The Laundry

We made it to 100 episodes! That's 100 conversations exploring the issues that matter most to both us and you.In addition to reaching this milestone, we have just released the AML Megaminds Report – b...

24 Okt 202432min

We live in one of the most complex and toughest times for sanctions regimes, ever!Global conflicts have led to big political decisions which impact regimes, banks, businesses, and ordinary people too....

17 Okt 202424min

The ongoing invasion of Ukraine has been a catastrophic ordeal for the country and its citizens – as well as the financial consequences for all those impacted by the Western sanctions. But, this has a...

10 Okt 202427min

Transaction screening is like extra second of bullet time you see movies – where the action hero moves in slow-motion as everything whizzes around them.It’s that split-second before a transaction goes...

3 Okt 202432min

Former Swedbank chief executive, Birgitte Bonnesen, is facing 15 months in prison after being convicted of spreading misleading information about the bank’s money laundering problems in Estonia.The co...

26 Sep 202426min

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 fo...

19 Sep 202433min

ChatGPT recently surpassed a milestone of 200 million active users every week: equivalent to the ​​combined populations of Germany, France, and Spain all chatting to the same online tool But while man...

12 Sep 202423min

In the world of financial services, a banking license is like the Holy Grail – key to unlocking powerful capabilities like holding deposits, lending, managing mortgage books, and more.But, there are n...

5 Sep 202428min