UNODC Report, Crypto & Disinformation, Starling Bank, and Hamas Sanctions

This week, John and Elliot discuss a new report from the UN Office of Drugs and Crime on Transnational Organized Crime and the Convergence of Cyber-Enabled Fraud, Underground Banking, and Technological Innovation: A Shifting Threat Landscape, an article on the use of cryptocurrencies in election disinformation, FCA’s recent fining of Starling Bank over its failure to have an adequate financial crime prevention program, the latest US sanctions of Hamas and several other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.