Hello, and welcome to episode 171 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I’m Chris Kirkbride. This episode looks at the FCA’s £42 million penalty against Barclays for critical compliance failures, exposes the growing exploitation of UK youth in laundering schemes, and explores mounting international tensions around sanctions—highlighting controversial moves against Palestinian legal advocates and a unified crackdown on ISIS operatives in Africa. We also track cybersecurity crises, crypto clashes in Congress, enforcement efforts in Singapore, and reform of digital assets in the UK.
A transcript of this podcast, with links to the stories, will be available on Thursday at www.crimes.financial.