On April 7th, AMCHAM collaborated with KPMG in India to organize a webinar entitled ‘COVID-19 Scams: Mitigating Fraud and Money – Laundering Risk.’ The session with expert speakers Mr. Matthew Saint, Anti-Money Laundering Officer and Deputy Group Chief Financial Crime officer, AXA, Paris, France, Mr. Ashish Athalye, Chief Internal Vigilance, Kotak Mahindra Bank, India and Mr. Kyran McCarthy, Asia-Pacific Head of AML and Sanction Services, KPMG in Hong Kong, focussed on regulatory developments, key trends and alerts, the emerging need for business to undertake measures to mitigate financial crime, new threats and the opportunities to recalibrate resources in light of COVID-19. A live poll was undertaken with the participants in the session to measure preparedness of organizations to prevent financial crimes. The session was moderated by Mr. Suveer Khanna, Partner, Forensic Services, KPMG in India and Mr. Anurag Jain, Director, Forensic Services, KPMG in India.