In the last decade, everyone has been able to join networks like Airbnb and Uber to rent out their property or labour. The sharing economy now extends to electricity, where […]
In our latest podcast, Neil Walsh, the Vienna-based head of the Cybercrime, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Department at the United Nations, gives an exclusive interview to […]
A December incident at the frontier between traditional money and cryptocurrency highlights tensions over access to the global financial system. Just before Christmas, a cryptocurrency investor and twitter user called […]
Governments appear to want to split bitcoin into two. But will they succeed? In June, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a group of 36 governments seeking to address money […]
A new initiative by global governments to combat money laundering risks driving financial activity out of the reach of law enforcement agencies, say tech experts. FATF addresses ‘growing misuse’ of […]