BCG on Compliance

As the geopolitical landscape continues to shift dramatically,  risk management practices need to evolve as well. Ted Datta knows this all too well. As Head of Financial Crime Practice at Moody's Analytics, he's focused on using data to unravel layers of ownership and help spot sanctions evasion, discover human rights risks, combat money laundering, and strengthen compliance practices overall. 

In this episode, Ted takes us through some of Moody's data tools, including their comprehensive shell company indicator, and the seven indicators that drive it. He also shares what businesses need to do to up their anti-financial crime game in these very rapidly changing times.

About the Show:

BCG on Compliance is a podcast from Boston Consulting Group that explores today’s most pressing criminal trends and how compliance experts are adapting to counter those threats.

As financial crimes become increasingly sophisticated, compliance can no longer be just a checkbox. It’s emerged as a transformative force in every industry, reshaping practices in ethics, risk management, money laundering and cyber security. On BCG on Compliance, we dive deep into the extraordinary minds that are driving that change.

Hosted by Hanjo Seibert, a leading expert in compliance, anti-financial crime and fraud, BCG on Compliance features interviews with heavy-hitters propelling compliance to the forefront of the industry. From crime prevention gurus to ethics champions, we’ll ask provocative questions and bring you rich insights from the global players shaping the future of compliance, all in a dynamic and compact 20-minute episode.

Whether you're a seasoned pro or new to the field, BCG on Compliance is your quick, comprehensive guide. Join us as we explore the profound ways compliance is altering industries around the globe. And connect with us at [email protected]

New episodes are released every other week.

Episode Links:

Moody’s Website

Ted Datta LinkedIn

Hanjo Seibert LinkedIn

BCG LinkedIn

BCG website

BCG on Compliance on YouTube

For most of his career, Alastair Gray has been working to address the enormous problem of counterfeit goods. Some estimates put the global trade of counterfeits in the trillions, and despite the perception that it’s a victimless crime, there are indeed extraordinary implications that are connected to money laundering, human trafficking, and even funding terrorism. 

As the Director of Anti-Counterfeiting at INTA - The International Trademark Association - Alastair is working to unite law enforcement and stakeholders across industries and jurisdictions to stifle the vast global networks that counterfeits run through.

In this episode, Alastair takes us into the tangled world of counterfeiting, what INTA is doing about it, and how compliance experts can help. 

About the Show:

BCG on Compliance is a podcast from Boston Consulting Group that explores today’s most pressing criminal trends and how compliance experts are adapting to counter those threats.

As financial crimes become increasingly sophisticated, compliance can no longer be just a checkbox. It’s emerged as a transformative force in every industry, reshaping practices in ethics, risk management, money laundering and cyber security. On BCG on Compliance, we dive deep into the extraordinary minds that are driving that change.

Hosted by Hanjo Seibert, a leading expert in compliance, anti-financial crime and fraud, BCG on Compliance features interviews with heavy-hitters propelling compliance to the forefront of the industry. From crime prevention gurus to ethics champions, we’ll ask provocative questions and bring you rich insights from the global players shaping the future of compliance, all in a dynamic and compact 20-minute episode.

Whether you're a seasoned pro or new to the field, BCG on Compliance is your quick, comprehensive guide. Join us as we explore the profound ways compliance is altering industries around the globe. And connect with us at [email protected]

New episodes are released every other week. 

Episode Links:

INTA website

Hanjo Seibert LinkedIn

BCG LinkedIn

BCG website

BCG on Compliance on YouTube

Happy New Year! We're kicking off 2025 with a re-share of one of our most popular episodes from last year. Enjoy!

In 2016, after Volkswagen's disastrous emissions scandal came to light, Hiltrud Werner took on the challenging role of Group Audit Director for the company and later as their Head of Integrity and Legal Affairs 

This was no easy task. With the car manufacturer mired in legal and financial penalties, Hiltrud and her team needed to not only investigate the root causes of this ethical breakdown, but they also had the enormous job of rebuilding the culture of the company and restoring global trust in the brand.

Katharina Hefter, leads BCG Risk & Compliance in Central Europe, and worked closely with Hiltrud during the monitorship at Volkswagen. In this episode, Katharina joins us as guest host, and reflects with Hiltrud on that intense time, and how Volkswagen was able to reimagine and transform its culture. It’s a fascinating exploration of how to truly understand risk, reimagining compliance best practices, and how empowerment is the key to creating corporate transparency and trust. 

About the Show:

BCG on Compliance is a podcast from Boston Consulting Group that explores today’s most pressing criminal trends and how compliance experts are adapting to counter those threats.

As financial crimes become increasingly sophisticated, compliance can no longer be just a checkbox. It’s emerged as a transformative force in every industry, reshaping practices in ethics, risk management, money laundering and cyber security. On BCG on Compliance, we dive deep into the extraordinary minds that are driving that change.

Hosted by Hanjo Seibert, a leading expert in compliance, anti-financial crime and fraud, BCG on Compliance features interviews with heavy-hitters propelling compliance to the forefront of the industry. From crime prevention gurus to ethics champions, we’ll ask provocative questions and bring you rich insights from the global players shaping the future of compliance, all in a dynamic and compact 20-minute episode.

Whether you're a seasoned pro or new to the field, BCG on Compliance is your quick, comprehensive guide. Join us as we explore the profound ways compliance is altering industries around the globe. And connect with us at [email protected]

New episodes are now released biweekly! Listen wherever you get your podcasts. 

You can also find this episode on YouTube!

Info Links:

Hiltrud Werner LinkedIn

Volkswagen website

Katharina Hefter LinkedIn

Hanjo Seibert LinkedIn

BCG LinkedIn

BCG website

December marks the one-year anniversary of BCG on Compliance, and with the holidays and the new year just around the corner, there’s a lot to celebrate, and even more compliance topics to dive into.

We’ve just wrapped Season Two of BCG on Compliance and as 2024 comes to a close, we’re looking back on a great year, filled with thought-provoking conversations, groundbreaking insights, and inspiring moments in the compliance space. We’re also not wasting any time, and we’ll be leaping ahead to more amazing compliance conversations for Season Three, starting in January.

So check out Hanjo’s brief (but action-packed) year in review, and what the show has coming your way in 2025.

And, of course…Happy Holidays!

About the Show:

BCG on Compliance is a podcast from Boston Consulting Group that explores today’s most pressing criminal trends and how compliance experts are adapting to counter those threats.

As financial crimes become increasingly sophisticated, compliance can no longer be just a checkbox. It’s emerged as a transformative force in every industry, reshaping practices in ethics, risk management, money laundering and cyber security. On BCG on Compliance, we dive deep into the extraordinary minds that are driving that change.

Hosted by Hanjo Seibert, a leading expert in compliance, anti-financial crime and fraud, BCG on Compliance features interviews with heavy-hitters propelling compliance to the forefront of the industry. From crime prevention gurus to ethics champions, we’ll ask provocative questions and bring you rich insights from the global players shaping the future of compliance, all in a dynamic and compact episode.

Whether you're a seasoned pro or new to the field, BCG on Compliance is your quick, comprehensive guide. Join us as we explore the profound ways compliance is altering industries around the globe. And connect with us at [email protected] New episodes are released every other week.

Episode Links 

Hanjo Seibert LinkedIn

BCG LinkedIn

BCG Website 

Over the past season we’ve heard from some of the brightest minds behind the latest Gen AI tools revolutionizing compliance, and there’s a lot to unpack. These conversations tackled how AI can make compliance faster, more accurate and help financial institutions stay one step ahead of increasingly sophisticated criminals. 

As we wrap up Season Two, it’s time to reflect. In this special episode, the tables are turned as Hanjo steps into the guest’s seat, interviewed by BCG’s Debora de Cuyper. Together they dive deep into the key takeaways from this past season’s guests, including Parsa Ghaffari, Tobias Schweiger and Yaron Hazan, cutting through the noise to uncover the real impact of AI on compliance today. 

As Debora digs into Hanjo’s reflections on the guests, he discusses whether any conversations this past season challenged his own assumptions. He also shares what ideas surprised him, which perspectives shifted his thinking, and as the journey into AI and compliance continues, what questions remain unanswered?

This episode marks the end of Season Two of BCG on Compliance. We’ll be taking a short break before we start Seasons Three in January, but in the meantime, on December 18th, look for Hanjo’s Holiday message and compliance outlooks for 2025!

About the Show:

BCG on Compliance is a podcast from Boston Consulting Group that explores today’s most pressing criminal trends and how compliance experts are adapting to counter those threats.

As financial crimes become increasingly sophisticated, compliance can no longer be just a checkbox. It’s emerged as a transformative force in every industry, reshaping practices in ethics, risk management, money laundering and cyber security. On BCG on Compliance, we dive deep into the extraordinary minds that are driving that change.

Hosted by Hanjo Seibert, a leading expert in compliance, anti-financial crime and fraud, BCG on Compliance features interviews with heavy-hitters propelling compliance to the forefront of the industry. From crime prevention gurus to ethics champions, we’ll ask provocative questions and bring you rich insights from the global players shaping the future of compliance, all in a dynamic and compact episode.

Whether you're a seasoned pro or new to the field, BCG on Compliance is your quick, comprehensive guide. Join us as we explore the profound ways compliance is altering industries around the globe. And connect with us at [email protected]

New episodes are released every other week. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. You can also find us on YouTube!

Hanjo Seibert LinkedIn

Debora de Culper LinkedIn

Parsa Ghaffari LinkedIn

Tobias Schweiger LinkedIn

Yaron Hazan LinkedIn

BCG LinkedIn

BCG Website 

This week, we're looking back at another popular episode from this year: its a deep dive into the work of the Responsible AI Institute. We'll be back soon with a new episode to wrap up Season 2!

Episode Summary

With AI shifting the world around us and the ground under our feet, Alyssa Lefaivre Škopac and her colleagues at the Responsible AI Institute are working with organizations to safely navigate this changing landscape. 

The institute was founded in 2016, long before AI became such a hot topic, and before responsible AI became a pressing concern across industries. Today, the Institute is busier than ever helping member organizations understand and implement AI at a tactical level through system and organizational assessments, examining policy and governance, and building a certification program. It’s challenging, exciting, and important work where the promise of this technology needs to be tempered with careful ethics and risk assessments.

On this episode, we continue our exploration of AI implementation and risk management with the professionals on the front lines. Alyssa shares why, when it comes to responsible AI, there is no single way forward, and how the Institute customizes its approach for each of their members.

About the Show:

BCG on Compliance is a podcast from Boston Consulting Group that explores today’s most pressing criminal trends and how compliance experts are adapting to counter those threats.

As financial crimes become increasingly sophisticated, compliance can no longer be just a checkbox. It’s emerged as a transformative force in every industry, reshaping practices in ethics, risk management, money laundering and cyber security. On BCG on Compliance, we dive deep into the extraordinary minds that are driving that change.

Hosted by Hanjo Seibert, a leading expert in compliance, anti-financial crime and fraud, BCG on Compliance features interviews with heavy-hitters propelling compliance to the forefront of the industry. From crime prevention gurus to ethics champions, we’ll ask provocative questions and bring you rich insights from the global players shaping the future of compliance, all in a dynamic and compact 20-minute episode.

Whether you're a seasoned pro or new to the field, BCG on Compliance is your quick, comprehensive guide. Join us as we explore the profound ways compliance is altering industries around the globe. And connect with us at [email protected]

New episodes are released every other week. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or connect via BCG's YouTube channel. 

Episode Links:

Alyssa Lefaivre Škopac LinkedIn

Responsible AI Institute

Hanjo Seibert LinkedIn

BCG LinkedIn

BCG website

This week, we're bringing you a rebroadcast of one of our most popular episodes of this year: a fascinating talk with Andy Maguire about his work with HSBC during a very challenging time.

Episode Summary

In 2014, Andy McGuire joined HSBC as Group Chief Operating Officer at one of the most difficult times in the bank's history. Investigations had revealed that poor control processes had led to billions in illicit funds moving through the bank, funding drug cartels and terrorists.

Andy had a key role in engineering an extensive remediation process that took years and millions of dollars. But during that process, he and his team made huge leaps forward and the transformation contributed to significant compliance innovations that still have impacts a decade later. 

On this episode of BCG on Compliance, Andy takes us through HSBC’s remediation process, from “draining the swamp” with meticulous but nuanced data readiness and KYC procedures, to the failures that necessitated this transformation in the first place. We will also cover the technological process innovations Andy and his team developed during the remediation, and Andy discusses how best to use AI and machine learning in these instances. It’s a fantastic behind-the-scenes look at one of the most prominent banking compliance stories in recent history, so don’t miss it. 

About the Show:

BCG on Compliance is a new podcast from Boston Consulting Group that explores today’s most pressing criminal trends and how compliance experts are adapting to counter those threats.

As financial crimes become  increasingly sophisticated, compliance can no longer be just a checkbox. It’s emerged as a transformative force in every industry, reshaping practices in ethics, risk management, money laundering and cyber security. On BCG on Compliance, we dive deep into the extraordinary minds that are driving that change.

Hosted by Hanjo Seibert, a leading expert in compliance, anti-financial crime and fraud, BCG on Compliance features interviews with heavy-hitters propelling compliance to the forefront of the industry. From crime prevention gurus to ethics champions, we’ll ask provocative questions and bring you rich insights from the global players shaping the future of compliance, all in a dynamic and compact 20-minute episode.

Whether you're a seasoned pro or new to the field, BCG on Compliance is your quick, comprehensive guide. Join us as we explore the profound ways compliance is altering industries around the globe. And connect with us at [email protected]

New episodes are released biweekly. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. You can also find this episode on BCG’s YouTube Channel.

Episode Links:

Andy Maguire LinkedIn

Hanjo Seibert LinkedIn

BCG LinkedIn

BCG website

Traditional compliance has always relied on rules and red flags, but for Tobias Schweiger, there is a smarter way. Tobias is co-founder and CEO of Hawk, an AML and fraud prevention software provider, and he believes in bridging the gap between cautious, law-driven approaches and the power of AI. It’s not about rewriting the rulebook, it's about transforming how we read it.

Before founding Hawk, Tobias had leadership roles at the intersection of finance, technology, and strategy. Today, his focus is aimed sharply on using tech to innovate in heavily regulated industries. 

In this episode, Tobias and Hanjo dive into the struggle for banks caught between skyrocketing AML demands, and the need for operational efficiency, and how they can manage both.  They also discuss some thorough but efficient approaches to false positive reduction, how to get clarity on true positives, and the reality of fighting Gen AI crime with Gen AI tools.

About the Show:

BCG on Compliance is a podcast from Boston Consulting Group that explores today’s most pressing criminal trends and how compliance experts are adapting to counter those threats.

As financial crimes become increasingly sophisticated, compliance can no longer be just a checkbox. It’s emerged as a transformative force in every industry, reshaping practices in ethics, risk management, money laundering and cyber security. On BCG on Compliance, we dive deep into the extraordinary minds that are driving that change.

Hosted by Hanjo Seibert, a leading expert in compliance, anti-financial crime and fraud, BCG on Compliance features interviews with heavy-hitters propelling compliance to the forefront of the industry. From crime prevention gurus to ethics champions, we’ll ask provocative questions and bring you rich insights from the global players shaping the future of compliance, all in a dynamic and compact 20-minute episode.

Whether you're a seasoned pro or new to the field, BCG on Compliance is your quick, comprehensive guide. Join us as we explore the profound ways compliance is altering industries around the globe. And connect with us at [email protected]

New episodes are released every other week. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. You can also find us on BCG's YouTube Channel.

Episode Links:

Tobias Schweiger LinkedIn

Hawk website

Hanjo Seibert LinkedIn

BCG LinkedIn

BCG website

In some ways, compliance has become a race against time. Financial institutions need to move quickly in the face of fragmented regulations, siloed decision-making, and overwhelming amounts of data. No one knows this better than Chiara Gelmini and Michael Baldauf, two directors at PegaSystems. 

Chiara and Michael have spent years helping financial institutions tackle these challenges, and in this episode they share how simplifying the process could change the game in compliance.

KYC, AML processes, and financial crime investigations have become more complicated than ever. As regulations evolve across different jurisdictions and the need for speed grows, the pressure to transform compliance practices is at an all-time high. Chiara and Michael discuss these problems and explain why real-time optimization and AI are essential in staying ahead of today’s evolving risks.

About the Show:

BCG on Compliance is a podcast from Boston Consulting Group that explores today’s most pressing criminal trends and how compliance experts are adapting to counter those threats.

As financial crimes become increasingly sophisticated, compliance can no longer be just a checkbox. It’s emerged as a transformative force in every industry, reshaping practices in ethics, risk management, money laundering and cyber security. On BCG on Compliance, we dive deep into the extraordinary minds that are driving that change.

Hosted by Hanjo Seibert, a leading expert in compliance, anti-financial crime and fraud, BCG on Compliance features interviews with heavy-hitters propelling compliance to the forefront of the industry. From crime prevention gurus to ethics champions, we’ll ask provocative questions and bring you rich insights from the global players shaping the future of compliance, all in a dynamic and compact 20-minute episode.

Whether you're a seasoned pro or new to the field, BCG on Compliance is your quick, comprehensive guide. Join us as we explore the profound ways compliance is altering industries around the globe. And connect with us at [email protected]

New episodes are released every other week. You can also find us on BCG's YouTube Channel.

Episode Links:

Michael Baldauf LinkedIn

Chiara Gelmini LinkedIn

Pega Website

Hanjo Seibert LinkedIn

BCG LinkedIn

BCG website

Parsa Ghaffari is the Head of Product Innovation at Quantexa, where he focuses on enhancing their Decision Intelligence platform to harness the power of both structured and unstructured data. Quantexa's platform is designed to help organizations uncover hidden risks and new opportunities by providing a unified view of data, enabling better decision-making across various industries, including financial services, telecommunications, and government. This role follows Quantexa's acquisition of Aylien, a company Parsa founded, which specialized in natural language processing (NLP) and AI-driven market intelligence solutions.

Parsa founded Aylien straight out of university, leveraging his passion for coding that started at the age of 8. The acquisition of Aylien by Quantexa allows for the integration of Aylien’s NLP capabilities within Quantexa’s platform, creating a powerful tool that brings together structured and unstructured data for comprehensive decision-making solutions​.

In this episode of BCG on Compliance, we discuss why data management is essential for leveraging the benefits of AI and where traditional methods have fallen short. We’ll also look at the pace of technology change versus the sluggishness of regulatory bodies, and what leaders can do to ensure their organizations are ready to make the most of the industry’s latest developments.

About the Show:

BCG on Compliance is a new podcast from Boston Consulting Group that explores today’s most pressing criminal trends and how compliance experts are adapting to counter those threats.

As financial crimes become  increasingly sophisticated, compliance can no longer be just a checkbox. It’s emerged as a transformative force in every industry, reshaping practices in ethics, risk management, money laundering and cyber security. On BCG on Compliance, we dive deep into the extraordinary minds that are driving that change.

Hosted by Hanjo Seibert, a leading expert in compliance, anti-financial crime and fraud, BCG on Compliance features interviews with heavy-hitters propelling compliance to the forefront of the industry. From crime prevention gurus to ethics champions, we’ll ask provocative questions and bring you rich insights from the global players shaping the future of compliance, all in a dynamic and compact 20-minute episode.

Whether you're a seasoned pro or new to the field, BCG on Compliance is your quick, comprehensive guide. Join us as we explore the profound ways compliance is altering industries around the globe. And connect with us at [email protected]

New episodes are released every other week. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. You can also find us on BCG's YouTube Channel.