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The United States Department of the Treasury has continued to signal that it will focus policy, regulatory, and enforcement attention on the financial crime and sanctions risk in the crypto and digital asset ecosystem. The Treasury recently released the “Action Plan to Address Illicit Financing Risks of Digital Assets” updating the illicit finance risks it...

In “Juan Zarate on K2’s Fintech Venture with Giant Oak for AML/CFT Efforts” (30 November 2020), ExecutiveBiz highlights the launch of Consilient. According to Juan Zarate, K2 Integrity’s global co-managing partner and chief strategy officer, with Consilient, “we are trying to revolutionize the AML/CFT regime through the use of federated data analytics and transfer learning.”...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is responsible for protecting investors and ensuring the integrity of the securities markets. As part of this mission, the SEC requires broker-dealers to comply with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter Terrorist Financing (CFT) requirements as detailed in the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).[1] These requirements are designed to prevent...

This article originally appeared in the January/February 2024 issue of ABA Risk and Compliance, by Juan Zarate and Sarah Watson. Reproduced with permission. © 2023 The American Bankers Association.  The landscape of financial crimes is constantly evolving, and the concept of transparency is being fundamentally challenged. A dynamic, innovative approach is imperative to preserve and shape...

Esteemed public policy and legal figure brings expertise in financial inclusion and equity, financial regulation, and the digitization of money Washington, D.C. – 11 January 2022 – K2 Integrity today announced that Dr. Christopher J. Brummer has joined the firm’s board of directors. A leading voice at the intersection of regulation, technology, and finance, Dr. Brummer...

Why is the collaboration between the public and private sectors so important, and what role does the private sector play in fighting financial crime? Mariano Federici, vice president at K2 Intelligence FIN, spoke with The Wall Street Journal about how the public and private sectors can work together more effectively to fight money laundering and terrorist financing....

On the heels of K2 Integrity’s press release, “Diem Networks US Partners with K2 Integrity for Industry-Leading Financial Crime Compliance Framework” (11 August 2021), key press outlets in the fintech, blockchain, and virtual asset space covered the news. The articles discuss the role K2 Integrity will play in initially leading, supporting, and building innovative solutions...

Our Story K2 Integrity represents the merger of K2 Intelligence, an industry-leading investigative, compliance, and cyber defense services firm founded in 2009 by Jeremy M. Kroll and Jules B. Kroll, the originator of the modern corporate investigations industry, and Financial Integrity Network (FIN), a premier strategic advisory firm founded by Juan Zarate and Chip Poncy...

In “How Financial Institutions Can Prepare for 2021” (11 September 2020), Thomson Reuters taps a K2 Intelligence FIN expert for perspective on what’s to come in 2021 for financial institutions. With the varying shifts for compliance teams due to the coronavirus pandemic, business continuity plans may need longer-term scenarios to help address the current situation and...

Global Head Financial Integrity