FINCast

With global economic alliances shifting and new threats emerging, will the U.S. maintain its dominance in an increasingly complex world? From cryptocurrency to chips to cyberterrorist threats, the battle for global dominance is no longer just fought on the battlefield—it’s playing out in markets, boardrooms, and cyberspace. In this episode, Juan Zarate sits down with Nicholas Brathwaite, founding...

On FINCast Episode 39, Juan Zarate sits down with K2 Integrity’s Katya Hazard and Amir Fadavi to discuss the state of Russia-related sanctions and to explore what has worked and what may require further coordinated efforts to curtail Russia’s ambitions and war power. While certain “sanctions fatigue” starts to settle in, it is more important than ever to consider real costs of sanctions circumvent...

On FINCast Episode 38, Juan Zarate speaks with Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad to discuss the state of the crypto environment, the challenges for the future of the industry, and the prospects for regulatory clarity in the digital asset space.

On FINCast Episode 37, Juan Zarate sits down with Will Inboden, K2 Integrity’s Michele Malvesti, and Farah Pandith to discuss the upcoming book, Hand-Off: The Foreign Policy George W. Bush Passed to Barack Obama. Tune in for a look back at the foreign policy transition between the Bush and Obama administrations from a unique group of national security and foreign policy thinkers.

On FINCast Episode 36, Juan Zarate hosts a roundtable discussion with K2 Integrity’s Mariano Federici, Bryan Stirewalt, and Emma Walker to discuss what they are watching for 2023 in the financial crime and sanctions landscape. Tune in to hear what some of the most renowned senior regulators in the world are following in the regulatory and risk environment for the year ahead.

On FINCast Episode 35, Juan Zarate interviews K2 Integrity’s own Bryan Stirewalt, a renowned, global financial regulator with 35 years of U.S. and international experience. Juan and Bryan discuss the challenges for regulators and the financial system in a quickly evolving digital financial and commercial world. They explore how regulators should be managing the risks inherent in the crypto ecosyst...

Stuart Levey, the first ever Under Secretary of the US Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, joins his former colleague Juan Zarate, Global Co-Managing Partner, for a one-on-one conversation about Levey’s career and insights on some of the most important financial integrity topics of the day – from Russia sanctions to the state of the crypto industry. Levey brings deep experience from...

Amidst the fast-moving events with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, FINCast recorded an episode on February 25, 2022, to examine developments and the role of sanctions in this seismic and complex geopolitical event. On FINCast Episode 33, Juan Zarate interviews Foundation for the Defense of Democracies’ Brad Bowman and K2 Integrity’s Katya Hazard about the situation on the ground, the weight and impo...

Few industries saw as much buzz as the world of cryptocurrency, stablecoins, and digital payments in 2021. Beyond the hype, what does the digital assets economy look like, and how are regulators and policymakers treating the crypto ecosystem? What does the future of the crypto economy, stablecoins and the financial system look like? On FINCast Episode 32, Juan Zarate interviews Circle’s Dante Disp...

The Pandora Papers: As the world absorbs the explosive revelations in the mass amounts of leaked financial documents, what do the Pandora Papers reveal about the way global elites move and hide money in the international financial system and how regulations and policies for financial transparency are working or overpowered? On this episode of FINCast, K2 Integrity’s Juan Zarate hosts Pulitzer Priz...

The Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan: What does it mean for sanctions, the country’s economy, and emerging financial crimes risks? Join K2 Integrity’s counterterrorist financing and risk experts Danny Glaser, Eric Lorber, and Gail Fuller as they discuss with K2 Integrity’s Juan Zarate the fundamental questions and effects surrounding the application of sanctions to Afghanistan, tools and leverage t...

In this episode, K2 Integrity’s Juan Zarate conducts a fascinating conversation with K2 Integrity Chairman and Co-Founder Jules Kroll that links past and present challenges in the corporate security and business intelligence industries and looks to the future on the global dangers of cyber threats. Touching on topics such as the national security imperatives of asset recovery and weaponization of...

In this episode, K2 Integrity’s Juan Zarate is joined by his colleagues Danny Glaser and Chip Poncy to discuss fraud and cybercrime challenges related to COVID-19, expectations for sanctions policy, and the Anti-Money Laundering Reform Act of 2020.

In this episode, K2 Integrity's Juan Zarate moderates a lively discussion on the possibilities and excitement around the novel application of federated machine learning to combat illicit finance and redesign the AML/CFT system. The vision and technology come alive for the audience with guests Gary Shiffman, of Consilient, and Nikhil Deshpande and Parviz Peiravi, of Intel.

In this episode, Juan Zarate, FIN Chairman and Co-Founder, speaks with K2-FIN Vice President Mariano Federici, a leading global expert in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT), about financial intelligence and the global anti-money laundering system.

In this episode, Juan Zarate, FIN Chairman and Co-Founder, speaks with former Olympian Apolo Ohno about his interest in the rapid evolution of digital currencies and his own transformation from world-class athlete to entrepreneur, author and educator on unlocking the ‘gold-medal’ mindset to overcome challenges.

In this episode, Juan Zarate, FIN Chairman and Co-Founder, Senior Vice President Him Das, and K2 Intelligence Executive Vice President of the Americas, David Holley discuss investment, security, risk, and integrity in the COVID era.

In this episode, Juan Zarate, FIN Chairman and Co-Founder, Vice President Gail Fuller, and Vice President Eric Lorber discuss COVID-19 and the counter illicit finance regime, risks, policy tensions, and opportunities.

In this episode, Juan Zarate, Chairman and Co-Founder, and Chip Poncy, President and Co-Founder, are joined by the Sentry's John Prendergast and J.R. Mailey to discuss Kleptocracy, Financial Crime, and Instability.

In this episode, FIN Chairman & Co-Founder, Juan Zarate, is joined by FIN Senior Vice President, Danny McGlynn to discuss his background and what's in store for the Dedicated Online Financial Integrity Network (DOLFIN) platform.

In this episode, Juan Zarate, FIN Chairman and Co-Founder, is joined by FIN Vice Presidents Gail Fuller, Eric Lorber, and Thomas Iverson to discuss financial integrity trends to watch and monitor in 2020.

In this episode, FIN Principal Daniel L. Glaser and FIN Vice President David Murray focus on the North Korea Sanctions program. These experts discuss the program, its complexities, its challenges, and its importance in the geopolitical context.

On September 26, 2019, FIN Co-hosted the Innovation in Countering Illicit Finance Conference: Exploring and Tackling Policy Tensions with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). On this podcast, RUSI highlights the events of the conference. Juan Zarate, FIN Chairman and Co-Founder, was interviewed by Isabella Chase on the RUSI podcast where they discussed the purpose of the conference and some...

In this episode FIN Principal, Daniel Glaser, and FIN Vice President, David Murray discuss the Russia sanctions program and the growing complexities and challenges as they relate to politics and an ever-changing geoeconomic environment.

In this episode of FINCast, FIN President, Chip Poncy and FIN Vice President for Product Development and Services, David Murray discuss the immediate and long term implications of the Iran sanctions.