Partners in finCrime
Evan McGookin hosts this podcast alongside co-hosts Stuart Smith and Nicola Hanratty, focusing on anti-financial crime. The show explores cutting-edge stories and underrepresented topics, discussing their implications for AML practitioners and the broader regulatory landscape.
Episodes
Episode 32: Dormancy, inactivity and client off-boarding - the accounts no-one is watching
In this episode, Evan McGookin and co-host Nicola Hanratty discuss an underappreciated aspect of financial controls, 'the accounts no one is watching', through the lens of dormancy, inactivity and client off-boarding.
Episode 31: Guest Jason McKinney – ComplianceGuard and UK Regulatory Regime for Cryptoassets.
In this episode, Evan McGookin and co-host Stuart Smith welcome back Jason McKinney to discuss ComplianceGuard, then come together to talk about the incoming UK regulatory regime for cryptoassets.
Episode 30: Co-host Nicola Hanratty - Finfluencer Crackdown
In this episode, Evan McGookin and co-host Nicola Hanratty discuss the recent finfluencer crackdown and what the regulatory week of action means for firms.
Episode 29: Guest Chris Manson - Reg Tech
In this episode, Evan and co-host Stuart Smith welcome Chris Manson from Sumsub as they discuss all things Reg Tech.
Episode 28: Artificial Intelligence in Financial Crime
In this episode, Evan and co-host Nicola Hanratty jump into the world of AI to discuss its impact on financial crime and the growing tension between innovation and exploitation.
Episode 27: Lessons from Coinbase’s €21.5m Settlement with the CBI
In this episode, Evan welcomes back Stuart Smith as co-host to discuss Coinbase Europe Ltd €21.5 million settlement with the Central Bank of Ireland, and to examine the broader signals and learning for the sector.
Episode 26: fscom’s 2025 Fincrime Compliance Report
In this episode, Evan welcomes Nicola Hanratty as co-host to discuss the 2025 fscom Fincrime Compliance Report. Together, they unpack the key themes and explore what the findings mean for firms operating in today’s financial crime landscape.
Episode 25: Guest Stuart Smith - UK MLRs consultation response
In this episode, Evan and Richard are joined by Stuart Smith, a Senior Manager in fscom's Europe Consulting practice. The team discuss the UK Government response to it's consultation on proposed amendments to the Money Laundering Regulations 2017, as well as what it might mean moving forward.
Episode 24: Guest Anna Sweeney - UK National Risk Assessment
In this episode, Evan and Richard are joined by fscom's new Head of Advisory, Anna Sweeney. Together, the team unpack the latest UK Government National Risk Assessment for Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, and discuss how firms should reflect the content in their risk appetites, frameworks and documentation moving forward.
Episode 23: APP Fraud Rules Lessons Learned & UK Sanctions Enforcement Review
In this episode, Evan and Richard discuss key findings from the PSR's ‘Story So Far’ into it's APP Fraud reimbursement regime, as well as key themes, insights and outcomes from the UK's Cross-Government Review into Strengthening Sanctions Enforcement.
Episode 22: Guest Mike Southgate - Transaction Monitoring
In this episode, Evan and Richard discuss transaction monitoring with guest, Chief Compliance Officer of Navro, Mike Southgate.
Episode 21: European Agenda: DORA, MiCAR & PSD3
In this episode, Evan and Richard look at recent and upcoming regulatory change across the European Union.
Episode 20: Deep Dive - Customer Risk Assessment
In this episode, Evan and Richard take a common finding from fscom's Fincrime Compliance Report 2024, to consider customer risk assessment from the regulatory and legislative perspective, as well as how to practically implement an effective approach to customer risk assessment.
Episode 19: FCA calls for improved treatment of PEPs
In this episode, Evan and Richard discuss the January 2024 amendment to the MLRs relating to Politically Exposed Persons, as well as the FCA's recent proposed changes to it's Financial Crime Guide in relation to PEPs.
Episode 18: FCA consults on proposed changes to the Financial Crime Guide
In this episode, Evan and Richard discuss the FCA's recent publication of an industry consultation which proposes updates to it's Financial Crime Guide in relation to sanctions, proliferation financing and transaction monitoring, as well as cryptoassets and the Consumer Duty.
Episode 17: PSR's FPS Reimbursement Requirement
In the latest episode of the ‘Partners in FinCrime’ podcast, Evan and Richard discuss the Payments Systems Regulator’s incoming FPS reimbursement requirements as well as what it means for firms.
Episode 16: Guest Anna Sweeney - Reducing and preventing financial crime
In this episode, the Partners in finCrime are joined by guest, fscom Senior Manager Anna Sweeney to discuss her recent blog on the FCA article on reducing and preventing financial crime.
Episode 15: 2024 Predictions and fscom Fincrime Compliance Report
In this episode, Evan McGookin welcomes the new member of the Partners in finCrime duo, Manager Richard Dunlop. In this episode, they look back at 2023 to discuss fscom's Fincrime Compliance Report and make predictions for the year ahead.
Episode 14: High Risk Third Countries, MLRs Amendment and Merry Christmas
In this episode, the Partners in finCrime wish you all Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and make a special announcement leading into 2024. Evan and Chris also discuss recent updates to HM Treasury's List of High Risk Third Countries and an amendment to MLRs 2017 Reg. 35, relating to the treatment of Domestic PEPs.
Episode 13: Binance Settles with US Justice Department
In this episode, Evan and Chris discuss Binance Holdings Limited and its recent agreement to pay over $4 billion to resolve an investigation by US authorities into historic compliance failings, as well as what this means for the wider cryptoasset industry.
Episode 12: Guest James Nurse - Financial Sanctions
In this episode, Evan and Chris are welcomed by a special guest James Nurse (Managing Director of Fintrail) to discuss OFSI's publication of a Disclosure Notice concerning Wise Payments Limited, as well as the key findings from the FCA's recent assessment of the sanctions systems and controls implemented by UK financial services firms.
Episode 11: Business Wide Risk Assessment
In this episode, Evan and Chris discuss FINMA's recent report on the state of money laundering risk analysis at Swiss Banks and what best practice looks like for AML / CTF Business Wide Risk Assessments
Episode 10: Guest Jason McKinney - Cryptoasset Travel Rule
In this episode, Evan and Chris are welcomed by a special guest Jason McKinney (UK MLRO at Airwallex), to discuss the incoming amendment to the UK MLRs 2017 which implements the travel rule for cryptoasset transfers in the United Kingdom.
Episode 9: Politically Exposed Persons, Reputational Risk and Coutts Bank
Listen to this episode where Evan McGookin and Chris Vaughan discuss Politically Exposed Persons and how Banks and Financial Institutions should treat them, as well as recent media coverage of the ongoing dispute between Nigel Farage and Coutts Bank.
Episode 8: SEC vs Ripple Labs, Binance and Coinbase.
Listen to this episode where Evan McGookin and Chris Vaughan discuss SEC vs Ripple Labs, Binance and Coinbase.
Episode 7: MiCA- : Paving the way for crypto regulation
Listen to this episode where, Evan McGookin and Chris Vaughan discuss MiCA, the markets in Crypto regulation recently approved by the European Union.
Episode 6: Guest Ray Blake - AI in Fincrime: Proceed with caution?
In this episode, the Partners in Fincrime welcome guest Ray Blake, part of the Dark Money Files duo, to discuss Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its impact on financial crime and anti-financial crime.
Episode 5: SVB, Signature Bank, Credit Suisse & Chip Mixer
The Partners in finCrime discuss the recent downfall of SVB, Signature Bank and Credit Suisse, as well as what this means for auditors and the wider FinTech landscape, before moving on to recent US / EU enforcement against ChipMixer.
Episode 4: Grey list updates and country risk assessments, AMLA, and crypto ATMs.
In this episode, the Partners in finCrime cover recent FATF grey list, CPI and Basel AML Index updates, country risk assessments in general, the EU's upcoming AMLA authority, and FCA enforcement in Leeds.
Episode 3: Guest Tony Brown - Enforcement Actions and Change to Threshold Amount for DAML SARs
In this episode, the Partners in Fincrime welcome guest Tony Brown from IFX Payments as they discuss recent enforcement action involving Coinbase and Al Rayan Bank, and the recent change to the threshold amount for DAML SARs specified in PoCA 2002.
Episode 2: Public registers, financial penalties, cryptocurrency and Merry Christmas
In the December episode of Partners in finCrime, Evan McGookin and Chris Vaughan will touch on a number of topics including the European Court of Justice's recent decision on the legality of public UBO registers, the recent financial penalties against Santander for AML failings and the situation surrounding the cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
Episode 1: The Top 5 Findings from the Fincrime Compliance Report 2022 discussed.
In the pilot episode of Partners in finCrime, Evan McGookin and Chris Vaughan discuss the top 5 findings from fscom's recently published Financial Crime Compliance Report 2022, delving into the report and pulling out and breaking down the key areas of challenge facing financial services firms and the best practice steps (one being to step into the role of the money launderer!) to mitigate these ar
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