Hawala & Informal Value Transfer: Red Flags One-Pager

Hawala moves value across borders without a single wire. It is a legal lifeline for many families when the broker is registered, and a hidden channel for criminal money when it is not. This printable one-pager helps your team tell the difference.

Inside:

• How hawala works, step by step, and why no money crosses the border
• When it is legal: FINTRAC and FinCEN registration and licensing
• 6 red flags for compliance professionals
• 5 real cases from Montreal, Los Angeles, New York, Alberta and the Times Square bomber case
• What to do, without de-risking whole communities

Built from The Risk Café Files episode Hawala Explained. For KYC teams, MSB compliance officers, monitoring analysts and investigators.

1-page PDF, Letter size. By SafeSquare Consulting. General information, not legal advice.