Sanctionfy

About Sanctionfy

Sanctionfy is an independent practitioner's field guide to US and global sanctions, BSA/AML, and trade finance compliance, written and built by Anant Rathee.

Anant is a US attorney with an LLM from Duke and an ACAMS-credentialed BSA/AML professional. He spent eight years in banking — first as a BSA/AML compliance officer running the program day to day, now in internal audit — and started building Sanctionfy to publish the kind of practitioner analysis and free tools he wishes had existed when he was in the first line of defense.

Why this exists

Most sanctions and AML blogs are one of three things: law firm marketing, vendor sales funnels, or thin news aggregation. There is room for an opinionated, practitioner-level resource that ships with the workflows and free tools needed to actually operationalize the analysis. Sanctionfy is that.

Editorial principles

  • Specifics over abstractions. Every claim should bottom out in a regulatory citation, an enforcement action, or a worked example.
  • Plain English, but not dumbed down. The audience knows what an SDN is. Sanctionfy doesn't explain it.
  • Have opinions, label them clearly. Practitioner takes are marked as such; analysis is sourced.
  • Tools are educational triage, not determinations. They do not replace screening systems, professional judgment, or qualified counsel.

Independent project, no employer affiliation

Sanctionfy is an independent project written on the author's own time. Nothing on this site reflects the views, positions, or work of any current or former employer. No specific institution, transaction, examination, finding, or client matter is described or implied. All commentary on enforcement actions and regulatory developments is based exclusively on public information.

Not legal advice

Sanctionfy publishes content and tools for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing on this site constitutes legal advice or creates an attorney-client relationship. Sanctions and AML rules change frequently — verify current guidance before relying on any analysis here. Consult qualified counsel for specific matters.

Contact and corrections

Tips, corrections, speaking inquiries, and feedback on tools are welcome. Reach out via the contact page.