KYC Talk Show brought to you by KYC360.com, with host Stephen Platt
34 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this series, host Stephen Platt interviews key figures in the world of financial crime prevention and examine successes and failures in the global fight against money laundering and related crimes including drug trafficking, bribery and corruption, sanctions evasion, human trafficking and tax evasion.See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for privacy and opt-out information.
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Episode 27: Jonathan Benton in conversation with Stephen Platt
December 03, 2023 17:07 - 52 minutes - 72.4 MBAbout Jonathan: Jonathan is the CEO of Intelligent Sanctuary. A Fintech start-up using AI-enabled digital platforms to change the approach to asset recovery including crypto assets. Jonathan is a senior advisor for the WorldBank StAR programme and is on the board of one of the UK’s largest financial institutions and a UK anti-corruption NGO. Jonathan is a former head of UK's International Corruption Unit, National Crime Agency and Proceeds of Corruption Unit, New Scotland Yard. Jonathan ...
Episode 29: Stephen Kohn in conversation with Stephen Platt
June 07, 2023 07:58 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBAbout Stephen Kohn: Stephen M. Kohn is widely recognised as one of the nation’s leading qui tam and whistleblower attorneys. Kohn represents Danske Bank whistleblower Howard Wilkinson in the largest money laundering scandal in world history ($230 billion), and successfully represented Greek whistleblowers whose information triggered a $320 million sanction against Novartis drug company under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He also won the largest ever individual tax whistleblower reward ...
Episode 29: Stephen Kohn in conversation with Stephen Platt
June 07, 2023 07:26 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBIn this episode, host Stephen Platt, is joined by guest Stephen Kohn - one of America's leading whistleblower lawyers. Having represented several whistleblowers including former UBS employee Bradley Birkenfeld, Stephen Kohn discusses the hugely important implications of the extension of US whistleblowing provisions to AML. About Stephen Kohn: Stephen M. Kohn is widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading qui tam and whistleblower attorneys. Kohn represents Danske Bank whistleblower Ho...
Episode 28: Robert Mazur in conversation with Stephen Platt
May 05, 2022 14:37 - 59 minutes - 20.5 MBAbout Robert: Robert is the New York Times bestselling author of The Infiltrator, a memoir about a portion of his undercover life, acting as a conduit between ruthless Medellin Cartel drug barons and corrupt legitimate appearing senior executives that cleaned billions in blood-stained money through otherwise respectable international banks and businesses. Robert has transformed his underworld experience and current day involvement in the money laundering field into a remarkable lesson for t...
Episode 28: Robert Mazur in conversation with Stephen Platt
April 28, 2022 14:03 - 59 minutes - 20.5 MBIn this episode, host Stephen Platt, is joined by guest Robert Mazur - author of The New York Times bestseller The Infiltrator. Stephen and Robert discuss Robert's new book The Betrayal which details a second 2-year undercover assignment he carried out subsequent to the events in The Infiltrator. About Robert: Robert is the New York Times bestselling author of The Infiltrator, a memoir about a portion of his undercover life, acting as a conduit between ruthless Medellin Cartel drug barons ...
Episode 26: Ruth Paley in conversation with Stephen Platt
February 03, 2022 11:19 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBIn this episode, host Stephen Platt is joined by Ruth Paley, a Legal Director in Eversheds Sutherland’s Corporate Crime and Investigations team. Ruth and Stephen examine what does the recent NatWest fine issued by the FCA really mean for financial institutions in the UK and getting the balance right between good compliance tech versus boots on the ground. About Ruth: Ruth Paley is a Legal Director in Eversheds Sutherland’s Corporate Crime and Investigations team. She is ranked as a key lawyer...
Episode 25: Mike Parker in conversation with Stephen Platt
December 10, 2021 08:14 - 1 hour - 27.8 MBIn this episode, host Stephen Platt is joined by Mike Parker to discuss the role sanctions play in the fight against crime. Mike Parker is a former federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section (“MLARS”). During his six-plus years at MLARS, Mike was responsible for money laundering and forfeiture investigations of transnational criminal organizations and foreign threat actors, including serving as the lead MLARS prosecutor for the “Panama...
Episode 24: Andrew Fox in conversation with Stephen Platt
November 08, 2021 11:06 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBJoin KYC360 CEO and founder, Stephen Platt as he speaks to Major Andrew Fox about the parallels that can be drawn between how the army and the financial services industry handle their processes and how they mitigate risks. About Andrew Fox: Andrew Fox was commissioned in 2007 from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He commanded on operations at every rank from Second Lieutenant to Major. He did three combat tours in Afghanistan between 2007-2010, most notably with the US Army Special For...
Episode 23: Edmund McCormack in conversation with Stephen Platt
September 03, 2021 07:30 - 54 minutes - 25.1 MBJoin AML Talkshow host and KYC360 CEO & founder, Stephen Platt and guest, Edmund McCormack, the CEO of Dchained, a crypto-based education and advisory platform, and Managing General Partner of Dchained Capital. Edmund is a tech industry veteran with 15 years of executive experience at leading organizations, such as Apple, MySpace and Teads. Stephen and Edmund discuss topics such as crypto's bad reputation in compliance changing to a full embrace of the sector, the steps for cryptocurrencies a...
Episode 22: Peter Bainbridge-Clayton in conversation with Stephen Platt
June 28, 2021 16:08 - 51 minutes - 23.4 MBSince co-founding the organisation back in 2012, Peter Bainbridge-Clayton has overseen the implementation of kompany’s proprietary global live network, which offers users real-time access to official and audit-proof information for regulated and unregulated industries. He is a true blockchain and AI enthusiast with a varied background in high throughput telecoms and government systems, including leading the redesign and implementation of the UK Government Business Register, Companies House. ...
Episode 22: Peter Bainbridge-Clayton in conversation with Stephen Platt
June 28, 2021 16:08 - 51 minutes - 23.2 MBSince co-founding the organisation back in 2012, Peter Bainbridge-Clayton has overseen the implementation of kompany’s proprietary global live network, which offers users real-time access to official and audit-proof information for regulated and unregulated industries. He is a true blockchain and AI enthusiast with a varied background in high throughput telecoms and government systems, including leading the redesign and implementation of the UK Government Business Register, Companies House. ...
Episode 21: Mike Haley in conversation with Stephen Platt
May 14, 2021 16:36 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBSince being appointed Chief Executive at British fraud prevention service, Cifas, in May 2018, Mike has actively worked to grow the community of stakeholders sharing data, intelligence and insight in the pursuit of preventing fraud and financial crime. Mike is passionate about Cifas becoming the driving force behind fraud prevention in the UK and with over 30 years’ experience of tackling and preventing fraud across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors, he is determined to bring tog...
Episode 20: Matt Taibbi in conversation with Stephen Platt
December 03, 2020 16:53 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBMatt Taibbi is an award-winning investigative reporter and one of America’s more recognizable literary voices. The son of a television reporter and a lawyer, Matt grew up admiring Russian writers, which led him to spend most of his early adult life in the former Soviet Union, where he focused on participatory journalism. On his return to the US in 2002, Matt began work as a contributing editor for Rolling Stone magazine, where he won the National Magazine Award for commentary. He is best know...
Episode 20: Tom Burgis in conversation with Stephen Platt
December 03, 2020 16:53 - 57 minutes - 13.2 MBMatt Taibbi is an award-winning investigative reporter and one of America’s more recognizable literary voices. The son of a television reporter and a lawyer, Matt grew up admiring Russian writers, which led him to spend most of his early adult life in the former Soviet Union, where he focused on participatory journalism. On his return to the US in 2002, Matt began work as a contributing editor for Rolling Stone magazine, where he won the National Magazine Award for commentary. He is best kno...
Episode 19: Tom Burgis in conversation with Stephen Platt
November 11, 2020 17:04 - 1 hour - 33.4 MBTom Burgis is an investigations correspondent at the Financial Times. He has reported from more than forty countries, won major journalism awards in the US and Asia and been shortlisted for eight others, including twice at the British Press Awards. His critically acclaimed first book, "The Looting Machine", about the modern plundering of Africa, won an Overseas Press Club of America award, and he has just published the highly regarded "Kleptopia, How Dirty Money Is Conquering the World". Se...
Episode 18: Chinali Patel and Brian Gonzales in conversation with Stephen Platt
October 23, 2020 14:30 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBIllegal wildlife trade (IWT) is estimated to be worth around $20bn per year, making it the 4th largest crime on a global level. Many criminal syndicates perceive it to be a low-risk and highly profitable model, and FATF and United for Wildlife Foundation have highlighted the convergence of IWT with narcotics, human trafficking, arms trade and counter-proliferation, and financial threats. IWT also fuels corruption, has serious environmental and biodiversity costs, as well as potentially signif...
Episode 17: George Pearmain and Louise Clayson in conversation with Stephen Platt
October 16, 2020 16:40 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBLawyer George Pearmain is the Director of Financial Crime Strategy for the Government of Jersey. Jersey, as a leading International Finance Centre, places its responsibility to counter financial crime at the top of the jurisdictional agenda, and George works with a team of experts across the Jersey authorities and wider industry stakeholders to ensure that Jersey remains a leading jurisdiction in risk understanding, risk mitigation and continues to innovate in relation to the ongoing global f...
Episode 17:George Pearmain and Louise Clayson in conversation with Stephen Platt
October 16, 2020 16:40 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBLawyer George Pearmain is the Director of Financial Crime Strategy for the Government of Jersey. Jersey, as a leading International Finance Centre, places its responsibility to counter financial crime at the top of the jurisdictional agenda, and George works with a team of experts across the Jersey authorities and wider industry stakeholders to ensure that Jersey remains a leading jurisdiction in risk understanding, risk mitigation and continues to innovate in relation to the ongoing global ...
Episode 16: Elise Bean in conversation with Stephen Platt
September 18, 2020 15:42 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBFor nearly 30 years, Elise Bean worked as an investigator for Senator Carl Levin, including 15 years at the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations leading inquiries into money laundering, offshore tax abuse, corruption, and corporate misconduct. After Senator Levin retired, she helped establish the Levin Center at Wayne Law in his honor, and now works for the Center to help legislatures conduct oversight investigations. Elise has also authored a book: Financial Exposure: Carl Levin’s Senate...
Episode 15: Dartanyon Williams in conversation with Stephen Platt
July 17, 2020 15:07 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBDartanyon Antwaun Williams was the student teachers loved to hate and one of his classmates’ favourites. He graduated with a 4.0 GPA and technical training certifications, then promptly set it all aside to pursue criminal aspirations. The unprecedented sophistication of his crimes earned him consultancies with the FBI, Secret Service, Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, Louisiana State Police, and US Attorney’s Offices for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana, helping their respective...
Episode 14: Alex Brunwin & Anthony Flemmer in conversation with Stephen Platt
June 26, 2020 15:21 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBAlex Brunwin and Anthony Flemmer are the chairman and CEO respectively of Defence Logic, a Jersey-based cybersecurity firm which provides cyber-awareness training, and cybersecurity consulting and solutions to clients around the world. Both have extensive experience in the fintech space. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 13: Jack Blum in conversation with Stephen Platt
June 19, 2020 14:57 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBJack, who is joining the AML Talk Show for a second time, is a Washington lawyer who is an expert on white-collar financial crime and international tax evasion. He served for many years as a U.S. Senate staff attorney, where he was involved in numerous well-known investigations, including those of Lockheed Aircraft and the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI). He has helped several banks build their anti-money laundering systems. Jack is now a senior advisor to the Tax Justice Net...
Episode 12: Jim Richards in conversation with Stephen Platt
June 12, 2020 15:35 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBJim is the Principal and Founder of RegTech Consulting, a private consultancy aimed at developing the next generation of BSA/AML and financial crime professionals, technologies and programs. Previously Jim worked for over 10 years as the BSA Officer, Global Head of Financial Crimes Risk Management at Wells Fargo & Co, and before that he served as the Global Anti-Money Laundering Operations Executive for Bank of America. Jim was also a founding member of the ACAMS advisory board, has spent fiv...
Episode 11: Martin Woods - The Wachovia Whistleblower
May 29, 2020 15:48 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBAML Talk Show host Martin Woods on the other side of the mic with host and KYC360 CEO Stephen Platt See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 10: Graham Wilson - Former police detective and telecoms risk officer
May 21, 2020 12:52 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBAML Talk Show host Martin Woods with guest speaker Graham Wilson, former police detective and telecoms risk officer, discussing mobile phones and data management See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 09: Tom Keatinge in conversation with Stephen Platt
May 15, 2020 15:24 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBTom Keatinge is Director of the Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies at RUSI and we're delighted to welcome him to the AML Talk Show. Tom's research focuses on matters at the intersection of finance and security, including the use of finance as a tool of intelligence and disruption. His research on finance and security considers a number of themes including terrorist financing, human trafficking and modern slavery, new approaches to tackling financial crime and corruption. He also ...
Episode 08: Ian Mynot in conversation with Stephen Platt
May 01, 2020 16:30 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBIan is Head of the UK Financial Intelligence Unit in the National Crime Agency, which receives, analyses and disseminates suspicious activity reports submitted under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and the Terrorism Act 2000. Nearly half a million reports are managed by the UKFIU each year, and the Unit is undergoing significant change. Prior to that he undertook a number of roles in the NCA, including overseeing the Joint Money Laundering Intelligence Taskforce and developing law enforcement ...
Episode 07: Tom Mueller - author of Crisis of Conscience, a cultural history of whistleblowing and fraud
April 24, 2020 09:35 - 56 minutes - 52 MBGraduating from both Oxford and Harvard, Tom Mueller is author of the book, Crisis of Conscience: whistleblowing in an age of fraud, a cultural history of whistleblowing and fraud. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 06: Jack Blum in conversation with Stephen Platt
April 17, 2020 16:42 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBJack is a Washington lawyer who is an expert on white-collar financial crime and international tax evasion. He served for many years as a U.S. Senate staff attorney, where he was involved in numerous well-known investigations, including those of Lockheed Aircraft and the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI). He has helped several banks build their anti-money laundering systems. Jack is now a senior advisor to the Tax Justice Network and has worked as a consultant and expert witnes...
Episode 05: Robert Mazur in conversation with Stephen Platt
April 03, 2020 16:51 - 1 hour - 57 MBWe’re so pleased to be able to welcome Robert Mazur to the KYC360 AML Talk Show, in conversation with leading AML expert and KYC360 CEO, Stephen Platt. Robert is one of the world’s leading authorities on money laundering techniques, internationally recognized as an expert by private and public sector leaders, and of course author of “The Infiltrator”, a memoir about his undercover life as a high level money launderer. Stephen and Robert will be chewing over recent compliance scandals – and ...
Episode 04: Mark Hays - Anti-Money Laundering Campaign Leader at Global Witness
March 13, 2020 07:10 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBMark Hays is the campaign leader, anti-money laundering, Global Witness Mark's role at Global Witness is to lead a global campaign that's focused on combating money laundering in the context of corruption in the natural resources sector. For 25 years Global Witness has been studying the links between natural resources, corruption and conflict, involving scandals spanning illegal timber, illegal mining, corrupt deals in the oil sector and more. A key element of any one of these scandals has ...
Episode 03: Bill Browder – CEO and co-founder of Hermitage Capital Management
January 14, 2020 11:24 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBBill Browder is a an American-born British financier and political activist. For the past several years he has led an international campaign to expose corruption and human-rights abuses in Russia. His efforts culminated with the 2012 passage of the Magnitisky Act, which forbids “gross abusers” of rights in Russia from banking in or visiting the United States. The Act is named after Browder’s lawyer Sergei Magnitisky, a whistleblower who died in a Moscow prison in 2009. In this wide ranging...
Episode 02: Gerard Ryle – Director, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
November 18, 2019 07:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBGerard Ryle led the worldwide teams of journalists working on the Panama Papers and Paradise Papers investigations, the biggest in journalism history. Ryle is a book author and TED speaker. He has won or shared in more than 50 journalism awards from seven different countries, including the 2017 Pulitzer Prize. He and his ICIJ colleagues also shared an Emmy Award with the U.S. television program 60 Minutes. In this exclusive interview he talks to Martin Woods about the Panama and Paradise Pape...
Episode 01: David Lewis - Executive Secretary, FATF
October 14, 2019 22:18 - 46 minutes - 43 MBDavid Lewis sits at the helm of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) the international AML standard setting body responsible for global AML standards and the evaluation of countries against them. In this exclusive interview he talks to KYC360 about AML successes and failures and the role of jurisdictions and businesses alike in the battle against AML and predicate criminality. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...