E95: Inside Telegram: What financial criminals talk about in secret
The Laundry19 Syys 2024

E95: Inside Telegram: What financial criminals talk about in secret

Many were shocked when it was announced that Pavel Durov had been detained by authorities just outside Paris.


The Russian-born CEO of the messaging app Telegram was placed under formal investigation for the suspected involvement in allowing illicit transactions, drug trafficking, money laundering, and fraud to flourish on his platform – amongst other charges.


So if a messaging app used by 950 million active users globally has *really* become a hotbed for criminals, isn’t it time that compliance professionals knew how it all works?


Our expert host, Robin Lycka is joined by Ari Ben-Am, Co-Founder and CEO, Telemetry.


The pair discuss: How messaging apps can act as a meeting point for the bad guys, what compliance professionals can learn from the messages exchanged, and what Pavel Durov’s arrest tells us about the future of these platforms


Producer: Matthew Dunne-Miles

Engineers: Dominic Delargy and Nicholas Thon.


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The Laundry podcast: Dive deep into the intricacies of financial crime, AML (anti-money laundering), compliance, sanctions, and the ever-evolving landscape of financial regulation.


Hosted by Marit Rødevand and Fredrik Riiser – this podcast features renowned experts from banking, fintech, compliance, and investigative journalism.


Together, they shed light on the industry's trending topics, analyse mainstream news through a compliance-focused lens, and connect the fight against financial crime to its real-world consequences and ramifications.


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