The Perspective Podcast with Vic Maculaitis

In this episode, I provide a readout of the geopolitical risk landscape as of May 21, 2026. *Episode produced May 22, 2026. Get full access to Perspective, by Vic Maculaitis at vicmaculaitis.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, I provide a market update on the first quarter of 2026. Over a billion dollars in investments have been announced in the financial crime risk and compliance space. *Episode produced April 6, 2026. Get full access to Perspective, by Vic Maculaitis at vicmaculaitis.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, I discuss the emerging and important boardroom issue of geopolitical risk. *Episode produced March 6, 2026. Get full access to Perspective, by Vic Maculaitis at vicmaculaitis.substack.com/subscribe

*Episode produced February 17, 2026. In this episode, I recap my weekly posts on AI and share additional thoughts and tips. Humans x AI A bit about the podcaster 👇 Get full access to Perspective, by Vic Maculaitis at vicmaculaitis.substack.com/subscribe

*Episode produced January 26, 2026. In this episode, I take a look back at 2025 to recap the investment and acquisition activity across the financial crime risk and compliance space. Read the 4th Annual Market Update from i3strategies® Research. A bit about the podcaster 👇 Get full access to Perspective, by Vic Maculaitis at vicmaculaitis.substack.com/subscribe

*Episode produced January 1, 2026, before the US arrest of Nicholas Maduro in Venezuela. In this episode, I kick off 2026 with a recap of the issues I closely tracked throughout 2025 and how I see the global risk landscape today. A bit about the podcaster 👇 Get full access to Perspective, by Vic Maculaitis at vicmaculaitis.substack.com/subscribe

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Welcome to Season 2 of The Perspective Podcast with Vic Maculaitis. In this episode, I pick up the sub-series on the evolution of the FinCrime tech stack with a bit about transaction monitoring. Get full access to Perspective, by Vic Maculaitis at vicmaculaitis.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to Season 2 of The Perspective Podcast with Vic Maculaitis. In this episode, I pick up the sub-series on the evolution of the FinCrime tech stack with a bit about data. Get full access to Perspective, by Vic Maculaitis at vicmaculaitis.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to Season 2 of The Perspective Podcast with Vic Maculaitis. In this episode, I will be sharing my recollection of the beginning of working with FinCrime technologies and tools in the private sector (circa 2006). This kicks off a sub-series within this solocast series on FinCrime Strategy + Tech. Get full access to Perspective, by Vic Maculaitis at vicmaculaitis.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to Season 2 of The Perspective Podcast with Vic Maculaitis. In this episode, I will be providing a quick update on 3rd quarter 2025 investment and acquisition activity across the financial crime risk and compliance space. → Also, read The 3rd Annual Mid-Year Market Update: 1H2025 Investments and Acquisitions from i3strategies® Research Get full access to Perspective, by Vic Maculaitis at v...

This is a rebranding episode for FinCrime Strategy, a solocast series where I cover strategies for mitigating financial crime risk in five minutes or less. The time has come to broaden the title and scope of this solocast series. Going forward, it’s FinCrime Strategy and Technology with a heavier focus on the latter. Get full access to Perspective, by Vic Maculaitis at vicmaculaitis.substack.com/s...

Welcome to Season 2 of The Perspective Podcast with Vic Maculaitis. In this solocast series episode, I will cover the next wave of marketing hype that has emerged in the financial crime risk and compliance space: Agentic AI. → Also, read The 3rd Annual Mid-Year Market Update: 1H2025 Investments and Acquisitions from i3strategies® Research Get full access to Perspective, by Vic Maculaitis at vicmac...

Welcome to Season 2 of The Perspective Podcast with Vic Maculaitis. In this solocast series episode, I will cover a mid-year update on investments and acquisitions in the financial crime risk and compliance space. The 3rd Annual Mid-Year Market Update: 1H2025 Investments and Acquisitions from i3strategies® Research Get full access to Perspective, by Vic Maculaitis at vicmaculaitis.substack.com/sub...

Welcome to Season 2 of The Perspective Podcast. In this solocast series episode, I share concrete thoughts on a fairly controversial topic of where the BSA/AML Officer should sit within their organization. i3strategies® Get full access to Perspective, by Vic Maculaitis at vicmaculaitis.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to Season 2 of The Perspective Podcast. In this solocast series episode, I share ways to evolve your thinking and get ahead of the responsive nature of your job as the Head of Financial Crime Risk Management. i3strategies® Get full access to Perspective, by Vic Maculaitis at vicmaculaitis.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to Season 2 of The Perspective Podcast with Vic Maculaitis. In this episode, I am joined by Bret Hood, a 25-year veteran of the FBI, author, speaker, and global instructor. We discuss the progression of Bret’s storied FBI career and how he has brought those significant experiences into his current work of training individuals and leaders across the world on white collar and financial crime...

Welcome to Season 2 of The Perspective Podcast with Vic Maculaitis. In this solocast series episode, I will cover five market signals from the financial crime risk and compliance space. Get full access to Perspective, by Vic Maculaitis at vicmaculaitis.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to Season 2 of The Perspective Podcast with Vic Maculaitis. In this solocast series episode, I provide a high-level market update on Q1 2025 investment and acquisition activity across the financial crime risk and compliance space. Get full access to Perspective, by Vic Maculaitis at vicmaculaitis.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, I share a quick story that leads to the who I am and what I do capture of my re-introduction. I saw these float across social media over the past couple of years and thought now would be a good time to take a swing at it! Get full access to Perspective, by Vic Maculaitis at vicmaculaitis.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to Season 2 of The Perspective Podcast with Vic Maculaitis. In this episode, I am joined by David Caruso, currently the VP, Financial Crime Compliance at WorkFusion and a 30-year industry leader. David and I discuss everything from the early days of AML work to what is required to actually make a difference in reducing the money laundering and financial crime problem. Regulatory reform, in...

Welcome to Season 2 of The Perspective Podcast. In this solocast series episode, I share ways to think about a more modern approach to identifying illicit activities within your financial institution. i3strategies® Get full access to Perspective, by Vic Maculaitis at vicmaculaitis.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to Season 2 of The Perspective Podcast. In this solocast series episode, I share practical concepts for strategizing and planning within a financial crime risk and compliance program. i3strategies® Get full access to Perspective, by Vic Maculaitis at vicmaculaitis.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to Season 2 of The Perspective Podcast with Vic Maculaitis. In this solocast series episode, I look back at 2024 investment and acquisition activity across the financial crime risk and compliance space. Read the 3rd Annual Market Update from i3strategies® Research . Get full access to Perspective, by Vic Maculaitis at vicmaculaitis.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to Season 2 of The Perspective Podcast with Vic Maculaitis. In this episode, I am joined by Rich Lebel, the Director of TRAC (Transaction Record Analysis Center) and a retired detective from the City of Phoenix Police Department. Rich and I discuss his storied law enforcement career and his work leading an important initiative born out of the well-known Western Union settlement and the Ari...