup of Compliance, @AML_Ninja breaks down what reasonable grounds to suspect looks like (1/2)

Welcome back to Weekly Cup of Compliance! ☕ We start the new year off discussing a newer reporting entity. Effective October 1, 2025, businesses that provide acquirer services for private automated banking machines (white-label ATMs) became regulated under the PCMLTFA. (1/3)

📝 “In FINTRAC land, if you can’t prove it happened, then it never happened.” @AML_Ninja is back with this week’s Weekly Cup of Compliance and he’s tackling a problem we still see too often: missing documentation. In a recent AMP, a real estate brokerage was fined for not (1/2)

Got an “Outlier” email from a free account (e.g., Proton/Gmail)? That’s not us. Verify the domain: @outliercanada.com or don’t engage. What to look for + what to do: outliercanada.com/fraud-aler… #FraudAlert #Cybersecurity

What’s one change you think Canada still needs to make for crypto compliance? #CryptoCompliance #AML #DigitalAssets #RegulatoryExcellence #OutlierCompliance (2/2)