The Kyckr Podcast

By Kyckr

The world of KYC and AML compliance is changing fast. Regulators are cracking down, new laws are being passed, and criminals are getting more and more savvy every day. The Kyckr Podcast, is dedicated ... more

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December 04, 2024Registries Revealed | Episode 3: Ireland... with Ben Cronin
Welcome back to Registries Revealed, a new podcast which deep dives into the complex world of company registers.
In episode three, Steve is joined by Ben Cronin, one of Kyckr's original founders, to discuss the Ireland's Companies Registration Office, or CRO.
Together they attempt to answer key questions including:
How does Ireland's company registry system compare to the UK and Australia?

What types of data is available through the CRO and RBO?

How reliable is the data, particularly for UBO filings?

How has Ireland responded to the 2022 CJEU ruling?

Don't miss this opportunity to equip yourself with the knowledge to tackle business verification challenges with confidence.

Tune in now on
Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

Ben Cronin
Ben is a 15-year veteran in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) solutions, having worked with hundreds of clients across accountancy, law, banking, and insurance.
He founded GBR Direct, Kyckr, and UBO Service, and currently serves as Managing Director at AML HQ, developing a SaaS AML solution for accountants and solicitors.
Ben is closely connected to global Government Registries across the world and understands the value of primary source data, particularly in the context of Anti-Money Laundering, Supply Chain and Know Your Business. Previously, Ben was a professional rugby player for Munster and Ireland.

Steve Lamb
Steve is a recognised authority in Know Your Business (KYB) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) practices and serves as Kyckr’s Chief Operating Officer. In this role, he oversees Product, Marketing, Sales, and Delivery functions, ensuring the company’s commercial development and the enhancement of our award-winning global services.

Want to know more about the Irish Company Registers?
Check out Kyckr’s comprehensive guide to the Irish registry system, which is available to download now!
Why you need this guide?
Learn how to effectively use the CRO and its CORE platform to access vital company information.

Discover the filing requirements for beneficial ownership.
Find out how to retrieve essential documents and utilise APIs for streamlined data access.

What’s inside?
Step-by-step instructions on registering companies and accessing public records through the CRO

Key information on the UBO register and who can access beneficial ownership information and how it impacts your business.

Learn about Kyckr's integration with 300 global registries, providing you with up-to-date company data at your fingertips.

Click this link to fill out the form to download your copy of the guide.
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32min
November 20, 2024Registries Revealed | Episode 2: Australia... with Alex Beck
Welcome back to Registries Revealed, a new podcast series which deep dives into the complex world of company registers.
In episode two, Steve is joined by our very own Alex Beck, Head of Product at Kyckr to discuss Australia's registers. Together they attempt to answer key questions including:

Why are three different Australian business registers and what purpose do they serve?
What role do ‘information brokers’ play in the Australian system?
Was it fair for a recent independent review to describe Australia’s registry system as providing a ‘poor digital experience’?
Is Australia likely to have a public beneficial ownership register anytime soon?

Don’t miss this opportunity to equip yourself with the knowledge to tackle business verification challenges with confidence.
Tune in now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.

Alex Beck
Product leader specialising in financial compliance and regulatory technology, with expertise in developing effective AML/KYC and entity verification solutions. Alex has led the transformation of complex banking compliance workflows from 3 hours to 3 minutes, while delivering successful ASIC and PPSR solutions for commercial lending.
Steve Lamb
Steve is a recognised authority in Know Your Business (KYB) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) practices and serves as Kyckr’s Chief Operating Officer. In this role, he oversees Product, Marketing, Sales, and Delivery functions, ensuring the company’s commercial development and the enhancement of our award-winning global services.
Want to know more about the Australian Company Register?
Check out Kyckr’s comprehensive guide to the Australian registry system, which is available to download now!
Kyckr’s 'Company Register Guide: Australia' provides critical insights in ASIC, giving you clear information to support your business verification efforts.
Why download our guide?
Uncover the true power of ASIC’s database
Learn to navigate regulatory hurdles with ease
Gain a competitive advantage in due diligence processes
Streamline your workflow with expert-level knowledge

Click this link to fill out a form to download the copy of the guide.
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34min
November 04, 2024Registries Revealed | Episode 1: UK Companies House... with Graham Barrow
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Registries Revealed, a new podcast series which deep dives into the complex world of company registers. Across ten episodes, our host, Steve Lamb, COO of Kyckr, will investigate the national registers in ten global financial centres, accompanied by local experts from each region.

Get ready for insightful discussion and expert analysis that explores key topics relevant to Financial Crime, including:

The legal framework that underpins each register
The register’s usefulness as a tool for Financial Crime and AML teams
What data and filings are open to the public
Whether the data can be relied upon for KYC

In the first episode of Registries Revealed, Steve is joined by Graham Barrow, host of The Dark Money Files podcast and director of RiskAlert247 to discuss the UK’s Companies House. Together, they attempt to answer key questions including:

Does the UK deserve plaudits for having an open UBO register?
Are the UK’s company registration rules being exploited by criminals?
Is the latest ‘Strategic Intelligence Assessment’ as shocking as it initially appears?
Can additional sources be used to improve verification of UK companies?

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Meet Our Experts

Graham Barrow
Graham is a veteran of the banking world who advises both the public and private sectors on how to improve financial crime detection and reduce fraud. He is a regular media commentator and hosts ‘The Dark Money Files’ podcast, a must-listen for those in Financial Crime. Graham is well-known for his social media posts which bring to light unusual company registrations, along with his role as Co-Founder and Director RiskAlert247, which combats the fraudulent use of personal information to create fake businesses.

Steve Lamb
Steve is a recognised authority in Know Your Business (KYB) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) practices and serves as Kyckr’s Chief Operating Officer. In this role, he oversees, Product, Marketing, Sales and Delivery functions, ensuring the company’s commercial development and the enhancement of our award-winning global services.

Want to know more about the UK Company Register?
Don’t miss Kyckr’s comprehensive guide, which is available to download now.
Navigating company registers can be challenging due to varying rules and accessibility constraints across different countries. Are you confident in your ability to get accurate information in a timely manner?
Kyckr’s ⁠⁠‘Company Register Guide: United Kingdom’ ⁠⁠provides critical insights into Companies House, giving you clear information to support your business verification efforts.

Why Download Our Guide?
Improve your knowledge: Master differences in company registration rules with ease
Ensure Accuracy: Gain insights into the reliability of various registers.
Stay Informed: Keep up with changing regulations and best practices in compliance.

Download your copy⁠⁠ here⁠⁠ and verify businesses with ease today.
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25min
December 14, 2022 Future of KYC Compliance | EP 23 - ECOMMBX’s Gregory Dellas: How to Cultivate a Culture of Compliance Within Your Organization
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In today’s episode of the Future of KYC Compliance, Ian is joined by Gregory Dellas, Chief Compliance and Innovation Officer at ECOMMBX. Gregory highlights the importance of staying current with regulatory changes, being one step ahead of criminals, and properly utilizing technology in the fight against financial crime.
Gregory, founder and Chair of the ACAMS Cyprus Chapter, is a certified CAMS and GCI certified trainer, a Fellow of the International Compliance Association and a long-standing member of the Anti-Money Laundering Professionals Forum. He shares how these organizations enabled him to join forces with fellow anti-financial crime professionals to achieve efficient and effective KYC and AML compliance.
Topics discussed:
- What drew Gregory to a career in AML and fighting financial crime
- The reasons why organizations fail to implement successful AML programs
- AML and financial crime related risks Gregory has seen emerge in the recent years
- The common reporting mistakes that are now starting to occur because of the shift in the way we engage with clients
- Trends Gregory has seen AML professionals have used to try and remove data error points
- The primary challenges faced by frontline compliance teams and institutions
- The importance of having the right culture within an institution in KYC compliance
- Advantages of joining AML organizations
- Key pillars that underpin an effective AML compliance program
- Gregory’s advice for professionals to win the battle against financial crime
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25min
November 16, 2022 Future of KYC Compliance | EP 22 - Revolut’s Nelson Yiannakou: The importance of data sharing in AML and financial crime prevention
In this episode of the Future of KYC Compliance, Ian joins Nelson Yiannakou, Regional Money Laundering Reporting Officer ( APAC ) at Revolut, as he shares his views on the current state of AML obligations and compliance in Australia. We touch on some of the bigger financial crime monitoring challenges faced by regulators today, and Nelson gives us a fresh perspective on the importance of having a sound AML environment and a robust financial crime prevention system.
Topics discussed:
- Nelson’s three-decade long career in financial risk management and financial crime prevention
- A brief intro to Revolut and the services it offers
- Financial crime challenges Revolut has faced globally
- Nelson’s view on the state of AML obligations and compliance in Australia today
- The importance of investing in financial crime prevention capabilities and technologies
- Why financial crime syndicates always seem to be one step ahead of regulators
- Specific challenges faced by digital-only fintech companies
- What excites Nelson most with his work in financial crime risk management
- Nelson’s advice for KYC and AML professionals to ensure their success in the field
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26min
September 08, 2022 Future of KYC Compliance | EP 21 - Dow Jones Joel Lange: Trends Shaping Risk Management and Financial Crime Compliance
In today’s episode of the Future of KYC Compliance, Ian is joined by Joel Lange, General Manager of Risk and Compliance at Dow Jones.
Topics Discussed:
What drew Joel into the world of financial crime prevention
The scope of Joel’s work with Dow Jone’s risk and compliance management
Key AML and financial crime risks we have today
The shift from KYC to KYB
Primary trends in risk management and financial crime compliance
Main challenges financial organizations face in mitigating risks
How to maintain a successful AML program
The importance of continuing education and training for organizations to effectively navigate the compliance sector on a global scale
Common regulatory compliance mistakes made by organizations
Joel’s tips and advice to ensure full AML compliance
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27min
March 29, 2022 Future of KYC Compliance | EP 20 - ICIJ’s Will Fitzgibbon: How Investigative Journalism is Contributing to Combat Financial Crime
Investigative journalism has been key to discovering illicit financial flows, tax heavens and the challenges of reforming the international financial infrastructure.
Every investigation and every leak brings progress in the search for transparency, it raises the bar for financial institutions, and the pressure against financial crime actors.
In today’s episode we are joined by Will Fitzgibbon, a senior reporter with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Will has reported on ICIJ projects, including West Africa Leaks, Paradise Papers and Panama Papers and he also coordinates ICIJ’s partnerships with journalists in Africa and the Middle East.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- What drew Will to the world of investigative journalism.
- Views on the current Russia-Ukraine conflict.
- Why stopping and reforming the international financial infrastructure has been a challenge.
- How Will sees the role of investigative journalism in the context of financial crime.
- Top discoveries from the Pandora Papers.
- What has changed for better and for worse since the Pandora Papers.
- How financial crime control fines should broaden up to include other actors beyond financial institutions.
- What attributes financial criminals look for when they choose jurisdictions.
- Why there will always be loopholes in the financial sector that bad actors can exploit.
- 3 Pieces of advice for industry professionals.
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34min
March 15, 2022 Future of KYC Compliance | EP 19 - Davis Polk & Wardwell’s Dan Stipano: Why Financial Crime is A Perennial Issue
Technology is a double edged sword. On the one hand it gives compliance professionals better tools to catch the bad actors, but it also empowers criminals to perpetrate their actions successfully.
Today we are joined by Dan Stipano, Partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell, who has extensive regulatory and enforcement experience including more than 30 years at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).
Dan helped us understand how our anti-money laundering frameworks have been struggling mightily to keep up with developments and we reflect on the challenges to improve in our fight against financial crime.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- The dual effect technology has over financial crime
- Why information sharing is critical to combat financial crime
- How regulatory expectations are much higher today
- How anti money laundering frameworks are outdated on a global scale
- How sanctions can shape AML compliance programs
- How sanctions are not political agnostic
- The real obstacles for information sharing and what we can do to overcome them
- 3 Pieces of practical advice for compliance officers looking to combat financial crime
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25min
March 01, 2022 Future of KYC Compliance | EP 18 - ACAMS’s Lauren Kohr: Challenges of Complying With AML Regulatory Obligations
Whether it is laws, regulations, guidance, or issuances, the processes that make our regulatory regimes more effective are slow. By the time we reach consensus and refine our standards, criminals are doing something else.
Lauren Kohr has been in the anti-financial crime sector for over 16 years. She currently serves as Senior Director of AML at ACAMS, the largest international membership organization for Anti-Financial Crime professionals.
In today’s episode, she helped us reflect on how AML professionals experience the compliance process, the role of AI in AML and the B-side of disclosing sensitive financial crime information.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- How 9/11 drew Lauren to the world of financial crime to help prevent illicit financial flows.
- How the work of a compliance officer changes in small and large financial institutions.
- The value of public-private initiatives to prevent financial crime.
- Reflections on typical financial penalties.
- The importance of bringing NGO and Academia sectors to the fight against financial crime.
- AML tech: where we are standing and where we need to go.
- The challenges of training AI in AML.
- Big takeaways from recent financial crime investigations.
- 3 Pieces of advice for AML and KYC professionals looking to succeed in the future.
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29min
February 22, 2022 Future of KYC Compliance | EP 17 - ANU’s Anton Moiseienko: Why Targeted Sanctions Can’t Systematically Prevent Illicit Financial Flows
We’ve repeatedly seen how large financial institutions are fined for AML compliance failures and breaches that other organizations have experienced in the past.
What’s the role these sanctions truly play in preventing financial crime recurrence?
In today’s episode, we are joined by Anton Moiseienko, a Lecturer at the ANU College of Law who not only has been studying the legal and policy aspects of targeted sanctions but also but also has extensively researched on emerging technological risks and the financial footprint of cybercrime.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- What drew Anton to the world of financial crime.
- How the nature of financial crime has changed in recent years.
- Why targeted sanctions are ineffective to prevent financial crime.
- Implication of the use of cryptocurrencies on compliance officers’ work.
- How blockchain analytics can help with financial crime prevention.
- Other types of cybercrime and the challenges these impose over financial institutions.
- Reflections on the most recent AML fine cases.
- Obstacles for cross border collaboration and international standard setting.
- Advice for AML/Compliance professionals
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32min

FAQs about The Kyckr Podcast:

How many episodes does The Kyckr Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 26 episodes available.