BCG on Compliance2 Jul 2025

Virtual Assets: Integrating Cryptocurrency and Traditional Banking, with Sheetal Bhardwaj

We are in the midst of a virtual asset revolution. Consumers are diversifying their portfolios to include crypto, but integration with financial institutions has been a challenge. Sheetal Bhardwaj, is at the forefront of compliance in the changing digital asset landscape. Sheetal is a banker, an expert in the digital asset domain and an anti-financial crime professional.

Sheetal’s career in the risk and compliance sector spans over 20 years. Most recently, she has helped organizations from big-four accounting firms to challenger cryptocurrency platforms to navigate the integration of digital assets and traditional banking infrastructure. Sheetal is an expert in compliance, fraud, money laundering, cryptocurrency, and global sanctions, and works at the intersection of these subjects.

On this episode of BCG on Compliance, Sheetal delivers key insights into the brave new world of virtual assets. We discuss how compliance has shifted in the digital realm, why regulating across jurisdictions is a challenge, and how AI-driven monitoring can increase financial organizations’ appetite for risk.

About the show:

BCG on Compliance is a podcast from Boston Consulting Group that explores today’s most pressing criminal trends and how compliance experts are adapting to counter those threats.

As financial crimes become increasingly sophisticated, compliance can no longer be just a checkbox. It’s emerged as a transformative force in every industry, reshaping practices in ethics, risk management, money laundering and cyber security.

In BCG on Compliance, we dive deep into the extraordinary minds that are driving that change.

From crime prevention gurus to ethics champions, we’ll ask provocative questions and bring you rich insights from the global players shaping the future of compliance, all in a dynamic and compact 20-minute episode.

Whether you're a seasoned pro or new to the field, BCG on Compliance is your quick, comprehensive guide. Join us as we explore the profound ways compliance is altering industries around the globe. And connect with us at bcgoncompliance@bcg.com

New episodes are released monthly.

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