Chip Poncy Contributes to Triangle White Paper on Lebanon
Chip Poncy lent his insight on the international financial system to the October 2021 Triangle white paper, “See You in Court: Foreign Legal Pressure Can Corner Lebanon’s Banking Elites.” The white paper, authored by Paul Cochrane and David Wood, explores different tools Lebanese depositors affected by the country’s financial crisis can use to force bankers toward […]
WSJ: Suspected Ransomware Payments Nearly Doubled This Year, Treasury Says
K2 Integrity spoke with Ian Talley of The Wall Street Journal (15 October 2021) on new Treasury Department guidance for companies on paying ransom. For cryptocurrency companies specifically, the article notes that “the advisory provides important regulatory clarity the crypto sector has been seeking from the government, as well as a warning to the industry.” […]
Juan Zarate Discusses the Evolution of Cryptocurrency and Influencing Future Regulation
On 14 October 2021, Juan Zarate participated on the crypto roundtable “The Legitimation, Risks, and Regulation of the Crypto Economy” as part of the MicroWorld Public Sector event. First tackling the confusion surrounding cryptocurrency, Juan and his esteemed panelists laid the foundation on where the regulatory landscape currently stands. The group went on to debunk cryptocurrency […]
Juan Zarate Featured on MSNBC and NBC News on Pandora Papers
On 4 and 5 October 2021, Juan Zarate was featured on NBC Nightly News and Andrea Mitchell Reports on the Pandora Papers. Juan discusses the implications of the Pandora Papers, how individuals and entities hide assets, move money, and conduct illicit activity both domestically and around the globe. Watch Juan on NBC Nightly News (segment […]
K2 Integrity Announces Addition of Jason Wright to EMEA Investigations Team
Wright to focus on strategic intelligence and risk management for clients, including asset management firms LONDON – Today, K2 Integrity announced Jason Wright has joined the firm’s London office as a Managing Director in its Investigations and Risk Advisory practice. Wright brings two decades of global experience in complex investigations and strategic intelligence projects, with a […]
K2 Integrity and DIFC Academy Partner to Offer the DOLFIN eLearning Platform in the UAE
Partnership to market and promote the DOLFIN suite of customizable training, testing, and certification resources and risk management tools in UAE market WASHINGTON, D.C.– 30 September 2021 – K2 Integrity and the DIFC Academy announced a partnership agreement to promote and market subscriptions to K2 Integrity’s eLearning platform, DOLFIN, the premier online working environment for […]
Juan Zarate Featured as “Geek of the Month” on Sanctions
Juan Zarate joined “Geek of the Month!” on Oh My World with Hagar Chemali, discussing the importance of sanctions and financial tools in achieving foreign policy and national security goals. Questions Juan and Hagar explored include: What works when it comes to sanctions? What doesn’t work? How can stakeholders ensure innocent civilians are not negatively […]
The National: Zarate on Financial Sanctions, Afghanistan, and the Taliban
In “With the Taliban in Power, What’s Next for Afghanistan’s Struggling Economy?” (15 September 2021), Juan Zarate shares his perspective with The National about the latest efforts to curb terrorist financing in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. According to Juan, “If they’re going to continue to be a terrorist group, to operate with the Haqqani Network and Al […]
Juan Zarate Speaks Before Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations About Illicit Finance
The Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations (PCFR) featured Juan Zarate on counter-illicit finance, sanctions, and the new digital economy. In his remarks, Juan discusses the shift to a more proactive approach to national security, including: economic isolation, the role of technology, the use of sanctions to mitigate illicit cyber activity, what national security means today, […]
Reuters: Mariano Federici on Afghanistan FIU
Mariano Federici spoke with Reuters about the emerging risks to the international financial system stemming from Afghanistan, and the decision from the Egmont Group to disconnect Afghanistan’s FIU from its network. According to Mariano, “Disconnecting is a loss for the global FIU community as the aim is always to foster greater cooperation, but the underlying principle under which this […]