As many countries around the world start to reopen and the pandemic moves to a new phase, what lessons were learned from financial crime during the Covid-19 era? What new strategies and attitudes must be employed by FIs to deal with financial crime in the digital transformation?

In this episode of the Financial CrimeCast, ACFCS sits down with Chainalysis Head of Research Kim Grauer to detail the recently published 2021 Chainalysis Crypto Crime Report. Drawing from Chainalysis blockchain analytics and datasets, Kim describes the most interesting trends she found in her research, including insights on hacks, darknet markets, and ransomware.

On this episode, we’re exploring one of the hottest trends in the illicit use of cryptocurrency - the rise of privacy wallets. Our guide on this quest to make understanding of privacy wallets a little more public is David Carlisle, Head of Policy and Regulatory Affairs with Elliptic.

On this episode, we’re exploring how to fight Frankenstein – well, Frankenstein fraud anyway, another name for the rapidly growing scourge of synthetic ID fraud. It’s not a new issue, but synthetics continue to be an immense challenge for financial institutions, responsible for tens of billions of losses.

Is your organization ready for the inevitability of fraudulent PPP loans?  In this episode, Terri Luttrell, Compliance and Engagement Director with Abrigo, discusses how you can avoid getting blindsided by PPP fraud through early detection and reporting.

In this Financial CrimeCast, Amanda DuPont, Public Records Product Expert with Thomson Reuters, gives insights on why hemp is such a hot topic, the legal background on banking hemp, and key considerations for financial institutions.

In this CrimeCast, our guide to the tumultuous world of US pandemic emergency aid programs is Amanda DuPont, Public Records Product Expert with Thomson Reuters. Her role gives her an insider’s view into how financial institutions are managing programs like the PPP, Economic Injury Disaster Loans, Main Street Lending and more.

Join ACFCS and Jonathan Levin, co-founder and CSO for Chainalysis, for an in-depth look at how Lazarus launders stolen money, and how investigators, exchanges, and financial institutions can leverage blockchain forensic tools like those provided by Chainalysis to fight back.

For financial institutions trying to get a handled on crypto risk, questions abound - What’s the current regulatory framework for crypto, and what is it likely to be in the next year? Is there such a thing as "good crypto” and “bad crypto?” What is a bank’s risk exposure to crypto, especially for the vast majority that don’t provide any direct services to crypto firms?

In this edition of the CrimeCast, two crypto experts and enthusiasts delve into these questions and much more. Join Doug McCalmont, Senior Solutions Consultant with BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, in conversation with Steve Ryan, Chief Operating Officer with blockchain forensics firm CipherTrace.

In this special two-part podcast series, Steven Scheurmann takes you across the APAC region to provide insights and highlights on key considerations in financial crime compliance.