| AML | Anti-Money Laundering |
| AML/CTF CIAml/ctf Compliance Index ANF | Al-Nusra Front |
| ARS | Alternative Remittance System |
| ASOP | Alliance for the Safety of Our People |
| ASOPICI | Alliance for the Safety of Our People ‘Intercontinental CTF Initiative’ |
| ATM | Automated Teller Machine |
| BCBS | Basel Committee on Banking Supervision |
| CDD | Customer Due Diligence |
| CHIPS | Clearing House Interbank Payments System |
| CIP | Customer Identification Program |
| CTR | Currency Transaction Report |
| CTF | Counter-terrorism Financing |
| DD | Due Diligence |
| DNPBP | Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions |
| EDD | Enhanced Due Diligence |
| EU | European Union |
| FARC | Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia |
| FATF | Financial Action Task Force |
| FAU | Financial Analysis Unit |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of InvestigationFIFinancial Institution |
| FIEA | Financial Information Exchange Agreement |
| FinCEN | Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (US Treasury Department) |
| FINRA | Financial Industry Regulatory Authority |
| FISA | Finance Industry Standards Association (UK) |
| FIU | Financial Intelligence Unit |
GCITGrave Crime of International Terrorism | |
| GDP | Global Domestic Product |
| GFIU | Global Financial Intelligence UnitIAEAInternational Atomic Energy Agency |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| INCSR | International Narcotics Control Strategy Report |
| INTERPOL | International Criminal Police Organization |
| IPS | Investor Portfolio Securities |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service |
| ISIL | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
Internet Service Provider | |
| KYC | Know Your Customer |
| ML | Money Laundering |
| MLAT | Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty |
| MSB | Money Service Business |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organization |
| NPO | Non-Profit Organization |
| NPT | New Payment Technology |
| NSL | National Security Letter |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OFAC | Office of Foreign Assets Control |
| PEP | Politically Exposed Person |
| RBA | Risk Based Approach |
| SARI | Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative |
| SAR | Suspicious Activity Report |
| SIM | Subscriber Identification Module |
| STR | Suspicious Transaction Report |
| SWIFT | Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication |
| TF | Terrorism Financing |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNCAC | United Nations Convention Against Corruption |
| UNODC | United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime |
| UNTOC | United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime |
| WB | World Bank |
| WCO | World Customs Organization |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WMD | Weapon of Mass Destruction |