AML Conversations: Ken Harvey Joins the AMLRS Board
Advisory Board Chair John Byrne sits down with Ken Harvey to discuss his joining the Board. They chat about Ken’s long career in financial service technology, the impact of technology development on customer interactions and financial crime compliance, and the continuing expansion of transaction volumes. They also talk about how regulators are fostering innovation and supporting the deployment of emerging technologies.
AML Conversations: FATF Guidance on Risk-Based Approach to Virtual Assets and Providers
John Byrne sits down with Jeffrey Albert of Pryor Cashman LLP and Ari Redbord of TRM Labs to discuss the latest guidance from the Financial Action Task Force about a risk-based approach to virtual assets and virtual asset service providers. They discuss the importance of the definitions in the guidelines, how the proliferation of virtual assets is impacting the risk landscape, and how the guidance will impact participants in the virtual asset space. Read this article Ari Redbord recently published for further information on crypto compliance - https://www.acamstoday.org/crypto-compliance-2021-an-excellent-adventure/.
AML Conversations: The Ramifications of the January 6th 2021 Attacks
Former FBI TFOS Director Dennis Lormel discusses the ramifications of the January 6th 2021 attacks on the US Capital on society and the AML community. Dennis covers the financial warning signs to the radicalization that leads to domestic terrorism.
AML Conversations: A Discussion with Kit Conklin
Kit Conklin, Director, Global Client Engagement at kharon.com discusses the importance of understanding and complying with the export control laws, the risks to national security and the need for collaboration with those charged with AML and Sanctions laws.
AML Conversations: A Discussion with Jim Lee, the Chief of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division
In this installment of AML Conversations, John Byrne speaks with Jim Lee, Chief of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division, about IRS CI. During their conversation they discuss the recent IRS CI Annual Report, the importance of public private partnerships, and the value of CTR data to successful investigations. They also review recent investigations into COVID-19 related fraud, money laundering enforcement, and tax compliance enforcement cases.
AML Conversations: A Deep Dive With Tom Vartanian Part 02
Tom V artanian is a former federal banking regulator and law professor. In this two-part podcast, we discuss his v iews on what caused the v arious the financial crises in the US, the need for impro v ed or “smart” regulation, how accountable are the policy makers and the pri v ate sector, and the need to utilize technology to prepare us for any future financial panics.
AML Conversations: A Deep Dive With Tom Vartanian Part 01
Tom V artanian is a former federal banking regulator and law professor. In this two-part podcast, we discuss his v iews on what caused the v arious the financial crises in the US, the need for impro v ed or “smart” regulation, how accountable are the policy makers and the pri v ate sector, and the need to utilize technology to prepare us for any future financial panics. Click here to listen to Part 02 of John's conversation with Tom Vartanian.
Kevin Hall: The Pandora Papers
John sits down with investigative reporter Kevin Hall who discusses a number of themes from the recently released Pandora Papers. Hall, as a lead reporter with the Miami Herald, was on the team with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists that was awarded the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for the Panama Papers. Hall is now the North America Editor for the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) https://www.occrp.org/en/daily
AML Conversations: Combining Tech and People for a Better Outcome
In this episode of AML Conversations, John Byrne and David McLaughlin discuss David’s journey in creating QuantaVerse and the problems he set out to solve. They talk about the interaction of technology and human analytics and how to develop effective processes for superior outcomes by balancing the strengths of both.
