E95: Inside Telegram: What financial criminals talk about in secret
The Laundry19 Sep 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.


____________________________________


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.


The Laundry is proudly produced by Strise, the AML Automation Cloud.


Get in touch at: laundry@strise.ai


Watch our recent product launch, The Q, here.


Subscribe to our newsletter, Fresh Laundry, here.

The views, opinions, and statements expressed by guests of this podcast are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or positions of the podcast hosts, The Laundry team, or Strise.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episoder(185)

Re-Spin: How technology became a money laundering machine!

Re-Spin: How technology became a money laundering machine!

Strise is developing next-generation technology to help financial crime teams stay one step ahead of criminals. The reason is simple: bad actors are using the technology already out there with great s...

26 Feb 27min

E153: Does an AI Agent social network spell financial crime disaster?

E153: Does an AI Agent social network spell financial crime disaster?

Everyone is talking about Moltbook, the social network exclusively for AI agents built using OpenClaw.But they aren't just chatting —they’re executing tasks, making decisions, and potentially plotting...

19 Feb 25min

Re-Spin: Can fincrime professionals fight romance fraud?

Re-Spin: Can fincrime professionals fight romance fraud?

To mark Valentine's Day and the season of romance, we're re-spinning an incredibly important episode.More than £106m was lost to romance fraud in the UK in 2025, a 9% increase on the year before. Deep...

12 Feb 38min

E152: Is financial crime the juice behind Meta's success?

E152: Is financial crime the juice behind Meta's success?

The old adage about social media is: 'If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product.'We’re used to hearing how platforms use our data to feed advertisers, but what if there’s a darker unde...

5 Feb 34min

E151: Have we got anti-money laundering all wrong?

E151: Have we got anti-money laundering all wrong?

In this industry, we’re constantly told that financial criminals are 'one step ahead' – but what if the very systems we built to stop them are actually giving them the lead? Our expert host, Marit Rød...

29 Jan 47min

E150: What belongs in the Museum of Anti-Money Laundering?

E150: What belongs in the Museum of Anti-Money Laundering?

The history of AML has always been reactive.We move so fast to catch the next threat that we rarely look back at how we got here. But that changes today!In our 150th episode – Our expert host, Marit R...

22 Jan 38min

E149:  Is the USA giving up on SARs?

E149: Is the USA giving up on SARs?

America remains the ultimate trend setter – and that goes for regulation and law enforcement.Which is why you should not be ignoring FinCEN’s new guidance on SARs that is stripping back and relaxing s...

15 Jan 37min

E148: Can we predict the 2026 financial crime roadmap?

E148: Can we predict the 2026 financial crime roadmap?

Cross our palms with silver and look deeply into the crystal ball. We’re gazing into the future of financial crime in 2026. Consider this your 'Spoiler Alert' for the year ahead!Our expert host, Fredr...

8 Jan 38min

Populært innen Business og økonomi

stopp-verden
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
dine-penger-pengeradet
e24-podden
rss-penger-polser-og-politikk
rss-borsmorgen-okonominyhetene
pengepodden-2
pengesnakk
livet-pa-veien-med-jan-erik-larssen
rss-politisk-preik
utbytte
morgenkaffen-med-finansavisen
tid-er-penger-en-podcast-med-peter-warren
finansredaksjonen
lederpodden
stormkast-med-valebrokk-stordalen
rss-markedspuls-2
liberal-halvtime
rss-sunn-okonomi
rss-pa-konto