The UK regulator, in common with most regulators around the world, is keen to understand the role that synthetic data might play, alongside Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

It has made a call for input which closes on 22 June. 

In this episode we review the current state of play, the uses for synthetic data and why contributing to this call is so important.

Link to the call: https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/call-for-input/synthetic-data-to-support-financial-services-innovation.pdf 

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In this episode we tackle the thorny issue of tax avoidance, aggressive tax avoidance and tax evasion. We also take a closer look at one of the schemes which falls somewhere on that spectrum: mini-umbrella companies.

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In this episode we look at all things digital and how it is changing the landscape of authentication whilst making KYC more dynamic.

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To conclude this trilogy of podcasts looking at the world from the money launderers point of view, Ray and Graham take a deep dive into trade-based money laundering and trade finance.

They revisit the research conducted by John Zdanowicz – copy of the report referred to can be found here.

$5000 tweezers and enriched uranium at $15/kg make for a lively episode! 

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In this second part of Graham & Ray’s trip to the dark side, and with almost prescient timing, they explain how to set up a global money laundering machine.

Please don’t try this at home.

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Having spent three years and 93 episodes reporting from the side of the great and the good, Ray and Graham move the focus to the view from the dark side.

And it sounds like they had an inordinate amount of fun doing so!

Two more parts to follow!

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We bring this trilogy of episodes around transaction monitoring failures to an end with a final review of the NatWest case and a comparison with the recent fine levied against HSBC.

What’s that got to do with a King, his cleaner and a thirsty aspidistra? You’ll need to listen to find out!

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In this episode we bring you the second part of our deep dive into the criminal prosecution of NatWest through the lens of the Statement of Facts which accompanied the guilty verdict.

This time, amongst other things, we cover smelly banknotes and bin bags full of cash.

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In this episode we bring you part one of a deep dive into the criminal prosecution of NatWest 
through the lens of the Statement of Facts which accompanied the guilty verdict.

No matter where you are in the world, given the ubiquity of AML regulations, this will be relevant to you and your organisation.

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In this episode we want to move away from always being suspicious and look at the other side of the coin. Can we use green flags to help identify suspicious behaviour from a very different angle?

And do we need to be cautious in our use of whitelists?

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