The RegTech Pulse

During this episode we speak with Ian Mitchell, Founder & Board Chair at  The Knoble. Listen to Ian's journey to establish The Knoble, about the organization's mission to unite the financial crimes industry to protect vulnerable populations and what they are doing to fight against human crime around the world.

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About The Knoble
The Knoble's mission is to protect the vulnerable including victims of human trafficking, child exploitation, scams, and elder abuse. Learn more at www.theknoble.com.

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During this episode of The RegTech Pulse we sit with The Sentry to explore the deficiencies in regulation to tackle money laundering in the real state industry, and how 2022 could be a pivotal year to finally close the many loopholes in the industry.

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About the Sentry
The Sentry is an investigative and policy organization that seeks to disable multinational predatory networks that benefit from violent conflict, repression, and kleptocracy. Learn more at https://thesentry.org/

DISCLAIMER: The information provided in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to and shall not be used as legal advice.  The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the speaker/s and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of LexisNexis Risk Solutions.  LexisNexis Risk Solutions does not warrant that the information provided in this podcast is accurate or error-free.  

In this episode we are joined by Dr. Togzhan Kassenova, an expert in nuclear politics, weapons of mass destruction (WMD) non-proliferation, and the prevention of financial crime. She explores why WMD proliferation is relevant to financial institutions and their own role in preventing financial crime and proliferation. We also cover the tools and systems in place to help financial crime professionals stop WMD proliferation.

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About Dr. Togzhan Kassenova:
Dr. Togzhan Kassenova is a Washington, DC-based senior fellow with the Project on International Security, Commerce, and Economic Statecraft (PISCES) at the Center for Policy Research, SUNY-Albany and a non-resident fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She is an expert on nuclear politics, WMD non-proliferation, strategic trade controls, sanctions implementation, and financial crime prevention. She currently works on issues related to proliferation financing controls, exploring ways to minimize access of proliferators to the global financial system. Kassenova holds a Ph.D. in Politics from the University of Leeds and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS). From 2011 to 2015 Kassenova served on the UN secretary general’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters. 

Kassenova is the author of Atomic Steppe: How Kazakhstan Gave Up the Bomb (Stanford University Press, 2022). 

DISCLAIMER: The information provided in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to and shall not be used as legal advice.  The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the speaker/s and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of LexisNexis Risk Solutions.  LexisNexis Risk Solutions does not warrant that the information provided in this podcast is accurate or error-free.  

Craig Phildius, Regional Export Control Officer at Bureau of Industry and Security based in Turkey, explains the role of the Bureau outside of the U.S, the types of checks carried out to ensure compliance around the world, and particular challenges in the Middle East region.

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About Craig Phildius:
Craig began his federal law enforcement career in August 2000 with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and spent twelve years in the New York Field Division. Craig was responsible for conducting complex investigations of mid to high level narcotics violators and organizations.

In February 2012, Craig transferred to BIS, Office of Export Enforcement, and was assigned to the Los Angeles Field Office.  In January 2014, Craig was selected to be the Regional Export Control Officer (ECO) in Dubai, UAE and served two years at the U.S. Consulate.  In January 2016, SA Phildius returned to the United States and was assigned to a newly established FAP position co-located with the FBI in San Diego, CA.  

 In June 2018, SA Phildius was selected to be the ECO in Istanbul, Turkey, a newly established foreign Post within BIS.  Phildius was tasked with establishing the office in country and cultivating a working relationship with the newly formed Turkish Government.

 In June 1995, Craig was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps and completed six years of active service.  Craig achieved the rank of Captain and was awarded the National Defense Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal and The Sea Service Deployment Medal.

 He holds an M.B.A. from The University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from The University of Delaware. 

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In the first episode of 2022 we sit with Louie Vargas and Christian Støtt of Danske Bank, to discuss the regulatory landscape of the Nordics Region. During the conversation we discuss the different implications for both AML and sanctions departments, the importance of data integrity, and some of the trends we expect to see in the new year. Tune in today for a great conversation!

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About Louie Vargas
Louie Vargas is a Principal Sanctions Compliance Officer with Danske Bank based in Copenhagen. Previously, he has worked for J.P. Morgan Chase, Agricultural Bank of China, and Deutsche Bank based out of New York City. Currently, he is focusing on controls and technology but has previously focused on other areas within Sanctions such as transaction/customer screening, reporting to OFAC, and list management activities just to name a few. Louie is passionate about learning from and sharing information with others.

About Christian Støtt
Christian Støtt is a Managing Compliance with Danske Bank in Copenhagen, Denmark. He has previously worked for the Royal Bank of Canada in London, and for several consultancy firms specialised in advising on financial crime prevention to the financial services industry. He currently manages a AML/CTF Compliance Advisory team in the Nordic region. Christian is passionate about open-source intelligence and analytical techniques.

DISCLAIMER: The information provided in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to and shall not be used as legal advice.  The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the speaker/s and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of LexisNexis Risk Solutions.  LexisNexis Risk Solutions does not warrant that the information provided in this podcast is accurate or error-free.  

During this new episode of the The RegTech Pulse we sit with Eimantas Vytuvis, Director of the newly established Centre of Excellence in Anti-Money Laundering in Lithuania to discuss the center's unique collaborative approach to combat financial crime in the country. 

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About Eimantas Vytuvis:
Eimantas Vytuvis is the Director of the newly established Center of Excellence in Anti-Money Laundering, a Public-private partnership initiative in Lithuania. Eimantas started his career in the police, later worked at the Special Investigation Service, focused on corruption crimes investigation. Before starting his journey at the Center of Excellence in Anti-Money Laundering, Eimantas was in charge of the Customer Risk Management unit in Luminor Lithuania, responsible for KYC, AML, sanctions, and fraud investigations. Eimantas has a law degree and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS).

In this episode of The RegTech Pulse we team up with our partners at Encompass to talk the digital transformation of KYC. Listen to Nick Ford, Encompass’ VP, Strategic Alliances, and Dal Sahota,  VP of Bankers Almanac Risk and Compliance product propositions at Accuity discuss KYC and digital transformation, exploring the successes, challenges, and what the future may hold.

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About Our Guests

Nick Ford, Vice President, Strategic Alliances, Encompass

As Vice President of Strategic Alliances, Nick is responsible for leading the overall strategy and revenue growth from partners and distributors globally. 

Dalbir Sahota, VP Bankers Almanac KYC, Accuity
 Dalbir has over 15 years’ experience working in investment banking operations transformation. He is currently VP of Bankers Almanac Risk and Compliance product propositions globally for Accuity. 

In this week's episode of #TheRegTechPulse, listen to Douglas Wolfson share his experience - spanning over two decades - highlighting the evolution of compliance as a function with many use-cases and real life examples. Tune in today, to understand the need for a ‘culture of transparency’ within compliance and learn the best practices for combating  financial crime and managing risks along, leveraging regtech.

About Douglas Wolfson:
Douglas Wolfson is Director, Financial Crime Compliance for LexisNexis Risk Solutions in Asia. Headquartered out of Hong Kong, Douglas drives the strategy and product development of the leading risk tools used by the biggest banks in the world that help to mitigate financial crime compliance issues.

Douglas has 20 years of financial services, risk management and international business experience. His deep experience includes leading risk management departments at the world’s most recognizable financial institutions.

He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in International relations from Colgate University. He also is the co-founder and organizing committee member of the Blue Tie Ball in Hong Kong, an event created to raise awareness about and reduce the stigma around mental illness.

In this week's episode, we sit down with Mokgabo Kupe from Transparency International, and Charles Thomas from LexisNexis Risk Solutions, to discuss ant-bribery and corruption activities in Africa. With the recent signing of the African Continental Free Trade Area, companies, governments and state owned enterprises are faced with new opportunities as well as new risks, so need to understand regulatory requirements as well as bribery and corruption risks and identifiers.

Transparency International is committed to holding the powerful and corrupt to account, by exposing the systems and networks that enable corruption. They advocate for policies and laws to change the system, and build coalitions to drive national, regional and global change.

Learn more about the Corruption Perception Index and Global Corruption Barometer on the Transparency International website. You can also ready Transparency International UK's recent report, Make it Count, sponsored by LexisNexis Risk Solutions here.

Global trade is an area of increased focus for regulators - the sheer number of participants and the movement of goods around the world significantly increases the risk of bribery and corruption, leading to the facilitation of illegal trade such as human, weapons or wildlife trafficking. 

In this episode, Charles Thomas, Director of Anti-Bribery and Corruption, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, and Aneta Klosek, Director of Market Planning, Trade Compliance, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, discuss the interconnection between trade and corruption, and some of the measures companies can implement to enable ethical, legal, global trade.

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