Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain the rule‐based and risk‐based anti‐money‐laundering (AML) approach, to demonstrate the implementation problems in carrying out a risk‐based approach (RBA) to AML and finally propose in what way the RBA should be conducted in China....

Purpose – This paper attempts to examine the practical condition of implementing risk‐based approach (RBA) in Chinese financial sectors. Design/methodology/approach – This paper compares the differences between rule‐based approach and risk‐based approach (RBA), and provides different...