Uncover

ComplyAdvantage

Welcome to Uncover, a podcast by ComplyAdvantage. In this series we talk to FinTech and RegTech founders, compliance leaders, product innovators and industry experts from around the world to uncover the latest trends and best practices.

  1. 23/08/2022

    How to Fuse Open Banking and Human Interaction

    Will automation and technology spell the end for delivering financial services in person? Will brick and mortar branches disappear from our high streets forever?  The debate about automation in banking is often binary - either everything must automated, or nothing should be. You’re either pro-innovation or pro-status quo. Today’s guest is building a company that challenges this polarizing narrative. Duncan Cockburn is the founder and CEO of OneBanks, a high-growth FinTech offering fully staffed, accessible kiosks where consumers can access the services of any bank - be it a digital upstart or an industry titan.

    33 min

  2. 12/08/2022

    Cross-Chain Crime: The New Frontier in Crypto Laundering?

    Tom Robinson is the Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Elliptic, a firm that has pioneered blockchain analytics for financial crime compliance since 2013.  Tom joins Will Thompson to explore new research published by Elliptic on cross-chain bridges. Tom and Will also discuss OFAC's sanctioning of virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash.  Check out Elliptic's research on cross-chain crime here: https://hub.elliptic.co/analysis/cross-chain-crime-more-than-half-a-billion-dollars-has-been-laundered-through-a-cross-chain-bridge/

    28 min

  3. 26/07/2022

    Enhancing risk management and detection with AI

    Any financial compliance professional knows that data can be both your greatest asset and your worst enemy. Siloed, manual data sets can be costly and time-consuming to manage… and still leave firms open to breaching regulations, and letting criminals through. Martin Rehak is the founder and CEO of Resistant AI. The company uses AI and machine learning to provide identity forensic solutions. In essence, it adds an AI layer on top of firms’ existing fraud and money laundering solutions, helping them to identify new risks and prioritize potential threats.

    26 min

  4. 19/07/2022

    Digital ID and Financial Inclusion with Smile Identity

    Mark Straub is the CEO of Digital KYC firm Smile Identity. It aims to offer the widest reach across Africa, covering over 1 billion identities. Last year the company closed a successful $7 million Series A funding round.  Mark joins us to discuss the importance of financial inclusion, the role of Africa in the future of FinTech, and how Smile Identity will ensure its products can scale effectively.

    24 min

  5. 21/06/2022

    Challenger Banking in the United States with Colin Walsh

    Once described as the Winston Churchill of banking, Colin Walsh is a true industry veteran, taking on senior roles at Lloyds and American Express before founding Varo in 2015. Today, Varo has over 4 million customers, and remains the first and only consumer FinTech with a US banking charter.

    20 min

  6. 08/06/2022

    Finance and Banking for the Creator Economy

    One of the many benefits of the dynamic FinTech environment across Europe today is its ability to design and develop innovative solutions to the needs of specific groups of users. Creators are one such audience. It's estimated that 50 million people worldwide consider themselves creators. Almost 2 million of those are professional creators, making a living from their passion full-time. They’re a diverse bunch, generating revenue from YouTube, Twitch, Instagram acting, podcasting, writing and illustrating. Today we’re speaking to an entrepreneur who has made serving this audience his business - Tonjé Bakang. Tonjé is the co-founder and CEO of OnScale (formerly Muse), a neobank for creators worldwide.

    27 min

  7. 24/05/2022

    Uncover Live: Christian Faes, LendInvest & FinTech Founders

    This special live edition of the Uncover podcast was recorded at London’s Royal Institution in front of a live audience of more than 300 members of the ComplyAdvantage team from the UK, United States, Singapore and Romania.   Our guest for this special discussion is Christian Faes. Christian is the co-founder and Executive Chair of LendInvest, a property finance marketplace that has lent more than £4 billion to support house building in the UK. Prior to founding LendInvest, Christian was a real estate lawyer in Australia and the UK, co-founding the company in 2008. Christian is also a prominent advocate for FinTechs, serving as Chair of FinTech Founders.

    32 min

  8. 17/05/2022

    North Korea: Proliferation Financing and Sanctions Evasion with RUSI

    In our 2022 State of Financial Crime survey, North Korea was listed as one of the top 3 geopolitical hotspots firms globally are most concerned with. So we’re delighted to have with us today two experts from RUSI’s Center for Financial Crime and Security Studies - Sasha Erskine and Tom Keatinge - to tell us more about their latest research in this area. Specifically, they've been researching designated non-financial businesses and professions - or DNFBPs - and how they're being exploited by North Korea.  Check out their research here: https://static.rusi.org/271_EI_DNFBPs_Final.pdf

    23 min
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Welcome to Uncover, a podcast by ComplyAdvantage. In this series we talk to FinTech and RegTech founders, compliance leaders, product innovators and industry experts from around the world to uncover the latest trends and best practices.

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  • Creator
    ComplyAdvantage
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    23
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © ComplyAdvantage 2022
  • Show Website
    Uncover