Press Release The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) and the Union of Arab Banks Sign a Memorandum of Understanding to Promote Anti-Corruption and Integrity Tempe, ArizonaMedia Dept. August 24, 2024 – The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) proudly announces the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Union of Arab Banks (UAB) […]
Exam UnitJanuary 30, 2023 The CACF is an anti-corruption certification that intends to assist participating institutions, universities, and professionals who wish to fight corruption wisely. CACF is often utilized to increase anti-corruption intelligence by middle and higher management professionals. The higher the degree of anti-corruption knowledge and abilities of the […]
Mike J. MasoudMarch 24, 2026 This is Part 2 of a five-part series on where countries should start when corruption is widespread across institutions and economic sectors. This part examines the institutional foundations without which anti-corruption reform becomes political theater rather than measurable national progress. If Part 1 established that a country […]
Weak challenge, false assurance, and ceremonial oversight continue to expose institutions long before a scandal becomes visible. Technical StaffMarch 24, 2026 A board does not need to approve corruption for corruption to grow under its watch. It only needs to become passive. That is the ugly truth many institutions refuse […]
Mike J. MasoudMarch 17, 2026 This is Part 1 of a five-part series on where countries should start when corruption is widespread across institutions and economic sectors. This part addresses a basic but neglected reality: no country can fight corruption intelligently unless it first defines what it is trying to […]
Editorial Team; February 20, 2026 Boards and senior officers rarely fail because corruption is invisible. They fail because critical questions were not asked early enough — at the level where authority is exercised. Anti-Corruption Intelligence (ACI) — a proprietary concept embedded in the Certified Anti-Corruption Manager (CACM) framework — defines the […]
January 5, 2026Mike J. Masoud The global economy is collapsing under a quiet, tolerated failure: decision-makers who are not technically competent to hold the authority they exercise. This is not an HR problem.This is not a training gap.This is institutional negligence. The American Anti-Corruption Institute’s Standard on Fighting Corruption 200: Competence […]
January 31, 2026 Contributor attributionThis article was contributed by Dr. Abdallah C. Ficani, Ph.D., ACPA, is Assistant Professor and Head of the Audit & Accounting Department at Université Antonine (UA), Head of the Finance Department at the Lebanese University (UL), and Chairman of Stronghold Capital Management Limited (DIFC – DFSA Category […]
Mike J. MasoudJanuary 27, 2026 Corruption is often described as a sudden shock or failure no one could have anticipated. This narrative is convenient, but rarely accurate. In most institutions, corruption is not discovered late because it develops invisibly; it is missed early because signals are misunderstood, dismissed, avoided, or […]
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