The UKFIU Podcast
Episodes
Episode 27: Payment Diversion Fraud in the Legal Sector
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, panellists from the National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) and legal sector discuss the issue of Payment Diversion Fraud (PDF) in the ...
Episode 26: Combatting CSA Livestreaming
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WARNING: This post contains references to child sexual abuseIn this episode, panellists from the National Crime Agency (NCA) and NatWest Group discuss...
Episode 25: International Co-Operation: CARIN and Asset Recovery Networks
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, panellists from the UK Financial Intelligence Unit (UKFIU) and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) discuss the UK’s assumption of the C...
Episode 24: Organised Immigration Crime: Illicit Finance
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 24Organised Immigration Crime: Illicit FinanceIn this episode, panellists from the National Crime Agency (NCA) address the illicit finance ang...
Episode 23: Virtual Squatting
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, this issue of virtual squatting is discussed by panellists from the National Economic Crime Centre (NECC), Institute of Chartered Acc...
Episode 22: International Co-operation: a Global Network of FIUs
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, panellists from the Egmont Group and the UK Financial Intelligence Unit’s (UKFIU’s) International team discuss the role of intern...
Episode 21: Professional Enablers
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our panellists discuss the issue of professional enablers. Jacquie Griffiths (OPBAS), Edgars Pastars (Finance Latvia Association), an...
Episode 20: Illicit Company Formation: The Public Private Partnership Response
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, panellists discuss the recent work that has been done on illicit company formation activity and transformations to Companies House fo...
Episode 19: Legal Sector: Challenges and Opportunities
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode our panel of legal experts discuss key considerations and challenges facing legal professionals when it comes to anti-money laundering...
Episode 18: Impacts of the Illegal Wildlife Trade – Part 2
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of our Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) episode, our panellists discuss the impact on economies, biodiversity and legitimate wildlife trade. T...
Episode 17: Impacts of the Illegal Wildlife Trade – Part 1
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In part one of our episode on the Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT), we are joined by panellists from Canada’s Financial Transactions and Reports Analysi...
Episode 16: Accountancy Sector
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, panellists from accountancy sector supervisory bodies discuss Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance within the sector. This includes...
Episode 15: Money Mules
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, panellists from the National Crime Agency (NCA) and National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) discuss the issue of money mules, including...
Episode 14: Risks of money laundering associated with UK Money Service Bureaus and UAE Exchange House Sector
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, panellists from the National Crime Agency (NCA) and UAE Financial Intelligence Unit (UAEFIU) discuss the nature of MSBs and exchange ...
Episode 13: Fraud Intensifications
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our series of podcasts focused on fraud. In this podcast we will be looking at fraud intensification. In 2022 the National Economic Crime ...
Episode 12: UK Fraud Communications Toolkit
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fraud Communications Fraud accounts for over 40% of all crime and recent statistics have shown that 1 in 15 people are a victim of fraud. To facilitat...
Episode 11: Emerging Payments and Banking Firms
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the number of choices available to banking customers in the UK has grown to include non-traditional platforms, the pool of institutions that regula...
Episode 10: Illegal Wildlife Trade
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition we speak with the National Wildlife Crime Unit, examining the illegal wildlife trade (IWT) and how red flags can be potentially identi...
Episode 9: Working internationally
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 9 looks at how the UKFIU works with overseas partners, ensuring that intelligence on money laundering and financial crime is effectively share...
Episode 8: Virtual assets
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition we examine virtual assets – what they are, how they work, complexities faced by law enforcement and the role SARs and reporters can ...
Episode 7: Fraud - Vulnerable Person SARs
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that SARs are a valuable source of financial information for safeguarding potentially vulnerable members of society? Or that the UKFIU id...
Episode 6: Graeme Biggar and the NECC
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast we chat with Graeme Biggar, Director General of the National Economic Crime Centre (NECC). Graeme discusses: the work and remit of the...
Episode 5: Using SARs to tackle County Lines drug supply
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
County Lines describes gangs and organised criminal networks involved in moving illegal drugs across the UK, using dedicated mobile phone lines, and f...
Episode 4: UKFIU-led project focuses on the financial flows associated with online child sexual abuse
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The fourth in the series of UKFIU podcasts focuses on a specific international project led by the UKFIU alongside the financial intelligence units of ...
Episode 3: What makes a good quality SAR?
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we hear from law enforcement agencies and get their views on what, in their opinion, makes a good quality Suspicious Activity Report (...
Episode 2: How SARs reporters can help combat Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The latest UKFIU podcast looks at modern slavery and human trafficking (MSHT) and the importance of SARs information in this. Reporters are in a uniqu...
Episode 1: SARs Frequently Asked Questions
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The UKFIU’s first podcast focuses on the SARs Frequently Asked Questions document aimed at helping reporters submit good quality SARs to provide max...