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 […]
The AACI delivered “Board Oversight, Codex, and the Future of Corruption Prevention” for the first time in the Middle East on September 22, 2026, examining why boards and executive management increasingly require sufficient digital and AI competence to govern technology-supported anti-corruption strategies effectively.
Mike Masoud | September 14, 2026 Organizations devote considerable attention to deciding who should have authority. Boards appoint executives. Governments designate public officials. Institutions delegate approval rights. Committees receive mandates. Managers acquire discretion. But there is a more difficult question: What tells us that the person who has been given […]
Mike Masoud | September 8, 2025 An organization may possess a robust internal control system—complete with clear approval rules, segregation of duties, due diligence, audit trails, and escalation procedures—yet remain dangerously exposed when a powerful executive can quietly switch those safeguards off. That is the true threat of management override: […]
Technical Staff | August 20, 2026 An internal audit finding is not merely a technical observation to be recorded, assigned, and eventually marked “closed.” It may be an early warning that a control is failing, management is tolerating an exception, authority is being exercised without sufficient challenge, or a known […]
August 17, 2026 Boards and senior decision makers are surrounded by information. They receive reports, presentations, risk assessments, legal opinions, audit findings, forecasts, dashboards, and recommendations. They also ask questions. Yet neither the volume of information nor the existence of questions guarantees a sound decision. A critical issue is often […]
Technical Staff | July 29, 2026 The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) is pleased to announce the launch of the Competent Questioning Interactive Learning Experience, now publicly available at cq.theaaci.net . Competent Questioning is an anti-corruption governance concept developed by Mike Masoud and published by The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI). The […]
Technical Staff | July 20, 2026 The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) has launched the Entrusted Authority Intelligence Interactive Learning Website at: Explore the Interactive Learning Website Authored by Mike Masoud and published by The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI), Entrusted Authority Intelligence focuses on the competence and judgment required to exercise […]
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