Best Anti Money Laundering Podcasts (2024)

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The One About the Anti Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) 21:24

2d ago21:24

21:24

EU Finance Podcast host Aidas Palubinskas talks with Olena Loboiko, an expert policy officer in the EU Commission’s Anti Money Laundering unit. They discuss the creation of a new EU authority to fight money laundering - AMLA. It is part of the Commission’s commitment to protect EU citizens and the EU's financial system from money laundering and ter…

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E81: Bull Run: Is crypto still the Wild West of compliance? 34:06

1d ago34:06

34:06

Whisper it quietly, but crypto might be back. The industry is feeling confident following a few tough years, with Bitcoin’s market value skyrocketing, bills passing through U.S Congress, gold credit cards, and sushi served on scantily clad models at industry parties... But, alongside this fresh industry confidence, there is the backdrop of FTX foun…

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Enlisting A.I. in the Fight Against Financial Crime, with Jennifer Shasky Calvery 27:25

3d ago27:25

27:25

Kieran talks with Jennifer Shasky Calvery, Group Head of Financial Crime Risk at HSBC, a former Director of the Financial Crime Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, and former federal prosecutor. Drawing on her public and private sector experience, Jen details the challenges faced by financial institutions and government and how in partnership they can …

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The One About Financing the Transition to a Sustainable Economy 24:10

5d ago24:10

24:10

EU Finance Podcast host Aidas Palubinskas talks with Elodie Feller of the Platform on Sustainable Finance and EU Commission expert Sophie Rathmes about an important facet of sustainable finance – transition finance. The aim behind transition finance is to support companies that are at different starting points to become more sustainable in the futu…

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Tax Administration and Maintenance Day 22:20

8d ago22:20

22:20

Helen Knight and James Hurst discuss the releases from Tax Administration and Maintenance Day on 18 April 2024 particularly the consultation launched around the VAT treatment of private hire vehicle fares. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.…

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Trailer: We're a financial crime podcast, of course! 1:31

8d ago1:31

1:31

We're a financial crime podcast, and of course, we're jumping on a viral trend – but making it our own! The Laundry is back with 12 new episodes starting next week. Join our expert hosts, Marit Rødevand and Fredrik Riiser, as they embark on a journey to connect the world of compliance, AML, and financial crime to its real world consequences. Redisc…

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Technology in Practice 45:18

22d ago45:18

45:18

Lee Eagling, Jenny Faulkner, and Zain Talaat discuss the emergence of technology in the profession, and how technology can benefit firms of all sizes. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.By Lee Eagling, Jenny Faulkner, and Zain Talaat

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E80: De-banked SMEs: How 140,000 small businesses ended up on a banking blacklist 29:08

29d ago29:08

29:08

Some pretty shocking statistics surfaced recently from an enquiry by the UK’s Treasury Committee looking into access to finance. Obtaining data from eight UK banks - the committee found that more than 140,000 accounts held by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) were forcibly closed in the past year. Following hot on the heels of the Nigel Far…

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Ethics in Accountancy 28:14

1M ago28:14

28:14

Lee Eagling and Gavin Leake discuss the importance of ethics in the accountancy profession and the issues and dilemmas those in the profession may face. CLICK HERE for our upcoming Ethics course. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.By Gavin Leake and Lee Eagling

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HMRC Backtrack on Helpline Closure 1:45

1M ago1:45

1:45

Join Mark Morton for a brief yet crucial update as he reveals HMRC's latest decision to halt the closure of its phone lines. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.By Mercia Group

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E79: How Wirecard's collapse shaped the future of whistleblowing 25:20

1M ago25:20

25:20

The Wirecard scandal has become the subject of legend in the financial industry. The German payments company, formerly worth tens of billions of euros, collapsed following the exposure of massive accounting fraud and financial misconduct. The fall of Wirecard sent shockwaves across the financial industry as well as right to the very top of politics…

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HMRC Helpline Support Faces Permanent Cutbacks 2:16

1M ago2:16

2:16

In this episode, Mark Morton discusses how the HMRC is encouraging customers to interact online with changes to its Self-Assessment, PAYE and VAT services. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.By Mercia Group

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Emotional Intelligence 9:54

1M ago9:54

9:54

In this episode, Louise Conner talks about her own experience using emotional intelligence (EQ) to navigate emotions. She also shares practical tips on developing your EQ, helping you understand and manage your own feelings as well as those of others. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details…

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Making Sense of U.S. Anti-Financial Crime Measures, with Daniel Stipano 33:37

1M ago33:37

33:37

Kieran talks with Daniel Stipano, partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell and a 30-year veteran of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, about the unfolding requirements of the Corporate Transparency and AML Acts and their impact on law enforcement, and financial as well as non-financial institutions.Dan also weighs in on the current court challe…

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E78: The financial crime risks of Sweden’s cashless society dream 24:57

1M ago24:57

24:57

Sweden is the global poster-child of the journey to completely digital transactions – with the number of Swedes using cash falling from 39% in 2010 to just 9% in 2020. But; does a cashless society offer only benefits, or do we need to consider the financial crime risks this creates – as well as those it stops? In the latest episode of The Laundry –…

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The One About the Single Resolution Board (SRB) 26:59

2M ago26:59

26:59

EU Finance Podcast host Aidas Palubinskas and Dominique Laboureix - the chair of the Single Resolution Board (the SRB) talk about the SRB, what it does, and WHY it does. This is a companion episode to S02E02 on the subject of banking union, bank resolution and related matters. EU Finance Newsletter: https://commission.europa.eu/about-european-commi…

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Spring Budget 2024 17:35

2M ago17:35

17:35

In this episode, Pat Nown and Mark Morton unpack the key Spring Budget announcements. Gain valuable insights as they analyse fiscal developments and discuss the budget's impact on various sectors. Whether you're a finance enthusiast or seeking a concise overview, this conversation goes beyond the headlines, offering a quick yet comprehensive unders…

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E77: Can compliance professionals tackle romance fraud? 36:34

2M ago36:34

36:34

You may have seen the Netflix documentaries, TikTok sagas, or long-read articles about charming con artists using elaborate stories to extract life savings from their victims – using affection to mask their true aims. But this isn’t just the subject of true crime stories; this is real life and it’s happening right now. The UK’s National Fraud Intel…

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Spring Budget 2024 - Early reflections 2:45

2M ago2:45

2:45

In this short episode join Mark Morton as he reflects on the Spring Budget announcement delivered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt today (6 March). Don't forget to register for Mercia's Rapid Reaction Webinar on (7 March) and listen to Pat Nown review the announcements made and consider any immediate implications and actions for your clients. For more inf…

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E76: The rise of state-backed gangsters 22:01

2M ago22:01

22:01

We are witnessing the birth of a new criminal class complicating life for authorities, AML professionals, and law enforcement. In today’s episode, our expert host Fredrik Riiser presents the rise of state-backed gangsters. Miles Johnson is investigative reporter for the Financial Times and he recently joined us live on-stage in Shoreditch to delive…

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E75: What Elon Musk needs to know about AML and compliance 35:59

2M ago35:59

35:59

Elon Musk, owner of ‘X’ (or Twitter), has announced plans to turn the social media platform into an app that is the centre of ‘someone’s entire financial life”. But while Musk may be one of the original founders of PayPal, there is a lot which needs to be worked out from a compliance perspective when turning a social media site into a financial too…

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Bonus: Økokrim og DNB om utfordringene, samarbeidet og veien videre 46:23

2M ago46:23

46:23

(Episode in Norwegian) I denne spesielle bonus-episoden tar vi for oss en nyhetssak som har dominert flere norske medier den siste tiden – nemlig utfordringene i samarbeidet mellom Økokrim og bankene i kampen mot hvitvasking. Mangelen på ressurser, teknologiske utfordringer, og en følelse av frustrasjon fra både myndighetene og bankene. I denne epi…

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E74: Sanction Me Not: The evolving landscape of sanctions in 2024 33:49

2M ago33:49

33:49

Roses are red, violets are blue. Sanctions are working – or is that statement untrue? With global tensions rising; sanctions have moved from the subjects of industry reports to the topic of presidents, prime ministers, and leaders across the world. In the latest episode of The Laundry – our expert host, Marit Rødevand, is joined on-stage in London …

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Identifying Financial Crime Threats, with Justine Walker and Craig Timm 30:08

2M ago30:08

30:08

Kieran talks with ACAMS colleagues Justine Walker, head of global sanctions and AML risk, and Craig Timm, senior AML director, about the just released “ACAMS Global AFC Threats 2024.” Drawing on 788 in-depth interactions with anti-financial crime professionals that inform the report, Justine and Craig identify the top ten threats currently facing t…

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E73: Know Your Donor: How elections are influenced by dark money 35:01

3M ago35:01

35:01

Every political election is pitched as the biggest and most significant – but in 2024, more than half the world's population (that’s four billion people) will asked to go out and vote. But alongside the political promises and photo opportunities – elections across this year are set to be impacted by dark money and shady influence through back chann…

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The One About the EU’s banking crisis management and deposit insurance (CMDI) 19:26

3M ago19:26

19:26

EU Finance Podcast host Aidas Palubinskas and Andrea Beltramello, the Head of the Commission’s resolution and deposit insurance unit, talk about reforming the EU’s banking crisis management and deposit insurance (CMDI) framework within the EU’s Banking Union. This is the first of a two part series. Next time, we’ll be talking with Dominique Laboure…

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R&D The Current State of Play 11:38

3M ago11:38

11:38

Considers the changes to the regime that the Government has implemented over the last 12 months and the changes yet to come. Presented by Mark Morton, our Technical Lecturer and Consultant, and Helen Knight, our Tax Senior Manager. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.…

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E72: How do we stop MLRO burnout? 29:22

3M ago29:22

29:22

Money Laundering Reporting Officers are a vital component of financial services - a crucial link between companies, the risks they face, and the authorities. But recently, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority sent a warning to hundreds of companies who had burned through three or more MLROs in just three years! So, what does this tell us about the …

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Stemming Crypto-related Crime, with Coinbase’s Grant Rabenn 28:03

3M ago28:03

28:03

Kieran talks with Grant Rabenn, Director, Financial Crimes Legal at Coinbase.Grant, a former federal prosecutor who handled some of the Department of Justice’s earliest crypto cases, discusses the promise of blockchain offerings, while acknowledging the industry’s need to work with regulators to stem their use in financial crime and money launderin…

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E71: Exposing the money laundering secrets of the insurance industry 24:37

3M ago24:37

24:37

Ask yourself: What are the first three words that come to your mind when you think of insurance? Security? protection? safety? I doubt many would think: money laundering, global terrorism, or criminal conspiracy. But the insurance industry, built on trust, has a troubling issue with dark money being washed through it. In the latest episode of The L…

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E70: How to spend a financial crime compliance budget 32:50

3M ago32:50

32:50

The start of a new year often means money is flowing and big plans for the new year are being put into place. Statistics from LexisNexis suggest £34.2 billion is spent each year on financial crime compliance by financial services in the UK. So how do you make sure that all spending is going in all the right places? In the latest episode of The Laun…

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Special Edition – The One About How Sanctions Are Indeed Working 15:35

3M ago15:35

15:35

Special Edition - this episode being released outside the usual combination of podcast and monthly EU Finance Newsletter. It’s also special, because there’s been a massive uptick in Russian disinformation regarding sanctions, and the truth is needed to combat that as soon as possible. The latest false Russian narrative is that sanctions are not wor…

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E69: Trump, sanctions, narcotics: Predicting the fight against financial crime in 2024 32:35

4M ago32:35

32:35

In Phillip K. Dick’s classic sci-fi novel Minority Report, by the year 2054, future crimes are predicted and solved before they happen using psychic abilities. We’re not there (yet) – but we can call on specialists and experts to draw on their own experiences and look at what will be coming in financial crime and the fight against it in 2024. In th…

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Around the Globe to Understand Crypto, with Zeke Faux 31:12

4M ago31:12

31:12

Kieran talks with Zeke Faux, author of critically acclaimed “Number Go Up,” a comprehensive look at cryptocurrency, DeFi, and NFTs.Zeke, an investigative reporter for Bloomberg BusinessWeek and Bloomberg News, discusses the trek he undertook to understand the boom and sometimes bust of various blockchain offerings. It was a journey that included a …

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Trailer: Make The Laundry your New Year's resolution! 1:06

4M ago1:06

1:06

The podcast connecting AML, compliance and financial crime to the real world is back with 12 fresh episodes – with your hosts Marit Rodevand and Fredrik Riiser. We lift the lid on the unassuming, uncover the corruption underneath, and champion those working hard to fight it. Forget corporate webinars and boring white papers - we’re reminding you wh…

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Agent Update Issue 115 11:19

4M ago11:19

11:19

Happy New Year! In this episode Norman Allison looks at the IR35 opportunity to pause settlement, digital signatures, S455 L2P forms, CGT property returns, IR35 guidelines for compliance and BACS notifications. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.…

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The One About Sustainability Reporting 18:18

4M ago18:18

18:18

EU Finance Podcast host Aidas Palubinskas talks with Thomas Dodd, the EU Commission’s expert on corporate reporting about how someone who wants to invest sustainably can know if the investment is really green? Well, surprise, surprise!, the EU has once again stepped up to help us out. At the beginning of this year, the Corporate Sustainability Repo…

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Bonus: Live fra DNB's Banksjefseminar: Fremtidens AML 38:34

4M ago38:34

38:34

(Episode in Norwegian) Velkommen til en innsiktsfull bonus-episode tatt opp live fra DNB sitt Banksjefseminar. I denne episoden samler vi noen av de fremste ekspertene innen finanssektoren for en grundig analyse av AML og hvordan teknologi kan brukes for å møte dagens og fremtidens utfordringer. I paneldiskusjonen har vi æren av å presentere topp e…

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E68: Deepfakes, de-banking, OCGs: The financial crimes stories that mattered in 2023 34:05

4M ago34:05

34:05

It’s our final episode of the season and it’s time for some reflection at the end of the 2023! While financial crime continues to make big headlines all over the globe - we’ve gone into the archives and pulled out the stories which will still be important in 2024 and beyond. In this week's episode – our expert host, Marit Rødevand, is joined by Jes…

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From Money Launderer to AML Consultant, the Kenneth Rijock Story 25:15

5M ago25:15

25:15

Kieran talks with Kenneth Rijock, a former Miami-based lawyer who spent a decade as a bag man for drug-traffickers, investing their cash in accounts in the Caribbean and other offshore secrecy havens. Ken describes some of the classic methods he used for laundering money and how law enforcement ultimately caught up with him. Following a prison term…

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E67: One year on: How ChatGPT is supercharging financial crime 28:46

5M ago28:46

28:46

November 30th marked exactly a year since the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Since then we’ve seen: a record 1 million users in just five days, now more than 180 million active users across the globe, and their first product has already become a verb! This is a faster explosion than anything we’ve seen since the dot com boom and – despite boardroom fa…

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E66: How Russian money still flows through Europe 33:36

5M ago33:36

33:36

Following the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia became the most-sanctioned country in the world – with more than 14,000 sanctions currently in place. Despite this, the intricate and undisclosed relationships between the Russian nationals and European businesses remain intact and active. This is best demonstrated by the story we’re focussing on to…

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Common Themes in Audit Quality 32:01

5M ago32:01

32:01

Lee Eagling is joined by Jenny Faulkner to discuss the themes highlighted by Mercia’s internal file review quality review checks and compare these to recent audit monitoring findings issues by the QAD. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.…

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E65: KYC in 2024: What should be on your roadmap? 37:49

5M ago37:49

37:49

Due Diligence, Enhanced Due Diligence, Ongoing Due Diligence, Know Your Customer, and Know Your Business – if you’re reading this then you’re more than likely familiar with these terms. But just because these concepts are well-known – it doesn’t mean they aren't constantly evolving in the dynamic world of compliance! These due diligence basics have…

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Autumn Statement 2023 4:28

5M ago4:28

4:28

Mark Morton's initial reaction to the Autumn Statement 2023. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.By Mark Morton, Technical Lecturer & Consultant

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E64: Can we kill the scam call for good? 34:04

5M ago34:04

34:04

You receive a call. Your account has been compromised – you need to move all your funds to a different secure account. The person on the other end is from "your bank" and ready to "help you out" - if you just give them all your banking information. We’ve all seen this situation play out – whether to ourselves, family members, or friends. The scam c…

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Enabling Law Enforcement in the Fight Against Online Child Exploitation, with Carly Yoost 18:55

5M ago18:55

18:55

Kieran talks with Carly Yoost, CEO and founder of the Child Rescue Coalition, which has created technology that enables law enforcement to identify instances of online child exploitation and locate its perpetrators. During their discussion, Carly details the scope of online child exploitation and how the Coalition provides tools and training to law…

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E63: De-banking: What is a PEP, anyway? 32:47

6M ago32:47

32:47

If you’ve picked up a British newspaper, switched on the TV, logged on to social media, or attended a political party conference – there is one word you will have come across again and again…. De-Banked! British politicians and media figures are in uproar about bank accounts being shut down or applications being rejected - reportedly due to politic…

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Recent Audit Sanctions and the Link to General Audit Quality 23:43

6M ago23:43

23:43

Lee Eagling discusses recent audit sanctions and how findings from these cases link to audit quality issues we find in our file reviews. For more information on this topic and more, please visit www.mercia-group.com for further details.By Lee Eagling, A&A and Compliance Senior Manager

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E62: How money laundering is fuelling Sweden’s gang crime epidemic 33:58

6M ago33:58

33:58

With over 130 bomb attacks, a record numbers of shootings, and a criminal network estimated to include over 30,000 individuals – Sweden is in the grip of an organised gang crime problem like it’s never seen before. The magnitude of this issue became global news when Sweden’s Prime Minister called on the military to take to the streets and help comb…

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