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《The Laundry》Podcast: Decoding New Trends in Global Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime Compliance

The Laundry is a podcast centered on anti-money laundering (AML), compliance, and financial crime, hosted by Marit Rødevand, Fredrik Riiser, and Robin Lycka, and produced by Strise, an AML automation cloud company. Recent episodes have explored topics such as MLRO burnout, the Wirecard scandal and whistleblower protection, the establishment of the EU's AMLA, tracking the funding of illegal wildlife trade, and cross-border transaction compliance in the payments industry. Drawing on the podcast's content, this article analyzes the talent pressures, technological challenges, and regulatory changes facing the financial crime compliance field, and looks ahead to trends over the next three to five years in AI-driven risk control, AMLA operations, and global regulatory coordination.

08/01/2026, 17:015 min readSophia Dubois

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